Books
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Historical novel depicting the death of Shakespeare’s son from plague has already won this year’s Women’s prize for fiction
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A gifted writer blessed with impeccable connections, he has nonetheless remained in the shadows, eclipsed by accidents and grander egos
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Eminent group adds pens of Andrea Levy and Jean Rhys to its collection as it sets out to champion writers of colour
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L’anomalie secures country’s leading books prize, which was delayed this year in solidarity with bookshops forced to close by lockdown
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In reflections written during lockdown, the pontiff adds his weight to a growing group of people seeking a return to community-minded values
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An international taskforce tackles global heating in this chilling yet hopeful vision of how the next few decades might unfold
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The Searcher by Tana French; These Women by Ivy Pochoda; The Butcher of Berner Street by Alex Reeve; The Package by Sebastian Fitzek; One By One by Ruth Ware
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The Norwegian musician rebels against blandness and convention in a novel that veers from melodramatic teenscape to social panorama
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America’s ambassador for young people’s literature talks about touring Trump country, facing down racism and why there’s no such thing as a bad kid
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The last white rhino, a stolen inheritance, terrifying sea journeys and some ballet dancing bunnies me....
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The ghostwriter behind the memoirs of Keith Richards and David Bailey on difficult subjects
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The writer-star has had a baby, lost a close friend and published a memoir in lockdown. She talks about the trouble with male comedy writers – and why she wants to make a sketch show all about the clitoris
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The outspoken artist talks about his new book arriving in an ‘absolutely weird’ year and why Trump remains ‘the worst person in our known history’
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The feminist writer on racism in her London childhood, her new book about female slaves, and the part Ghana played in shaping her identity
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The author and cook on a life-changing book by Marilynne Robinson, the snobbery surrounding commercial success, and the food writer she hugely admires
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‘The dictator’, ‘this man’, ‘the president’ – over the last four years, authors have gone out of their way to avoid Trump’s name. But why?
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An alertness to racial injustice, a weaponised word in the culture wars, a reflection of our times ... Kenya Hunt explores how the world woke up
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