Books

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How Tolkien offers consolation in our dark times

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Women in translation

Top 5 books by women in translation, selected by Daniel Hahn

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Bridge by Lauren Beukes review: Multiverse thriller by The Shining Girls author delivers

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Dawn Butler: Growing up with four brothers helped me navigate male-dominated Westminster

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How one girl secretly defied Afghanistan’s education ban

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Top 5 books featuring magical creatures, selected by Katherine Rundell

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How I enlisted The Archers in an environmental battle for the soul of our countryside

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Bright Fear by Mary Jean Chan: Poetry alive with compassion and acceptance

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Illustrated children's books

Top 5 seaside stories for kids, chosen by Anthony Browne

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Top 5 gothic tales for kids, selected by Jon Klassen

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Lost on Me by Veronica Raimo review: Family dynamics beg closer inspection

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Sea Change by Gina Chung review: Busy plotting undoes wry wit

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Expressive writing

Rediscovering my love of dancing changed my life… and inspired my book

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Top 5 books about monsters and parasites, selected by Ronald Malfi

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Ripe review: A dread-filled indictment of capitalism

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Little Rabbit review: The politics of kink

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Top 5 literary train journeys, selected by Christine Mangan

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Silver Nitrate by Silvia Moreno-Garcia review: Menacing and magical happenings made believable

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Beware the Woman by Megan Abbott review: A slow-burning thriller that explodes into horror

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Top 5 unlikely fictional heroes, selected by David Jackson

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