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Purbeck stone inscribed with lines from one of poet’s most loved works will be unveiled on 31st anniversary of his death
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Sarah Perry’s gothic ‘novel of rare intelligence’ receives lucrative honour ahead of the playscript for JK Rowling’s theatrical debut
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Seven-millimetre revolver poet Paul Verlaine used in failed attempt to kill his lover fetches more than seven times its estimate
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The Literary Review’s annual pillory of overheated erotic writing selects a passage from The Day Before Happiness for high-profile ridicule
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Prussian author ETA Hoffmann’s tale of a poet driven mad would have shocked the Brothers Grimm – and the violence of it remains shocking, even two centuries later
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For those of us about ready to give up after the multiple shocks of 2016, let’s find a bracingly rebellious read. Make your voice heard!
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Marge Piercy, the landmark feminist novel’s author, reflects on the aspirations for a just society that she dramatised in 1976 – and their continuing relevance
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A seminal poem by the late Chou Meng-tieh, regarded as a pioneer of Taiwanese poetry
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Nagy has taken on writing duties for the movie, which will be the first big-screen outing for the forensics specialist and hero of 24 crime novels
Gardening blog The best gardening books of 2016