Books
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The former Vogue editor is predictably good on handbags, bikinis and little black dresses. But don’t expect any juicy tittle-tattle
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Children’s author Katherine Rundell introduces original poems, stories and illustrations by the likes of Michael Morpurgo, Jacqueline Wilson and Axel Scheffler
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Ita O’Brien, who worked on the BBC version of Sally Rooney’s novel, explains her often vexed role and how she helped with a story that depends on its sex scenes
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The Meditations, by a Roman emperor who died in a plague named after him, has much to say about how to face fear, pain, anxiety and loss
Lockdown reading
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Timeless classics, hilarious capers and new adventures: a tots to teens reading list that even parents can enjoy
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From Bauhaus to bohemian love … the intricate lives and art of interwar modernists are captured in this hugely enjoyable and well-plotted book
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As old orthodoxies melt into air, the world needs a very new form of communism, argues this instant response to the crisis
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Some households don’t have one, many don’t want one … a fascinating insight into how addresses affect ordinary people around the world
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What’s more frightening – supernatural or human horror? A creepy debut charts two different versions of a romantic novelist’s life
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Think a mashup of The Time Traveler’s Wife, a David Nicholls weepie and a crime caper ...
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The Last Protector by Andrew Taylor; Bent by Joe Thomas; Wild Dog by Serge Joncour; The Dead Line by Holly Watt; and Little Disasters by Sarah Vaughan
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Based on the scandalous story of a 19th-century mathematician, this exploration of science and personality is a singular achievement
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The illicit affairs of a Republican congressman and a 19th-century taxidermist are mirrored across the centuries in an ingenious political satire
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The clash between folklore and modern capitalism drives a compelling tale set against the Irish BSE crisis
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Author Suzanne Collins reads from the opening chapter of her prequel to the Hunger Games trilogy, set in the childhood of Panem’s dictator Coriolanus Snow
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A new generation of authors are finding an international stage to pick apart misogyny, plastic surgery and #MeToo harassment
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The young Irish writer, who has won acclaim for her debut novel, on writing in a time of crisis and finding comfort in small routines
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The US author on writing about intimacy, the place for pretentiousness in art and surviving lockdown
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The journalist and author on how nature can boost mental health treatment, even on lockdown
What to read
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The author of Call Me By Your Name on laughing out loud at The Pickwick Papers and racing through Enid Blyton
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A comedic war novel, Eve Babitz’s tale of sex and drugs, and a dog who comes back from the dead ... humour can be found in the strangest places
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