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The End We Start From imagines London underwater
Megan Hunter’s fictional apocalypse is a tender one.
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David Olusoga’s look at a forgotten history shows there’s always been black in the Union Jack
Black and British: A Forgotten History addresses one of the greatest silences in British historiography.
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Peter Adey’s wonderfully digressive book explores the science and history of levitation
From flying carpets to rocket men, we have always dreamed of defying gravity
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Scot of the South Seas: Robert Louis Stevenson in Samoa
Story of author’s time with his family in the island nation details a political awakening.
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The Lure of Greatness: Anthony Barnett’s punk polemic grasps the magnitude of Brexit and Trump
Despite its idiosyncrasies we need more books like it.
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Ned Beauman’s Madness Is Better Than Defeat brings jungle fever to a story of cinema
The author’s lustrous and smart fourth novel never quite coalesces into purposeful significance.
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Elmet leaves the metallic taste of blood in the mouth
Fiona Mozley’s debut novel digs deep into the psycho-geology of Yorkshire.
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