Sublimation by Isabel J Kim (Picador, £18.99)This debut novel from an award-winning Korean-American short fiction writer is a fantastical reimagining of the immigrant experience. Here, anyone who crosses a border not intending to return creates an “instance”: a duplicate self who continues life at home. Reintegration into one body is possible, but after years of…
The Pinnacle by Abir Mukherjee (Harvill, £16.99)In the eponymous Mumbai apartment block, the immensely rich and those who serve them exist side by side but worlds apart. Fading American actor George Abercrombie, married to superstar Sweety Sahota, finds himself advertising Indian whiskey while his younger wife’s acting career continues its stellar trajectory. Waking on the…
Yiewsley by Daljit Nagra (Faber, £14.99)Given the relish with which Nagra pushes and pulls at English, it’s worth noting that Yiewsley is a real west London suburb. This location allows him to continue his career-long exploration of childhood working-class Sikh experience and, through it, wider questions of identity. But as Nagra turns 60, location is…
Members of the US supreme court peppered lawyers for the former Monsanto Company with a barrage of questions over pesticide regulation on Monday, wrestling over whether federal law preempts state actions that permit consumers to sue companies for failing to warn of product risks such as cancer. The case, Monsanto v Durnell, centers on glyphosate…
The Supreme Court appeared divided on Monday during arguments in a dispute that could determine the fate of thousands of lawsuits that claim a widely used weedkiller causes cancer. The case is the latest turn in a yearslong legal battle over safety concerns with the weedkiller Roundup. Developed by Monsanto in the 1970s, the herbicide…
The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments on Monday in a case that could lead to the dismissal of tens of thousands of lawsuits against Bayer, the pharmaceutical and biotech giant, that claim the weedkiller Roundup caused non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Developed by Monsanto in the 1970s, Roundup is one of the best-selling weedkillers in the…
Our World: Nigeria by Bunmi Emenanjo and Diana Ejaita, Barefoot Books, £7.99Part of a delightful educational series from a brilliant inclusive publisher, this colourful, joyous board book whisks babies away to spend a day in Nigeria, learning to say hello in three languages and feasting on porridge, akara and plantain. Monkeypig by Huw Aaron, Puffin,…
Shorouk Express Two month-long wildfire that burnt protected Las Médulas area finally extinguished, far-right Vox wants to repeal trans law and ‘woke ideology’, weather warning for heavy rain on the Med and more news on Wednesday October 8th. Spanish Congress postpones vote on Israel arms embargo to avoid October 7th anniversary The Spanish Congress on…
Shorouk Express Temperatures to hit 30C in southern Spain, government left embarrassed over contested Israeli arms deal and more news from Spain on Thursday April 24th. 40 percent of foreign tourists in Spain in March stayed in the Canaries In March 2025 the Canary Islands accounted for 39.1 percent of overnight hotels stays in the…
Shorouk Express Spain’s Bizum phone payment app now works for some other countries, Krispy Kreme to open first store in Spain, firemen killed in Madrid and more news on Friday April 4th. Spain’s Bizum phone payment app now works for some other countries The popular mobile payment platform available on the banking apps of most…
