Books
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From Hamlet to Hume ... two histories of thought, one imaginative and stylish, one very much not -
The songwriter and activist picks the best books on dissent, from Paul Foot’s masterly final work to Naomi Klein’s Shock Doctrine
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After The God of Small Things made her a global star, the novelist turned to political writing and activism. Gary Younge finds out why -
A story told in fragments as working-class Lucy finds her way in the modern world -
The acclaimed author on the power of familial love, ignoring advice to write only about domestic life, and the recent death of her husband
Hay festival 2019
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Why did Britain not look to other countries for examples of best practice, asks expert -
Author says it is the job of writers to put themselves into the minds of others
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TV cooking judge says gimmicks are getting in the way of good flavour and texture
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Dr Rory Cormac tells Hay festival Bond still loved by MI6 despite bearing no resemblance to a real spy
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Social justice and limitless abundance – a leftwing provocateur serves up some techno-optimism -
This jaunty set of rules for good writing has become a bestseller in the US. But is it always right? -
The speeches of a young climate crisis activist who inspired global school strikes are sobering but tentatively hopeful
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The great stylist of US crime has a blast in wartime Los Angeles with a charming socialite, a charred body and some stolen gold -
A bleak, bold saga of a desperately poor family in 20th-century France -
Violence past and present contrasts with fantasy during marching season in Belfast after the Troubles
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Sandra Newman’s genre-defying novel weaves dreams and delusion with romantic love -
Bram Stoker is involved in a love triangle with two giants of the Victorian stage in a humorous retelling of the Dracula author’s life -
A mysterious column of smoke fills the London sky, in this stylish and funny tale about a journalist on the rocks
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She was dedicated to her work, right to the very end – and no one could draw a tiger’s smile quite like her -
Migrating hummingbirds, a chick at the circus and runaway robots getting into trouble -
Michael Morpurgo, Quentin Blake, Julia Donaldson and more reveal the books that inspired them and how to keep children interested in a world of digital distractions
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The 28-year-old says her often macabre stories are about how our bodies contain and betray us – and are ‘not, not horror writing’ -
The author and mental health activist on writing for different age groups, homeschooling, and being followed by Harry and Meghan -
Before Terry Pratchett died, Gaiman told his friend he would adapt their novel about an angel and a devil stopping the apocalypse. As Good Omens starts on TV, he discusses fame, politics and honouring that promise
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Sarah Krasnostein talks about her biography The Trauma Cleaner and we remember children’s author Judith Kerr -
The author discusses her fears for free speech, older women, and her latest book, Outrages, a study of the persecution of gay men by the legal system in Victorian Britain -
Her new novel reimagines Frankenstein for the AI era. The Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit author talks immortality, anger and why she’s still an evangelist
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Restricting the choice to books published since the Treaty of Rome still leaves a dizzying array of possibilities. Please cast your votes in a fun Euro election! -
An elderly man reckons wryly with his diminished life in a resonant character study -
Your space to discuss the books you are reading and what you think of them -
Novelist Tishani Doshi recommends further reading for Rushdie fans
What to read
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The Native American writer on the beauty of Samanta Schweblin’s Mouthful of Birds – and the author that everyone should read -
The songwriter and activist picks the best books on dissent, from Paul Foot’s masterly final work to Naomi Klein’s Shock Doctrine
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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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Boisterous, popular, self-aware: a new collection of all Frank’s known writing brings her into sharp focus, says the Costa-winning biographer -
There are still no signs of the last two volumes in George RR Martin’s fantasy saga – but he has a chance to fix all the problems in the adaptation
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