War is an inevitable part of human society, and we must train our brains for the next…
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How To Art by Kate Bryan: Relax… art isn't something to be scared of!
If you want to know how to talk art without having to be pretentious then this is the book for you
24 Oct, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
THE GREYHOUND DIARY by Judy Montagu Edited by Anna Mathias: Rip-roaring tale of how the illegitimate daughter of an Earl became a Texas rodeo star
– and then turned down a suitor worth $100 million
24 Oct, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
THE SURGEON, THE MIDWIFE, THE QUACK by Alanna Skuse: Think you're having a baby? Bite your husband's bottom
Kathryn Hughes dives into the farcical and dangerous world of early modern medicine.
24 Oct, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
Dazzling debut fiction: Flat Earth by Anika Jade Levy, Boy from the North Country by Sam Sussman, Our Precious Wars by Perrine Tripier
Sara Lawrence reviews the best debut fiction out this month
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Shockingly good literary fiction: MONA'S EYES by Thomas Schlesser, LOVE DIVINE by Ysenda Maxtone Graham, VAIM by Jon Fosse
Stephanie Cross reviews some of the best literary fiction out this month
24 Oct, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
Keira Knightley takes on Kid's Fiction: BEAR'S NAP by Emily Gravett, I LOVE YOU JUST THE SAME by Keira Knightley, THE LONE HUSKY by Hannah Gold
Sally Morris reviews the best children’s books out this month
24 Oct, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
Criminally good Classic Crime: Scandalize my Name by Fiona Sinclair, Beattie Cavendish and the White Pearl Club by Mary-Jane Riley, This Little Measure by Sara Woods
Barry Turner reviews Classic Crime
Former Editor of the Good Food Guide takes us on a culinary tour of the revolutionary restaurant scene of the 1990s. Now Katharine Spurrier finds out who comes out on top.
20 Oct, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
Fleeing a storm? The clouds will point you in the right direction
In Tristan Gooley’s new book, Christopher Hart discovers all of the quirks of nature that can help you survive in the wild.