Books
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The last volume of the Norwegian author’s Seasons quartet will keep his fans occupied, if not entirely satisfied -
Segal’s lightly fictionalised account of her time in England as a Jewish refugee is both moving and timely
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US senator John McCain’s cancer battle sets the mood for this chronicle of ‘great’ political fights -
The acclaimed novelist on his love of satire, Philip Roth and the death of the American dream -
After writing novels on artificial intelligence, neuroscience and genetics, Powers’ has turned to trees. While on a hike through the Great Smoky Mountains, he talks about environmentalism and not having children
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An anonymous exposé of the touring DJ’s drug-fuelled life both entertains and appals -
Helen Macdonald, Philip Hoare and others celebrate local distinctiveness in these personal essays on places and people -
An invaluable study by Ayesha Hazarika and Tom Hamilton of the Wednesday PM quizzing tells of arrogance, fear and astonishing preparation
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A murderous meme, a death foretold and a twisted post-Brexit future – three to spook you -
This Is What Happened by Mick Herron, The Blood Road by Stuart MacBride, The Quaker by Liam McIlvanney, The Poison Bed by EC Fremantle and A Shot in the Dark by Lynne Truss -
Women fill with fury at waste, eco-apocalypse and the pressure to be flawless in a lyrical and oblique short story collection
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Reinventing themselves and resisting Nazi occupation: the French surrealists Claude Cahun and her lover Marcel Moore inspire a taut, magnificently controlled novel -
A poet academic finds religion after embarking on an adulterous affair in this closely observed fable of obsession and redemption -
The dynamics of a female mentoring relationship are at the heart of Meg Wolitzer’s witty and perceptive novel
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Plus a gentle introduction to the refugee crisis -
Dogs and jungle animals for young ones, politics and mysteries for older readers -
The plot may not be very original, but Dave Eggers can’t write a boring sentence - kids will love this tale of dark underground forces
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Authors including AA Dhand, Steph Cha and Alex Segura explain how they are broadening the horizons of a traditionally very white genre -
Solar Bones, the Irish author’s fifth book, is told by a ghost on All Souls’ Day and was turned away by major publishers as too uncommercial -
As a gameshow prodigy, Joel Kupperman was fawned over by celebrities and received 10,000 fan letters a week. His son Michael’s illustrated memoir All the Answers explores the true story his father never told him
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The creator of comics such as Kingsman, Kick-Ass and now The Magic Order explains why he signed to the streaming giant – and how he did it equitably -
The celebrated novelist turns her eye to contemporary politics in a new essay collection, What Are We Doing Here? -
His debut about his violent childhood was an international sensation. Now the French author has written a novel about being brutally assaulted
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Culture won’t be diluted by promoting minority writers. Its privileged ‘defenders’ are just trying to silence other voices, says author Hanif Kureishi -
Offensive opinions. Bullying. Sexual misconduct. As the literary world is rocked by scandal US publishers are asking authors to sign contracts with ‘morality clauses’. Are they really the answer?
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What to read
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From a history of the World Cup to the memories of an Italian great … the perfect companions to the 2018 tournament -
The novelist on how Notes from Underground lit her path to the dark side, the brilliance of Penelope Fitzgerald and comforts of Anna Karenina -
Books coming in 2018
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Which debut novel should you reach for this spring? Here’s our guide to the most exciting voices in fiction, politics, SF, graphic novels and more
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