Guest Newsletter: Five Books

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Five Books features in-depth author interviews recommending five books on a theme. You can read more interviews on the site, or sign up for the newsletter.

Best Alternate History Novels

By telling alternative histories, we can run thought experiments that shed new light on our own timeline. ‘Master of alternate history’ Harry Turtledove talks us through his five favourites - and considers why alternate history pre-dates conventional sci fi, why some historical changes make for better drama than others, and how the micro-histories of our own lives are radically shaped by chance. Read more

Best Book Club Books Of 2024

Joining a book discussion group is a great way to meet fellow book-lovers—but one of the trickiest things can be deciding which books you should tackle together. Here are our suggestions: five books newly published in hardback or paperback in 2024 that should appeal to a broad range of readers—and which will offer your book club plenty to discuss over a glass of wine. Read more

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