21 h. ago Mother Animal by Helen Jukes: Think giving birth is hard? Try being a porcupine!

After giving birth to her own child, Helen Jukes turns to Nature to understand how other species approach motherhood.

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21 h. ago The JFK Conspiracy by Brad Meltzer and Josh Mensch: The plot to BLOW UP JFK

The untold story of the crazed religious zealot who set to out kill the President - and if he'd succeeded we'd never have heard of Lee Harvey Oswald

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5 d. ago Scorpions by Tuppence Middleton: I have to take photos of my taps before I leave the house...

Why? Because that's the only way Downton Abbey actress Tuppence Middleton - who suffers from crippling OCD - can be sure they're turned off.

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5 d. ago Picnic on Craggy Island by Lissa Evans: How Graham Norton Riverdanced his way into Father Ted

This behind the scenes look from the producer of seasons 2 and 3 of Father Ted is the perfect book for any fan.

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1 week ago Book Review: 'Disposable' a journey through the inequities exposed by the COVID

Journalist Sarah Jones chronicles the gaps in the nation's health care system and social safety net that were highlighted by the COVID-19 pandemic in “Disposable: America's Contempt for the Underclass.”

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1 week ago A ‘great shock’: Julianne Moore’s children’s book under review by Trump administration

The actor’s book Freckleface Strawberry is on a list of library books suspended for a ‘compliance review’ after a presidential executive orderJulianne Moore has said it is a “great shock” to learn that one of her books had been “banned by the Trump Administration” from schools serving the children of US military personnel and civilian defence employees.The Boogie Nights and Mary & George star wrote that she was “truly saddened” by the news in an Instagram post on Sunday. Continue reading...

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1 week ago The Meteorite Hunters by Joshua Howgego: When outer space came to central London

Nick Rennison uncovers the magic of meteors in Joshua Howgego's new book.

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1 week ago The Nazi Mind by Laurence Rees: How to stop the rise of the NEXT HITLER

Nazis cracked down on free speech, spread conspiracy theories and ruthlessly exploited the young. Laurence Rees asks: Are we in danger of history repeating itself?

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1 week ago Read Yourself Happy by Daisy Buchanan: Great ways to boost your shelf

Author and podcaster Daisy Buchanan has been a champion worrier, but in her new book she explores how reading can soothe the soul and let you escape.

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