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Top 5 historically important memoirs, chosen by best-selling author Joshua Lisec
Books

Top 5 historically important memoirs, chosen by best-selling author Joshua Lisec

Napalm in the Heart by Pol Guasch review – a beautiful and affecting debut novel
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Napalm in the Heart by Pol Guasch review – a beautiful and affecting debut novel

Half of UK adults don’t read for pleasure
Reading

Half of UK adults don’t read for pleasure

The Light Room by Kate Zambreno review – a staggering breadth of knowledge
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The Light Room by Kate Zambreno review – a staggering breadth of knowledge

Rory Stewart: ‘I assumed I’d die a heroic death in my early 30s’
Letter To My Younger Self

Rory Stewart: ‘I assumed I’d die a heroic death in my early 30s’

Top 5 books about state control, chosen by Icelandic author Fríða Ísberg
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Top 5 books about state control, chosen by Icelandic author Fríða Ísberg

Fighting for justice for women in a system that’s rigged against them
Justice

Fighting for justice for women in a system that’s rigged against them

One Grand Summer by Ewald Arenz review – an understated and empathetic coming-of-age story
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One Grand Summer by Ewald Arenz review – an understated and empathetic coming-of-age story

Children’s author Malorie Blackman: ‘As a teenager I had never read any books by Black authors’
Letter to my younger self

Children’s author Malorie Blackman: ‘As a teenager I had never read any books by Black authors’

Scotland’s national poet Kathleen Jamie on why book festivals are wrong target for climate activism
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Scotland’s national poet Kathleen Jamie on why book festivals are wrong target for climate activism

Top 5 books about unconventional cowboys, chosen by musician and author Bruce Omar Yates
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Top 5 books about unconventional cowboys, chosen by musician and author Bruce Omar Yates

Euro 2024 shows why Germany is much more than beer, bratwurst and lederhosen
Euro 2024

Euro 2024 shows why Germany is much more than beer, bratwurst and lederhosen

A Good Deliverance by Toby Clements – rollicking tales of the Hundred Years’ War
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A Good Deliverance by Toby Clements – rollicking tales of the Hundred Years’ War

New children’s laureate Frank Cottrell-Boyce: ‘Children need reading now more than ever’
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New children’s laureate Frank Cottrell-Boyce: ‘Children need reading now more than ever’

Scaffolding by Lauren Elkin review – Parisian feminism through the ages
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Scaffolding by Lauren Elkin review – Parisian feminism through the ages

Fashion icon Penelope Tree: ‘Men really had the upper hand in the 1960s’
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Fashion icon Penelope Tree: ‘Men really had the upper hand in the 1960s’

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Deliver Me by Elle Nash review – transgressive thrills
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Deliver Me by Elle Nash review – transgressive thrills

Freakslaw by Jane Flett review – dark comedy set on the edge of the mainstream
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Freakslaw by Jane Flett review – dark comedy set on the edge of the mainstream

From stars of children’s books to the best in crime writing: Here’s the best UK book festivals in 2024
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From stars of children’s books to the best in crime writing: Here’s the best UK book festivals in 2024

‘The threat to our rights’: Women share what keeps them awake at night in honour of Ulysses’ Molly Bloom
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‘The threat to our rights’: Women share what keeps them awake at night in honour of Ulysses’ Molly Bloom