PAUL DONOVAN is chilled by the contemporary resonance of Harper Lee’s coming of age tale amidst racism and white supremacy in this excellent production
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Good year for sci-fi and comic collections
Mat Coward rounds- up the best of the years Sci-fi
GEOFF BOTTOMS recommends the unashamedly light-hearted escapism on offer in this stage version of the 1963 film
Full of mysterious religious references and radical sound design, the Scottish duo’s new offering is candidate for album of the year, suggests SIMON DUFF
MARY CONWAY revels in a powerful reminder that human lives are not defined by physical perfection
PAUL DONOVAN recommends the fine performances in this account of the pre-war meeting between the US president and the British king
TECLYN AROD relishes an intimate celebration of jazz improvisation that mixes local and national musicians
Science fiction's bargain of the year - perhaps of the decade - is undoubtedly The Time Traveller's Almanac (Head of Zeus, £25).
It's edited by Ann and Jeff Vandermeer and, for any fan of the fourth dimension, this 948-page hardback is something of a dream come true.
To the best of my knowledge, no such ambitious anthology has ever been attempted before and the breadth of the scientific and literary choices in styles and approaches is exemplary.
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