Entertainment
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‘Must read’ book: Long Island – Colm Tóibín
A novel of enormous wit and profound emotional resonance from one of the world’s great writers -
Listen to this!: Lives Outgrown – Beth Gibbons
The pensive voice of trip-hop confronts maturity and mortality in an album of melancholy yearning and shattered hopes -
Classic Album covers : The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan – Bob Dylan
An album cover that perfectly encapsulates a remarkable time, place and couple - Bob Dylan and Suze Rotolo -
‘Must see’ movie: The Fall Guy
A gag-filled meta-romcom from David Leitch that highlights film trickery in all its explosive glory -
It’s never too late to … own a racehorse
So, you think you want to own a racehorse. but what will it cost, what are the pitfalls, and how do you go about ... -
‘Must read’ book: Close to Death – Anthony Horowitz
Gloriously artificial, improbable, and ingenious. Fans of both versions of Horowitz will rejoice -
Listen to this! This Could Be Texas – English Teacher
A crafty and ambitious debut album that demands respect -
‘Must see’ movie: Monkey Man
Dev Patel stars as a revenge-minded man scheming and jabbing his way through a chaotic, highly charged city in India -
‘Must read’ book: Cahokia Jazz – Francis Spufford
Murder and mystery in a fictional city in a rich slice of detective noir -
Movie of the year: Maestro
Bradley Cooper and Carey Mulligan’s chemistry Is pitch-perfect in Maestro -
Album of the year: Javelin – Sufjan Stevens
The Detroit indie hero returns to singer/songwriter mode for magnificent, riveting and gorgeous songs of sacrifice -
‘Must read’ book: Prophet Song – Paul Lynch
This year’s Booker Prize novel imagines a fascist Ireland. Yes, it can happen anywhere -
Classic album covers : Smash Song Hits – Rodgers and Hart
Not so much a Classic Album cover, more the story of the invention of a whole new genre -
‘Must see’ movie: May December
Wickedly funny yet really unsettling, May December walks a tonal tightrope with compelling style -
Classic album covers: Purple Rain – Prince
Sound and vision: Prince and The Revolution's Purple Rain -
Listen to this! Black Bayou – Robert Finley
Late-blooming Southern troubadour’s bawdy, swamp-infused fourth album is his best -
‘Must read’ book: Bournville – Jonathan Coe
The changing face of postwar Britain is brilliantly captured by Jonathan Coe -
‘Must read’ book: The Fraud – Zadie Smith
A dazzling depiction of Victorian colonial England where truth is an illusion
