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Mother Mary Comes to Me by Arundhati Roy review – words of wisdom
Books

Mother Mary Comes to Me by Arundhati Roy review – words of wisdom

The focus of the Booker-winning novelist's memoir is her bittersweet relationship with her mother
House of Day, House of Night by Olga Tokarczuk review – mushrooming magic
Books

House of Day, House of Night by Olga Tokarczuk review – mushrooming magic

Queer history goes back centuries – even the Georgians questioned their gender and sexuality
LGBTQ+

Queer history goes back centuries – even the Georgians questioned their gender and sexuality

Top 5 crime collections, chosen by award-winning crime writer Martin Edwards
Books

Top 5 crime collections, chosen by award-winning crime writer Martin Edwards

What we can learn about authenticity from Greta Thunberg and Marcus Rashford
Steven D’Souza

What we can learn about authenticity from Greta Thunberg and Marcus Rashford

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Hum by Helen Phillips review – a dystopian drama with emotional impact
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Hum by Helen Phillips review – a dystopian drama with emotional impact

Cursed Daughters by Oyinkan Braithwaite review – an understated family saga
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Cursed Daughters by Oyinkan Braithwaite review – an understated family saga

This snooker club is giving people with physical and learning disabilities their big break
Sport

This snooker club is giving people with physical and learning disabilities their big break

This is what happens when crime and thriller authors get together
Books

This is what happens when crime and thriller authors get together

Ruth by Kate Riley review – a refreshing new author to watch
Books

Ruth by Kate Riley review – a refreshing new author to watch

The Course of the Heart by M John Harrison review – imbued with mystery and the occult
Books

The Course of the Heart by M John Harrison review – imbued with mystery and the occult

The strange harmony of music, maths and science should be part of every school curriculum
Music

The strange harmony of music, maths and science should be part of every school curriculum

Top 5 children's books to inspire awe for our universe, chosen by Chloe Savage
Children's books

Top 5 children's books to inspire awe for our universe, chosen by Chloe Savage

Poet Rowan McCabe didn't know his neighbours. So he went door to door writing poems for them
Poetry

Poet Rowan McCabe didn't know his neighbours. So he went door to door writing poems for them

Comedy Samurai by Larry Charles review – the joyous, painful business of making people laugh
Books

Comedy Samurai by Larry Charles review – the joyous, painful business of making people laugh

Bless Me Father by Kevin Rowland review – Dexys lynchpin bares his sensitive soul
Books

Bless Me Father by Kevin Rowland review – Dexys lynchpin bares his sensitive soul

Top 5 books set in theatres, chosen by playwright Edward Carey
Books

Top 5 books set in theatres, chosen by playwright Edward Carey

Vince Cable: 'Power is gradually shifting away from the western world'
Politics

Vince Cable: 'Power is gradually shifting away from the western world'

Necessary Fiction by Eloghosa Osunde review – a radical, gorgeous queer novel
Books

Necessary Fiction by Eloghosa Osunde review – a radical, gorgeous queer novel

Saraswati by Gurnaik Johal review – connections across the Indian diaspora
Books

Saraswati by Gurnaik Johal review – connections across the Indian diaspora

How did Agatha Christie get poisons and obscure medicines so right?
Books

How did Agatha Christie get poisons and obscure medicines so right?

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Top 5 creepy noir novels, chosen by psychological thriller author Lily Samson
Books

Top 5 creepy noir novels, chosen by psychological thriller author Lily Samson

Breathtaking images from humankind's first missions to space, remastered and seen for the first time
Space

Breathtaking images from humankind's first missions to space, remastered and seen for the first time

Where the Axe is Buried by Ray Nayler review – speculative fiction with an emotional core
Books

Where the Axe is Buried by Ray Nayler review – speculative fiction with an emotional core

The Man on the Endless Stair by Chris Barkley review – mind-bending revelations
Books

The Man on the Endless Stair by Chris Barkley review – mind-bending revelations