"If you want to criticise or put pressure on the industry, look at the people at the top", writes Shahed Ezaydi.
During the first year of living in New York, Isaura Barbé-Brown encountered a lot of trial and error - mostly error. Looking back, it was the best way to learn the city.
"All Men Want to Know provides readers with such a rounded, multifaceted collection of memories. It feels almost unethical - like a violent intrusion into Nina's brain - when reading these intimate memories and feelings."
Michele Theil writes about her experiences as a person of colour in queer spaces pre-Covid, and her hopes for more inclusive changes.
Our columnist Chloe Plumstead confronts the difference between the crying we're used to and The Big Cry, asking "when was the last time you really cried? The last time that sobs burst up through your throat like thunder?"
"I don’t need official labels to explain myself to anyone, but by using them I hope to change the conventional narratives surrounding sexual orientation and identity," writes Malvika Padin.
People with learning disabilities are used to being neglected and side-lined, but the pandemic has shown an even more sinister reality in the form of do not resuscitate orders, writes Charlotte Colombo.
"Picture that famous Bake Off scene; "started making it, had a breakdown, bon appetit", and welcome to the world of Bunny."
Tahmina Begum writes about her lasting appreciation for Tracy Beaker and the lessons she teaches, both on the page and on screen.
