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Books

Top 5 books about superhuman running challenges, chosen by Nick Butter
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Running

Top 5 books about superhuman running challenges, chosen by Nick Butter

Self-portraits: The surprising history of the selfie
Jan van Eyck self portrait, 1433
Art history

Self-portraits: The surprising history of the selfie

Okay Days by Jenny Mustard review: Romance as though Sally Rooney didn't happen
Okay days book cover
Review

Okay Days by Jenny Mustard review: Romance as though Sally Rooney didn't happen

Bellies by Nicola Dinan review: Compelling and compassionate trans romance
Bellies book cover
review

Bellies by Nicola Dinan review: Compelling and compassionate trans romance

Lákíríboto by Ayodele Olofintuade review: Amidst all the death, we celebrate life
Lakiriboto cover
Fiction

Lákíríboto by Ayodele Olofintuade review: Amidst all the death, we celebrate life

Top 5 novels from Japan, chosen by Nick Bradley
Japanese pagoda
Fiction

Top 5 novels from Japan, chosen by Nick Bradley

The 18th-century astronomer who sparked a modern love story
Illustration of a woman, a zebra and a man with a telescope
behind the book

The 18th-century astronomer who sparked a modern love story

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

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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
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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