Books

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It’s not just millennials who need lessons on how to be a grown-up

It’s no secret – growing up can be hard to do. That’s why journalist Daisy Buchanan was inspired to write a book that’s part memoir and part self-help for her fellow millennials – but the final product bears a message that transcends its target demographic, making How to Be a Grown-Up a must-read for all ages

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Dying for Beginners review: It's a life-giving book

Former Independent journalist and editor of 'Question Time', Charlie Courtauld wrote a personal diary of his experience of having multiple sclerosis, which was published as a newspaper column and blog, before his death last year

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Yesterday’s Papers by Ben Walsh review: Very funny tale

This energetic debut novel about a jaded and alcohol-dependant music journalist who blags a press trip to a music festival in India to investigate his ancestry and has to deal with a dying newspaper industry will take you on a farcical adventure

Will Eisner and the evolution of the graphic novel

This year marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of the American graphic-novel pioneer Will Eisner, with a starring role at a festival in France and an exhibition at New York's Museum of Illustration