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Earthlingsby Sayaka Murata (Granta)
The follow-up to Convenience Store Woman, this is the story of Natsuki, who as a 10-year-old hopes a spaceship will take her to the planet Popinpobopia and save her from her miserable childhood.
by Adam Kucharski (Wellcome Collection)
A serendipitously timed look at why things spread, from viruses to political movements to ideas, by a professor at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.
by Yan Ge, translated by Jeremy Tiang (Tilted Axis)
In a fictional Chinese town, a cryptozoologist goes in search of marvellous monsters, in this playful metaphysical bestiary.
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It s just not worth it : health experts on their Covid Christmas plans Nicola Davis and Natalie Grover © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: Tom Weller/AP
As Christmas draws closer, infections rates are rising once more in parts of England, prompting scientists to issue fresh warnings about the dangers of taking advantage of the government’s relaxation of coronavirus restrictions over the festive period. We asked experts about their own Christmas plans. © Photograph: Tom Weller/AP As Christmas approaches, infections rates are rising.
Prof Graham Cooke
Professor of infectious diseases, Imperial College London
When the Brexit vote happened, my parents offered to vote in line with their grandchildren’s views as the decision was going to have the greatest impact on the kids. In a similar vein, I left the decision on Christmas to them, knowing that although they value the annual gathering, they would be carrying the risk. Slightly to my surprise, the