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THE LIGHT JAR / Lisa Thompson
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THIS IS GOING TO HURT / Adam Kay
Adam Kay was a junior doctor from 2004 until 2010, before a devastating experience on… Read More… Continue reading THIS IS GOING TO HURT / Adam Kay
MARVEL 1602 / Neil Gaiman and Andy Kubert
Spider-Man, the X-Men, Nick Fury, Dr. Strange, Daredevil, Dr. Doom, Black Widow, Captain America and… Read More… Continue reading MARVEL 1602 / Neil Gaiman and Andy Kubert
Inglorious Empire: what the British did to India, by Shashi Tharoor
In the eighteenth century, India’s share of the world economy was as large as Europe’s.… Read More… Continue reading Inglorious Empire: what the British did to India, by Shashi Tharoor
Churchill’s ministry of unglentlemanly warfare, by Giles Milton
In the spring of 1939, a top secret organisation was founded in London: its purpose… Read More… Continue reading Churchill’s ministry of unglentlemanly warfare, by Giles Milton
The great trouble, by Deborah Hopkinson
Weekly, Starred Eel has troubles of his own: As an orphan and a “mudlark”, he… Read More… Continue reading The great trouble, by Deborah Hopkinson
The great Brexit swindle, by T. J. Coles
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The territory, by Sarah Govett
The year is 2059. Noa Blake is just another normal 15 year old. Except in… Read More… Continue reading The territory, by Sarah Govett