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The bestselling author talks about the things that shape her world
Former minister is refusing to submit manuscript of new book for review by officials
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Thomas Harding’s biography uncovers the secrets of a chameleonic outsider who made himself a fixture of the cultural establishment
A murder mystery in a fictitious Midwestern city blends thriller tropes with a fresh reimagining of American society
Anne Berest explores the Jewish experience of occupied France in a novel based on her own family’s story
How one man harnessed an empire of style
This deft exploration of human genetics is strange, unsettling and one of the novelist’s best
From the Rwandan genocide to death at the Bank of England, sinister stories of spies, politics and exile
Her colourful books and intrepid reporting sidestepped stereotypes of India in favour of a more nuanced portrait
A poetic collection of tales about grief, renewal and our complex relationship with the past
Fiction goes where news falls short, bringing depth and nuance to the lives of people crudely labelled by politics or religion
Top award in original English-language fiction reflects ‘full range of lived experience’, says jury chair
The second novel in a new series by the Norwegian master is epic and weighty — and repeatedly touched by death
Unreflective of her own failings, the former PM is big on public duty but weak on solutions
A well-researched and fascinating look at the murky history of poison pen letters, and the envy and jealousy that drives writers to send them anonymously
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