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The journey inspired by Orwell's roses, still flowering 70 years after his death
George Orwell
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The journey inspired by Orwell's roses, still flowering 70 years after his death

Biologist Beth Shapiro's top 5 books about humans and nature
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Biologist Beth Shapiro's top 5 books about humans and nature

'I consider myself a foot soldier in the exploration of Mars'
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'I consider myself a foot soldier in the exploration of Mars'

Nova Reid: 'Being anti-racist is confronting and will feel uncomfortable'
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Nova Reid: 'Being anti-racist is confronting and will feel uncomfortable'

Top 5 books set in fictional bad places, chosen by JL George
top 5 books set in fictional bad places
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Top 5 books set in fictional bad places, chosen by JL George

Book reviews: Oh William! and Things I Didn’t Throw Out
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Book reviews: Oh William! and Things I Didn’t Throw Out

Dead Relatives review: Brilliantly atmospheric and relentlessly creepy
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Dead Relatives review: Brilliantly atmospheric and relentlessly creepy

Far From the Light of Heaven review: Wrongfoots the reader at every turn
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Far From the Light of Heaven review: Wrongfoots the reader at every turn

Top 5 spooky books written by women
Crouch wrote Wish You Weren't Here which depicts a family of ghost hunters.
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Top 5 spooky books written by women

Finding the real Shane MacGowan meant roving down a different road
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Finding the real Shane MacGowan meant roving down a different road

Top 5 books about unreliable therapists, chosen by Graeme Macrae Burnet
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Top 5 books about unreliable therapists, chosen by Graeme Macrae Burnet

Windswept & Interesting: My Autobiography by Billy Connolly: One of the greatest storytellers
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Windswept & Interesting: My Autobiography by Billy Connolly: One of the greatest storytellers

Tenement Kid by Bobby Gillespie review: Primal Scream star strikes a tangible note of melancholy
The cover of Tenement Kid by Bobby Gillespie.
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Tenement Kid by Bobby Gillespie review: Primal Scream star strikes a tangible note of melancholy

The website offering a new way to find diverse children’s books
Bookversal compiles a diverse range of children’s books for parents. Illustration: Joseph Joyce
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The website offering a new way to find diverse children’s books

The Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth Ozeki: A deeply profound novel about human connection
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The Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth Ozeki: A deeply profound novel about human connection

Bewilderment by Richard Powers: Packs a hell of a punch
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Bewilderment by Richard Powers: Packs a hell of a punch

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Author Fiona Valpy discovers the real Casablanca
The Storyteller of Casablanca by Fiona Valpy is out now (Lake Union Publishing. Illustration: Joseph Joyce
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Author Fiona Valpy discovers the real Casablanca

Dolly Parton, Dave Grohl and Billie Piper feature in Letter To My Younger Self paperback
The Letter To My Younger Self paperback edition is out now.
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Dolly Parton, Dave Grohl and Billie Piper feature in Letter To My Younger Self paperback

Top 5 books about the Windrush Generation, chosen by author Paul Mendez
22nd June 1948: The ex-troopship 'Empire Windrush' arriving at Tilbury Docks from Jamaica, with 482 Jamaicans on board, emigrating to Britain. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)
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Top 5 books about the Windrush Generation, chosen by author Paul Mendez

Top 5 books for children, chosen by Matt Lucas
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Top 5 books for children, chosen by Matt Lucas

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