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To make it as a writer, you should find one thing you’re good at. As someone who has written a memoir, a novel and, now, a history book, it’s a rule I’ve failed to follow. And no one makes me feel better about my lack of focus, or magpie mind, than Francis Spufford, whose nonfiction has encompassed everything from polar exploration to postwar Soviet economics. His first novel, Golden Hill, might be my favourite fiction from the past decade; this new one, which follows five Londoners from the second world war to 2009, is just as unpredictable, original and true.

facebook Pintrest While the entire world was celebrating Kamala Harris’s big historic moment of ushering in a new era in US history, by being the first woman to be elected as Vice-president, K-pop fans found another reason to celebrate about her! They were extremely elated, after learning Harris was a fan of the boy band members and followed the band's official Twitter handle from her official account. Some fans even noticed Harris' music playlist which also featured the BTS's hit track ‘Boy With Luv’. Ever since then, netizens have been pouring in a lot of excitement and love on social...

Chronicles from the Land of the Happiest People on Earth by Wole Soyinka (Bloomsbury) The Nobel laureate’s first novel in almost 50 years promises “murder, mayhem and no shortage of drama” in contemporary Nigeria. The Thursday Murder Club 2 by Richard Osman (Viking) Last year the Pointless co-host’s cosy crime debut set in a retirement home broke sales records; here comes the sequel. Waters of Salvation by Richard Coles (W&N) A new crime series from everyone’s favourite vicar begins as a proposal to refurbish a village church ends in murder; Canon Daniel Clement must investigate. O...

Open share drawer The band’s new live double LP is an exceptionally accomplished and generous look back at their evolution from shy indie darlings to touring powerhouse. It's been 24 years since Belle and Sebastian emerged from the Glasgow underground, clutching a surfeit of near-perfect songs. Their classic first and second LPs, If You’re Feeling Sinister, established frontman and principal songwriter Stuart Murdoch as a generational talent, a writer who intuitively wedded the forensic character studies of Joni Mitchell to the chamber music of early John Cale, lending a Dylan-esqu...

Scottish new music round-up: December 2020 We discover new releases from Lost Map Records, Paradise Palms Records, Belle & Sebastian and more, and take a look at what you might have missed in November Feature by Tallah Brash | 10 Dec 2020 While 2020 has been a massive steaming pile of shit, a lot of good has still come out of the last nine months since life was turned upside down by the coronavirus, and although the arts have been hit particularly badly by the pandemic, musicians across Scotland have, against all odds, continued to harness their creativity, and this month is no di...