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"Carroll writes simply and meaningfully..."

"This appealing book is about losses healed, lies uncovered, cruelty defeated and goodness rewarded..."

"the go-to writer for those that like their science lessons spiced with a good pinch of strong Mancunian humour and lashings of emotional intelligence..."

"The main thrust of the narrative lies not in the legal details but the experiences of a black youth in the criminal justice system..."

"The Boy I Am feels too laboured to count as true escapism..."

"Gong’s vivid Shanghai is a place to get enjoyably lost in..."

"It is a moral story about overcoming self-interest to look after others, and a compelling drama...."

"Pure, glorious escapism...."

"A seasonal treat, to snuggle up with and read aloud..."

"the legacy continues to roar..."

"The acclaimed author's first children's book is elegantly written, but it might leave you a nervous wreck..."

"This is an accomplished and life-affirming story from this talented author..."

"a suspenseful story in which the reader is strongly invested ..."

"The Penguin Books founder has a role to play in this charming tale..."

"The Ickabog won’t just be put under every lucky child’s Christmas tree: it is a monster hit that deserves to be...."

"This wonderful fantasy combines social commentary with laughs..."

" A creepy old book, child scarecrows and a seaside village with a secret: this is Halloween fun for the strong of heart..."

"this engaging and comic tale has a happy ending..."

"A welcome festive sequel to a much-loved doggy tale..."

"The story is mysterious, and has a powerful twist, while also conjuring up moving family relationships..."

"it’s even wittier than the first, with dialogue that dances..."

"It’s a joy of a book..."

"introduces a significant new voice..."

"a story that barks to our age..."

"The novel is very funny and has adorable, fluffy moments..."

"This book will sustain you..."

"they trace Jansson’s life more intimately than any autobiography..."

"his rewarding safari will brighten a year of bedtimes and lodge in the minds of children for a lifetime..."

"It’s passionate, important and Wheatle’s best novel yet..."

"Cowell’s short sentences and scribbly pencil illustrations carry considerable skill and humour,..."

"Underdogs: Tooth and Nail is an admirably unusual book, and one that serves real purpose..."

"a tear-jerker about family that shows us things that are important and true, and promotes compassion..."

"Wilson, again proving she is queen of the teen market, makes this story of family maelstrom look effortless..."

"a biography that manages to be both plodding and salacious at the same time...."

"Jackley is a contradictory figure... This splendid book – less true crime than biography – does full justice to his complexity..."

"a heartwarming collection in which older-and-wiser poet and child converge – in sun and shade...."

"(a) powerful, unflinching account of her war-torn childhood... part hymn to nature, part Troubles memoir..."

" a personal and professional account of a life spent working in forensic anthropolog..."

"(A) bracing, mountain-fresh repositioning of the country star’s story..."

"Having and Being Had dwells on Biss’s unease about her participation in a system whose values she does not embrace, even as she savours its rewards..."

"Erpenbeck’s writing is at its best precisely when she is able to provide us with this structure. ..."

"a captivating triumph..."

"A new biography suggests Joe Biden has picked a VP who will not shrink from tackling the toxic legacy of Trump..."

"At once gritty and escapist, it offers timely lessons not just in perseverance, but in nurturing optimism..."

"An experimental biography tries to domesticate the great novelist, who was scarcely able to tie his own shoelaces without disaster..."

"He is the missing link between Pam Ayres and the Sex Pistols, between Baudelaire and the Beano...."

"a paean to making friendships across boundaries, to being kind even when the cost is nearly unbearable..."

"Despite biographical gaps, the intellectual seriousness and extraordinary resilience of the 18th-century philosopher shines through..."

"In an eye-popping memoir, the singer describes going to bed with Bob Dylan, David Bowie, Roman Polanski, Michael Caine and Sean Connery while still in her teens..."

"An indelible portrait of the CIA’s institutional derangement..."

"an invaluably original view of one man in his garden..."

"short but inspiring..."

"A writer with a stutter offers a thought-provoking defence of disfluency and takes a sideswipe at Freud..."

"seeks to tap into the creative inner life of the country, weaving a rich pattern of stories and poems through the chapters..."

"a delightful sporting memoir..."

"a fascinating sort-of seminar, but not without its drawbacks..."

"A rebellious woman’s memoir about her life under the Taliban is moving and gripping..."

"The great writer’s passion and resilience resonate anew in Eddie S Glaude Jr’s timely, powerful study..."

"The Norwegian literary superstar takes pot shots at his critics and cancel culture, and doesn’t care who he offends..."

"Thomas Otte asks whether our then-Foreign Secretary, Sir Edward Grey, was culpable for failing to avert war..."

"offers up some memorable insights but it is mostly a reliable and business-like account of a life in sport..."