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Chums by Simon Kuper – Review
By Clare Jenkins Ten pages into this insider/outsider critique of the current Conservative leadership and I was looking up ‘tumbrils’ ... -
The Making of our Urban Landscape by Geoffrey Tyack – Review
By Sandra Callard This new book is a fascinating and scholarly read that brings to life things that we take ... -
Breaking the News edited by Jackie Harrison & Luke McKernan – Review
By Clare Jenkins Ten years ago, working as a university lecturer, I set up a 12-week module called The History ... -
Nine Quarters of Jerusalem by Matthew Teller – Review
By Clare Jenkins Matthew Teller’s experiences of Jerusalem go back more than 40 years, to a family holiday in Israel ... -
All of the Marvels: An Amazing Voyage into Marvel’s Universe and 27,000 Superhero Comics by ...
By Roger Crow As someone who has been hooked on Marvel comics for decades, it’s nice to see how others ... -
Walking the Invisible: Following in the Brontës’ Footsteps by Michael Stewart – Review
By Barney Bardsley This is the story of an author’s obsession. It is an obsession that many people share with ... -
Recovery: the Lost Art of Convalescence by Dr Gavin Francis – Review
By Barney Bardsley Never has the publication of a book been more timely and welcome than this short but sagacious ... -
The Buddhist on Death Row by David Sheff – Review
By Sandra Callard This book is a fascinating, frightening and enlightening story about a man who spent most of his ... -
Everybody: A Book About Freedom by Olivia Laing – Review
By Barney Bardsley This is a book about the body: our first and most important home, and the site of ... -
Gothic by Roger Luckhurst – Review
By @Roger Crow If you’re a movie fan, it’s a gateway to so many other art forms. For example, my ...
