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BOOKS
BOOKS
Ten Days in Harlem: Fidel Castro and the Making of the 1960s
Tendentious views on Cuban leader's visit to New York and its consequences
LITERATURE
LITERATURE
21st-century poetry
Reviews of collections by Sylvia Pankhurst, Chawki Abdelamir and Martin Hayes
BOOKS
BOOKS
Biography: Joseph Conrad
Enlightening overview of a literary pioneer
Painful reminder in viral Tiktok hit
DR ADRIAN YORK wonders whether the 'sugar and rum' in the shanty Soon May the Wellerman Come references the darkest days of slavery
DIARY
DIARY
The sweet smell of success, on my terms
Truly 'making it' means living up to the ideals of punk DIY culture for me and many others
DANCE ONLINE
DANCE ONLINE
Papyllon
Resonant interpretation of butterfly's struggle for survival
BOOKS
BOOKS
Dispassionate, considered, forensic
TOM KING recommends a collection of acutely observed writings, from the personal to the political, by Hilary Mantel
PREVIEW
PREVIEW
Always on the cutting edge
Challenging, disquieting, colourful, demanding, beguiling — descriptions of artist Pat Douthwaite are as much about the woman as her work. LYNNE WALSH looks forward to an exhibition of her painting
BOOKS
BOOKS
How to defeat Covid: Put people before profit
In this extract from a new book on the impact of Covid-19, CARLOS MARTINEZ explains how socialist principles have enabled China to successfully tackle the pandemic
ALBUM REVIEW
ALBUM REVIEW
Pavel Kolesnikov: Goldberg Variations
Outstanding interpretation of a Bach classic