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May 2017: Less absolute, but better

Women in literature defying conventional life paths (Torpor, All Grown Up, House of Mirth) + extract from J Robert Lennon's Broken River

April 2017: Admit it

Jami Attenberg's All Grown Up, out top 10 break up books

March 2017: Deborah, Kim, Jami and Joy

Deborah Smith, translater of Han Kang's The Vegetarian and Bandi's The Accusation recommends Korean writers to read this year.

February 2017: A reading list for your nuclear bunker

The best books to read when you're hunkered down in your bunker, from Cormack McCarthy's The Road to Heinz Helle's Euphoria.

January 2017: Meet our SS17 line-up  

All the books to look forward to for Spring/Summer 2017, including Jami Attenberg's All Grown Up, J Robert Lennon's Broken River, and Katie Kitamura's A Separation.

 December 2016: The best thing about this year (and any year)

Our authors, including Sarah Perry, Jarett Kobek and Chris Kraus pick their books of the year.

November 2016: When Big Daddy comes to town

Jarett Kobek, author of I Hate the Internet gives his brutal take on Trump winning the Presidency.

October 2016: GET A LIFE

Dispatches from the night we Got a Life with Vivienne Westwood and Pamela Anderson.

August 2016: When Eileen Myles ran for President

Astonishing facts about the rock star of modern poetry and Jill Soloway's muse, Eileen Myles.

July 2016: Do you think you're ready for this jelly?

Wendy Jones shares the funny, outrageous and frankly, uptight reactions to her book, The Sex Lives of English Women.