Marriage Material by Abigail Ocobock explores the transformative impact of same-sex couples on the institution of marriage in 21st-century America. Drawing ...

The idea of the English garden has always appealed to me as much as afternoon tea and British weather. Culturally ...

All jobs come with hazards. For mortuary technician Cassie Raven, there’s the disturbing possibility that a corpse on her table may turn out ...

The winter of 1962-1963 has slid into folklore. Known as the 'Big Freeze', I am too young to remember it but I have ...

I was intrigued to read about the work of a forensic anthropologist. I’ve not read any earlier books in the series, so I’m not sure how ...

Ross Perlin‘s Language City, winner of the British Academy Book Prize 2024, explores the global crisis of endangered languages by focusing on the ...

The term 'folk horror' is perfect for the north of England. Perfect too, for this exceptional writer who has mastered ...

‘I took the job in a panic as my life hit the buffers and the money ran out.’ This might not sound like an auspicious beginning, but as ‘The ...

Ukraine: Russia’s War and the Future of the Global Order, edited by Michael Cox explores the causes and nature of Russia’s war in Ukraine, triggered by the ...

With this beautiful snowy festive cover it came as a shock to discover that the dog walker found the dead body ...