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Comedian Kate McKinnon: ‘Being yourself is harder than it sounds’
Culture

Comedian Kate McKinnon: ‘Being yourself is harder than it sounds’

If Only by Vigdis Hjorth review – a purging of a volatile affair
Review

If Only by Vigdis Hjorth review – a purging of a volatile affair

A Spring of Love by Celia Dale review – disturbances in suburbia
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A Spring of Love by Celia Dale review – disturbances in suburbia

Every family has a secret. By uncovering mine, I liberated my grandmother’s sorrowful story
Family secrets

Every family has a secret. By uncovering mine, I liberated my grandmother’s sorrowful story

The Most by Jessica Anthony review – cracks just beneath the surface of an all-American family
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The Most by Jessica Anthony review – cracks just beneath the surface of an all-American family

An interstellar, alien meteor collided with Earth. This is what happened
Science

An interstellar, alien meteor collided with Earth. This is what happened

That Beautiful Atlantic Waltz by Malachy Tallack review – a moving testament to the power of music
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That Beautiful Atlantic Waltz by Malachy Tallack review – a moving testament to the power of music

Playground by Richard Powers review – a crafty and deep examination of the state we’re in
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Playground by Richard Powers review – a crafty and deep examination of the state we’re in

From ancient civilisations to industrial revolutions: How horses shaped the world we live in today
Horses

From ancient civilisations to industrial revolutions: How horses shaped the world we live in today

Rivals and the joy of Jilly Cooper: ‘No other author writes about sex as freely or courageously’
Daisy Buchanan

Rivals and the joy of Jilly Cooper: ‘No other author writes about sex as freely or courageously’

Gabriel’s Moon by William Boyd review – edge-of-your-seat Cold War escapism
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Gabriel’s Moon by William Boyd review – edge-of-your-seat Cold War escapism

When theatres emptied during the pandemic, I had to make my own
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When theatres emptied during the pandemic, I had to make my own

Tell Me Everything by Elizabeth Strout review – small-town secrets
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Tell Me Everything by Elizabeth Strout review – small-town secrets

Recognising the Stranger: On Palestine and Narrative review – a clear-eyed meditation
Review

Recognising the Stranger: On Palestine and Narrative review – a clear-eyed meditation

I spy a new John Le Carré novel – well, almost
Paul McNamee

I spy a new John Le Carré novel – well, almost

Author Matt Haig: ‘I was a teenage shoplifter. In my foolish brain I was a kind of Robin Hood’
Letter To My Younger Self

Author Matt Haig: ‘I was a teenage shoplifter. In my foolish brain I was a kind of Robin Hood’

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How Dante’s grudges, gossip and pettiness still inspire hundreds of years on
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How Dante’s grudges, gossip and pettiness still inspire hundreds of years on

Drifting across Europe in pursuit of my lost, wild twin
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Drifting across Europe in pursuit of my lost, wild twin

Romeo & Seahorse by Nikolaj Tange Lange review – gayness throbs through vein and artery
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Romeo & Seahorse by Nikolaj Tange Lange review – gayness throbs through vein and artery

Reservoir Bitches by Dahlia de la Cerda review – Mexico’s gritty underbelly, as told by women
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Reservoir Bitches by Dahlia de la Cerda review – Mexico’s gritty underbelly, as told by women