Blood Rites by Jimmy Lee Shreeve
Rosie Waterhouse on a gonzo take on human sacrifice
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Paula Spencer by Roddy Doyle
Martina Evans reviews Roddy Doyle's return to the life of Paula Spencer
The Goldilocks Enigma: Why is the Universe Just Right for Life? by Paul Davies
Peter Woit reviews the latest book from astrophysicist Paul Davies
Wizard of the Crow by Ngugi wa Thiong’o
Ebenezer Obadare on the latest novel from Africa's greatest living author
End Game: States of disbelief
Atheists aren't the most popular in America. Laurie Taylor reports
Party girl
Imogen Edwards-Jones plots a new career path
Eric, Eileen and Norah
Newly discovered letters shed light on the inner life of Orwell's wife, writes Jenny Joseph
The story so far: Laurie Taylor interviews Michael Frayn
Counting, categorising, complexity. Michael Frayn offers Laurie Taylor his version of the human condition
Out of the shadows
Toby Saul on how the paintings of Diego Velazquez changed our way of seeing