Books
Women are channelling The Handmaid's Tale to protest healthcare bill
Planned Parenthood volunteers dressed in red cloaks and white bonnets to protest the brutality and sexism of the GOP's healthcare bill
Facebook celebrates Harry Potter's 20th anniversary with easter egg
Social media platforms are stepping up to help fans celebrate the Wizarding World's very special birthday in style
Millennium series is a 'franchise' – a drive-through book, with fries
David Lagercrantz dreams of writing the perfect literary novel, a new Anna Karenina, but feels he is slumming it. Yet popular often means very good. Andy Martin reports
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The Lying Game by Ruth Ware, review: A plausible mystery
The crime writer's third book about four old schoolfriends with a terrible secret might be long, but you won't be able to put it down
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The Ministry of Utmost Happiness by Arundhati Roy, book review
Decades of contemplation are compounded in the ‘The God of Small Things’ author’s new novel
Ready to write your own best-seller?
You've spent too many summers reading novels, isn't it about time you started to write one yourself. Jennifer Howard selects the best of the world's writing retreats
Jeremy Corbyn colouring book getting rush release
The ‘Now With Even Less Austerity’ version will be available later this month
Princess Diana ‘threw herself down the stairs while pregnant’
Tapes reportedly recorded by Diana in 1991 were made as her marriage to Prince Charles began to disintegrate
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The Ice review: Chilling read after Trump pulls out of climate treaty
This second novel by the Bailey's Prize-shortlisted author is a timely warning of the coming dangers of global warming
New JRR Tolkien book finally published after 100 years
About an immortal Elf falling in love with a mortal man
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A Book of American Martyrs: Not the abortion debate novel hoped for
Joyce Carol Oates tackles America's abortion war in her new novel with a magnificent story about two broken families
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Inferior by Angela Saini, review: Shining a light on sexism in science
The science journalist deploys a heavy arsenal of data to dispel any myths about the differences between women and men
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The End We Start From by Megan Hunter review: Strange and haunting
This debut novel has already been snapped up by by Benedict Cumberbatch’s production company SunnyMarch and Hera Pictures who want to make the film
Independent journalist wins inaugural children's picture book award
Oh Zoe! will publish the book later this year
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Men Without Women by Haruki Murakami review: Each story is a gem
A new collection of short stories by Murakami explore the lives of men who find themselves alone
Street Spirit review: A wonderfully crafted work about activism
Steve Crawshaw's Street Spirit is a celebration of some of the most remarkable protests from around the world that have used humour, courage and creativity to bring about change
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The Nothing by Hanif Kureishi, book review: Bombastic theatrical style
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Queer City by Peter Ackroyd: A pocket history of sex in London
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Milo Yiannopoulos to self-publish memoir and sue Simon & Schuster
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Bill Clinton is writing a thriller called 'The President Is Missing'
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Ivanka Trump criticised for 'equating working schedules to slavery'
Hog: proper pork recipes from the snout to the squeak
Richard H Turner’s book ‘Hog: proper pork recipes from the snout to the squeak’ is dedicated to scrumptious porcine goodness
All the most scathing reviews of Ivanka Trump's new book
'Reading it feels like eating scented cotton balls'
Stephen King says Trump is 'worse than any horror story I've written'
Author has been a consistent critic of Mr Trump