Books
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A superhero snail, bibliophile bunnies, a story about grief filled with folkloric menace and more -
Nidhin Kundathil and Manoj Pandey are using stickers and posters to create what they hope will be the largest repository of literature in public spaces
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Putin has convinced many Russians that he has raised their country from its knees. But for how much longer, ask these two books, by Mark Galeotti and by Samuel A Greene and Graeme B Robertson -
The chief presenter of BBC Newsnight vividly chronicles the pains of perils of news television -
From Taraji P Henson’s memoir to modern economic theory in Who Cooked Adam Smith’s Dinner?, the founder of the Everyday Sexism project shares her recommended reads
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How much of the famous Salvator Mundi did Leonardo paint? And where is the $450m picture now? -
Colour, speed, how they ate ... our knowledge of dinosaurs has undergone a revolution, as this expert survey makes clear -
The journalist and author’s compelling guide to creative writing reveals how our brains are wired to respond to narratives
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Set in seedy modern Karachi, this conjures a lost city of jazz, cabarets and hard drinking Soviet delegates -
A pipe-smokin’, crypt-crashin’ heroine brings originality and freshness to this Victorian detective drama -
A Londoner’s low self-esteem leads to a series of ill-advised flings in an amusing first novel
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This sprawling saga inspired by the author’s family history marks the arrival of a startling new talent -
The Maggie and Me author’s accomplished first novel connects twin tales of tragedy and violence in South Africa -
Hailed as the black Bridget Jones, this is a moving and entertaining portrait of love and race today
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Kate Winslet and Rosamund Pike are among the starry lineup in a new TV adaptation of the Moomins. Why do Tove Jansson’s hippo creatures have such enduring appeal? -
Tales from the classroom to the ghetto -
A scruffy puppy’s friendship, a young adventurer’s guide to the wild, poltergeist spooks and scroll down for the best new books for teens
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Heida Ásgeirsdottír gave up a potential career on the catwalk to look after the family farm in Iceland, Now, 21 years on, her life story has become a bestseller -
On this week’s show, we discuss the 2019 shortlist for the best fiction in translation with Boyd Tonkin, and speak to Nicole Flattery about her short story collection, Show Them a Good Time -
Two acts of racism led David Chariandy to write a book addressed to his daughter
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The writer, now 70, takes an probing look at artificial intelligence in his new book -
The Italian writer, translator and publisher talks about his latest book surveying the modern world -
Twice Booker longlisted, the Malaysian author is shining a light on immigration stories rarely told in fiction
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This week, the US president suggested rebranding the troubled aircraft – but this approach would once have been deemed fraudulent -
As we approach the novel’s 30th anniversary, it’s hard to think of many characters who have endured pain like Atwood’s Elaine -
What to read
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The American novelist why she wishes she had written Lolita and having an existential crisis while reading Tuck Everlasting -
From Taraji P Henson’s memoir to modern economic theory in Who Cooked Adam Smith’s Dinner?, the founder of the Everyday Sexism project shares her recommended reads
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Books of 2019
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The Goldfinch takes flight in cinemas, Robert Macfarlane goes underground and Margaret Atwood continues The Handmaid’s Tale … what to look forward to in the world of books
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Concluding a series like Game of Thrones is a challenge Dickens and Thackeray would have relished. John Mullan explores the art of crafting a cracking ending -
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