Gardens of the National TrustThe definitive guide to hundreds of Britain's most outstanding gardens, in the care of the National Trust

It's easy for July to choose her subject

hoverflies

A BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week

it feels like all is going to plan

'All the Men I Never Married' is a collection of avowedly feminist intent

builds a city

Mexico and beyond

This journal of Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine is a collection of Andrey Kurkov's writings and broadcasts from Kyiv

And when her best friend Dee - the only person who understands the madness - falls in love

The history of Britain's railways is a long and fascinating one

the American military

The reality is rather less auspicious