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The bond between a terminally ill woman and an oddball charity worker makes for a promising, pleasingly complex debutWhen it comes to piecing together a narrative, […]

A fourth-century man finds himself alone and adrift in Britain in the last days of empire in a brutal, wonderful novelJames Hynes is not well known in the UK – Spar […]

“There’s something about a woman’s rage that feels very old, very primal. A man’s rage may be more physical, but a woman’s rage is born from centuries of violen […]

In April, I read fifty-five books. I am a little shocked I read exactly the same number of books as last month (March). I read fewer pages however. There were some […]

Anthony Seldon and Raymond Newell’s impressive account of Boris Johnson’s chaotic reign lays bare a man utterly unfit to hold the highest office‘At his heart […]

The great chronicler of Ukraine breaks new ground in his rigorous and elegant analysis of Europe’s biggest conflict since 1945 – and its impact on friends and fam […]

As his second novel is published, the award-winning writer talks about being doubted as a teenager, the courage of his migrating ancestors, and how he uses his […]

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I was able to read a full bowl of alphabet soup this month! Though I admit I looked for qualifying picture books the last few days of the month.  I think my […]

The author of Original Sins, an account of addiction and shame, on his book’s impact on his evangelical parents, reading the Patrick Melrose series while waiting f […]

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Kill Joy. Holly Jackson. 2021. 130 pages. [Source: Library]First sentence: For this murder mystery game you will be playing the role of Celia Bourne.Premise/plot: […]

The 1599 author on the difference between historians and novelists, looking at Shakespeare differently and hitchhiking to the Edinburgh festival to immerse himself […]

Authors, critics and Guardian readers discuss the titles they have read over the last month. Join the conversation in the commentsIn this series we ask authors, […]