Books

Albert Einstein in black and white

recommended

Top 5 books about Einstein, selected by Samuel Graydon

Lazy City by Rachel Connolly book cover

Review

Lazy City by Rachel Connolly review: A mesmerising portrait of modern Belfast

The Wren, The Wren by Anne Enright book cover

family chronicle

The Wren, The Wren by Anne Enright review: Perfect prose illuminates family chronicle

Gérard Depardieu in Maigret

Interview

'When you read Maigret you feel good. You make peace with that unsettling aspect of humanity'

Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah looks into the camera with his hands on his face

Interview

Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah: 'Black Lives Matter transformed the world'

Cover of The Blue, Beautiful World by Karen Lord

first contact

The Blue, Beautiful World by Karen Lord review: Otherworldly sci-fi

Illustration of a man next to a lake

Nature

What the hermit of Loch Treig can teach you about living your best life

Illustration of hobbits in Middle-earth

Analysis

How Tolkien offers consolation in our dark times

A book of translation, a daisy and a key

Women in translation

Top 5 books by women in translation, selected by Daniel Hahn

multiverse

Bridge by Lauren Beukes review: Multiverse thriller by The Shining Girls author delivers

Dawn Butler speaking at the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool

politics

Dawn Butler: Growing up with four brothers helped me navigate male-dominated Westminster

An illustration depicting Sola Mahfouz, who defied Afghanistan's education ban

Memoir

How one girl secretly defied Afghanistan's education ban

Dragon illustration

Fiction

Top 5 books featuring magical creatures, selected by Katherine Rundell

Till Lukat's illustration of a farmer driving a tractor made of a giant radio

Environment

How I enlisted The Archers in an environmental battle for the soul of our countryside

Bright Fear by Mary Jean Chan

Review

Bright Fear by Mary Jean Chan: Poetry alive with compassion and acceptance

Ootlin by Jenni Fagan

Review

Ootlin: A Memoir by Jenni Fagan review: Harrowing truths about the care system

A yellow spade and red bucket on a pebble beach

Illustrated children's books

Top 5 seaside stories for kids, chosen by Anthony Browne

Gothic illustration by Jon Klassen of a little girl holding a skull

Fiction

Top 5 gothic tales for kids, selected by Jon Klassen

Lost on Me by Veronica Raimo,

review

Lost on Me by Veronica Raimo review: Family dynamics beg closer inspection

Sea Change by Gina Chung

review

Sea Change by Gina Chung review: Busy plotting undoes wry wit