Culture Writer Isabelle Porter review the BookTok sensation We Were Liars, praising its writing style and allegorical storytelling

Social Secretary Ella Kipling shares the books that shaped her, from Jacqueline Wilson's children's books to Junior Doctor Adam Kay's nonfiction This is Going to Hurt

Food & Drink Editor Cara-Louise Scott writes about YA writer Holly Bourne, her bestselling series, but also her underrated yet must-read novels

Culture Writer Weronika Bialek recommends four sapphic fantasies – adult and young adult – for those looking to get started in the niche genre

Culture Writer Frankie Rhodes relates her experience at Bangladesh @ 50, a variety showcase in celebration of the country's rich cultural heritage and to mark the 50th year of its independence

Culture Writer James Simpson selects his favourite poems to read in summer, from the joyous to the slightly melancholy

As children's literacy rates hit an all-time low, Culture writer Saskia Hirst warns that children's books might be becoming a thing of the past, with imagination seeming to be at odds with the influence of the internet

Culture writer David Brooks argues that contemporary arts are still archaised within the context of classical antiquity, making an original link between Prison Break and the writing of Homer

Culture writer Georgia Husselbee praises the novel Gender Swapped Fairy Tales by Karrie Fransman and Jonathan Plackett for breaking through the sexist stereotypes of fairy tales, and calls for more to be done to make children's literature representative of our society and values

Culture writer Sammy Andrews gives a glowing portrait of the artist Keith Haring; praising his pioneering efforts to make art accessible for all, and opening up discussion about AIDS during the 1980s

Culture writer Rosalie Wessel details the fascinating life of Gertrude Stein, from how she touched the lives of writers like Scott Fitzgerald to how she is credited with writing one of the first coming out stories

Culture writer Antonio Miguel Aguila looks at the impact that J. K. Rowling's hurtful comments on transgender people have had within the literary world and among many fans who no longer feel comfortable reading the Harry Potter books