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The Wonders by Elena Medel review: a gripping portrayal of poverty and powerlessness
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The Wonders by Elena Medel review: a gripping portrayal of poverty and powerlessness

Harrow by Joy Williams review: A nihilistic vision of a joyless future
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Harrow by Joy Williams review: A nihilistic vision of a joyless future

Limbic by Peter Scalpello review: the dark side of queer writing
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Limbic by Peter Scalpello review: the dark side of queer writing

Chilean Poet by Alejandro Zambra review: A dazzling jewel from a true original
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Chilean Poet by Alejandro Zambra review: A dazzling jewel from a true original

Our Country Friends by Gary Shteyngart review: a contemporary literary hoot
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Our Country Friends by Gary Shteyngart review: a contemporary literary hoot

How I wrote Tides: A novelist’s search for solitude
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How I wrote Tides: A novelist’s search for solitude

Author Okechukwu Nzelu: ‘I’m interested in love stories that go far beyond boy meets girl’
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Author Okechukwu Nzelu: ‘I’m interested in love stories that go far beyond boy meets girl’

Why Māori women in New Zealand are disproportionately likely to be homeless
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Why Māori women in New Zealand are disproportionately likely to be homeless

International Women’s Day: 50 feminist books to smash the patriarchy
Books

International Women’s Day: 50 feminist books to smash the patriarchy

How Henry Dunant, founder of the Red Cross, staged his own rehabilitation
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How Henry Dunant, founder of the Red Cross, staged his own rehabilitation

The Imposter by Silvina Ocampo review: A glorious, unexpected joy
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The Imposter by Silvina Ocampo review: A glorious, unexpected joy

The independent bookshops that launched in a pandemic
Bookshops

The independent bookshops that launched in a pandemic

Lemn Sissay: ‘It has been a hard journey at times, but it has also been a great one’
Culture

Lemn Sissay: ‘It has been a hard journey at times, but it has also been a great one’

The Kids by Hannah Lowe review: Poetry that sings from the page
Book reviews

The Kids by Hannah Lowe review: Poetry that sings from the page

Meet Earthling Ed, the vegan activist taking on the meat industry
Activism

Meet Earthling Ed, the vegan activist taking on the meat industry

What author and neurologist Ian Bone wants people to understand about epilepsy
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What author and neurologist Ian Bone wants people to understand about epilepsy

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Love Marriage by Monica Ali review: A novel of immense brightness
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Love Marriage by Monica Ali review: A novel of immense brightness

‘Evil’ or ‘planet struck’: How the curious ways we described deaths in the past shaped how we live now
Andrew Doig

‘Evil’ or ‘planet struck’: How the curious ways we described deaths in the past shaped how we live now

Monica Ali: ‘You have to have a core of self-belief to be a writer’
Letter To My Younger Self

Monica Ali: ‘You have to have a core of self-belief to be a writer’

The best indie books of the year 2021
Books of the Year

The best indie books of the year 2021