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A Little Luck by Claudia Piñeiro review: Moments of hope in the dark
A Little Luck by Claudia Piñeiro book cover
Fiction

A Little Luck by Claudia Piñeiro review: Moments of hope in the dark

Chrysalis review: A fascinating look at narcissism in the modern world
Chrysalis book cover
Fiction

Chrysalis review: A fascinating look at narcissism in the modern world

Top 5 books on British women in sport, chosen by Suzanne Wrack
Alex Scott wearing yellow in front of Japanese neon signs
recommended

Top 5 books on British women in sport, chosen by Suzanne Wrack

Marriage: A feminist history
Illustration of married couples
LGBT+

Marriage: A feminist history

Termush review: A rediscovered dystopian masterpiece
Termush book cover
Fiction

Termush review: A rediscovered dystopian masterpiece

‘I felt so powerful’: Jen Reid on inspiring the next generation after Bristol protests
jen reid bristol protests. Jen Reid stands in front of the new black resin and steel statue portraying her
interview

‘I felt so powerful’: Jen Reid on inspiring the next generation after Bristol protests

Top 5 books by Jamaican writers, chosen by Kereen Getten
books

Top 5 books by Jamaican writers, chosen by Kereen Getten

Faith healing: How churches offer reassurance in tough times
Churches

Faith healing: How churches offer reassurance in tough times

This Is Not Miami by Fernanda Melchor review: Tragic happenings become urban legend
This Is Not Miami by Fernanda Melchor (translated by Sophie Hughes) is out now (Fitzcarraldo, £12.99)
short stories

This Is Not Miami by Fernanda Melchor review: Tragic happenings become urban legend

Patterflash by Adam Lowe review: Acrobatic and winking poems of queer life
Patterflash by Adam Lowe
poetry

Patterflash by Adam Lowe review: Acrobatic and winking poems of queer life

The UK’s best independent bookshops
Best independent bookshops
shop local

The UK’s best independent bookshops

The essential guide to the UK's best book festivals 2023
Book festivals map
Book festivals 2023

The essential guide to the UK's best book festivals 2023

How book festivals can fix their diversity problem
Syima Aslam
Books

How book festivals can fix their diversity problem

The best kids' books for summer 2023
Kids books: illustration of The Wall Between Us by Dan Smith.
Recommended

The best kids' books for summer 2023

Summer books: The hottest fiction to read in 2023
Summer books - the best of 2023
best reads

Summer books: The hottest fiction to read in 2023

Aleister Crowley and the secret history of UK witches in World War II
Witches of World War II:
history

Aleister Crowley and the secret history of UK witches in World War II

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Goodbye Eastern Europe: Finding the remains of a lost world
History

Goodbye Eastern Europe: Finding the remains of a lost world

Top 5 books about queer teenage romance, chosen by Helen Palmer
Two young people holding hands
LGBT+

Top 5 books about queer teenage romance, chosen by Helen Palmer

Quiet Fires by andriniki mattis review: Realities of living as a transgender Black person in America
Poetry

Quiet Fires by andriniki mattis review: Realities of living as a transgender Black person in America

A Flat Place by Noreen Masud review: Finding a sense of self in landscapes
nature

A Flat Place by Noreen Masud review: Finding a sense of self in landscapes

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