Anxious PeopleIn a small town in Sweden, it appears to be an ordinary day. But look more closely, and you'll see a mysterious masked figure approaching a bank. Two hours later, chaos has descended. A bungled attempted robbery has developed into a hostage situation and the offender is refusing to communicate their demands to the police. Inside the building, fear quickly turns to irritation for the seven strangers trapped inside. If this is to be their last day on

keen to understand it

trailing whisky tumblers and reciting verbatim whole passages of classic literature

from the creatures in the depths of the ocean to the slime hiding inside the human body

about to embark on a year of solitary wandering

We need to change how we see the world and our place within it

not long afterwards

Truman Capote makes whiskey-soaked fruitcake in Alabama

as understood through her connection to the dogs who across the years accompanied her on her daily walks

A hauntingly original book about Tokyo and the Japanese relationship to time

there is simplicity and reassurance to be found in knowing how and why

Are you overjoyed when people cancel plans so that you can sit at home in your pyjama bottoms eating Coco pops for dinner

yet feel more alone