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

The Wonders by Elena Medel review: a gripping portrayal of poverty and powerlessness
How Anya Taylor-Joy cornered the Complex Female Character market

How Anya Taylor-Joy cornered the Complex Female Character market
Benedetta review: an all-nuns-blazing tale of sex, sinners and unholy sisterhood

Benedetta review: an all-nuns-blazing tale of sex, sinners and unholy sisterhood
‘The opposite of levelling up’: Tories criticise Channel 4 privatisation plans

‘The opposite of levelling up’: Tories criticise Channel 4 privatisation plans
Harrow by Joy Williams review: A nihilistic vision of a joyless future

Harrow by Joy Williams review: A nihilistic vision of a joyless future
Chilean Poet by Alejandro Zambra review: A dazzling jewel from a true original

Chilean Poet by Alejandro Zambra review: A dazzling jewel from a true original
Alex Winter: ‘Keanu and I never thought Bill & Ted was going to be a big movie’

Alex Winter: ‘Keanu and I never thought Bill & Ted was going to be a big movie’
The directors of Lead Me Home want to bring the film’s homeless stars to the Oscars

The directors of Lead Me Home want to bring the film’s homeless stars to the Oscars
Our Country Friends by Gary Shteyngart review: a contemporary literary hoot

Our Country Friends by Gary Shteyngart review: a contemporary literary hoot
How I wrote Tides: A novelist’s search for solitude

How I wrote Tides: A novelist’s search for solitude
Mark Rylance: ‘There’s a loss of identity in England – who are we other than post-imperial bastards?’

Mark Rylance: ‘There’s a loss of identity in England – who are we other than post-imperial bastards?’
Author Okechukwu Nzelu: ‘I’m interested in love stories that go far beyond boy meets girl’

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

Why Māori women in New Zealand are disproportionately likely to be homeless
Stephen Fry to feature in play telling lockdown stories of prisoners and homeless people

Stephen Fry to feature in play telling lockdown stories of prisoners and homeless people
The Imposter by Silvina Ocampo review: A glorious, unexpected joy

The Imposter by Silvina Ocampo review: A glorious, unexpected joy
Louis Theroux on childhood worries: ‘I wondered if I would ever get any proper tackle’

Louis Theroux on childhood worries: ‘I wondered if I would ever get any proper tackle’
As The Godfather turns 50, we remember Marlon Brando’s Oscars boycott

As The Godfather turns 50, we remember Marlon Brando’s Oscars boycott
Lemn Sissay: ‘It has been a hard journey at times, but it has also been a great one’

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
