Books
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The crime writer on being fascinated by A Clockwork Orange, inspired by Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and taking comfort in Muriel Spark’s novel
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The aftermath of abuse is met head-on by subtle and delicate skill in the Vietnamese-American poet’s debut collection
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Who can write about whom was a running question, tackled by writers from Rose Tremain to Damon Galgut
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Human beings will always hurt one another. It’s how we respond that’s crucial, says the Archbishop of Canterbury
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This unusually lucid commentary on sex in the 21st-century, informed by the author’s work in a rape crisis centre, is daring and important
What to read
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From Ukrainian history to Putin’s kleptocracy and Gogol’s stories, author and former Russia correspondent Oliver Bullough chooses the best titles
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Looking for a new reading recommendation? Here are some exciting new paperbacks, from brilliant non-fiction about sex and gender to acclaimed novels
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The story of the clergymen, soldiers, architects, actors and apothecaries forced to rub shoulders during desperate times
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A history of pioneering first world war plastic surgeon Harold Gillies gives due weight to the stories of the men he treated
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The environmental activist’s proposals for remaking the global food industry, from changes in farming practices to 3D-printed steaks, make for urgent, essential reading
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From Roger Federer to Bob Dylan, George Best to Jean Rhys, Geoff Dyer roams widely in this finely crafted study of endings
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Infused with magic and black humour, these fables of women affected by Russian aggression have accrued an unsettling timeliness
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Quiet by Victoria Adukwei Bulley; More Fiya, edited by Kayo Chingonyi; The Lascaux Notebooks by Jean-Luc Champerret, edited and translated by Philip Terry; and Continuous Creation by Les Murray
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Half of humanity disappears in this disturbing study of loss, grief and moral sacrifice
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This chilling tale of power and corruption, based on a true crime involving brutality in the Oakland police department, announces a bold new voice
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A paean to people and nature in a fictional moorland village, from prehistory to 2099
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A call to embrace wildness, a guide to shells, a tall tree tale, wishing candles, paper spirits, and a tough apology to make
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The novelists discuss using real life in fiction, email style, and the art of writing sex scenes
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The Albanian author and academic on what she misses most about her homeland and how a communist childhood steeped in lies sparked her interest in philosophy
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As a child star, the actor suffered trauma and neglect. Now an acclaimed director, she is confronting the ghosts of her past with a frank new book
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The author on pranking JM Coetzee, his huge debt to Labour, and his new book about the twilight of careers for artists, writers and sportsmen
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As an adaptation of her bestselling novel comes to screens, Sarah Perry describes the joys of being on set – and how the production restored her faith in storytelling
Regulars
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The crime writer on being fascinated by A Clockwork Orange, inspired by Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and taking comfort in Muriel Spark’s novel
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Human beings will always hurt one another. It’s how we respond that’s crucial, says the Archbishop of Canterbury
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Mounting tensions with Russia, a global pandemic and a reckless scramble for nuclear energy: the echoes of 1957 are alarming – we would do well to heed them
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From the ad executive turned charcoal burner to the woman who built a new life in the woods, a new genre of books about radical reinventions is proving a runaway success
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Monique Roffey, the Costa-winning author of The Mermaid of Black Conch, on the lit-boom that’s happening on the Caribbean island
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