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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
Ali & Ava: Interracial romance is a balm of northern soul

Ali & Ava: Interracial romance is a balm of northern soul
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

The Kids by Hannah Lowe review: Poetry that sings from the page
Jamal Edwards, SBTV founder, music entrepreneur and activist, dies aged 31

Jamal Edwards, SBTV founder, music entrepreneur and activist, dies aged 31
To Paradise by Hanya Yanagihara review: An evocative novel about echoes, cycles, and regrets

To Paradise by Hanya Yanagihara review: An evocative novel about echoes, cycles, and regrets
Love Marriage by Monica Ali review: A novel of immense brightness

Love Marriage by Monica Ali review: A novel of immense brightness
Flee proves that we truly are in a golden age of animation

Flee proves that we truly are in a golden age of animation
Downing Street criticises Jimmy Carr as Netflix faces calls to remove joke about Roma people

Downing Street criticises Jimmy Carr as Netflix faces calls to remove joke about Roma people
Russell Watson: ‘I never had any ambition to be a singer at all’

Russell Watson: ‘I never had any ambition to be a singer at all’
Evangeline Lilly: ‘If you lined up all the characters I’ve played, it would be hard to identify me’

Evangeline Lilly: ‘If you lined up all the characters I’ve played, it would be hard to identify me’
Scream: The genre-defining meta movie refuses to be killed off

