From Russell Shorto to Xiaolu Guo: new books reviewed in short
Also featuring Affairs: True Stories of Love, Lies, Hope and Desire by Juliet Rosenfeld and The Story of Witches: Folklore, History and Superstition by Willow Winsham.
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Kate Mossman is a senior writer at the New Statesman.
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Bob Dylan at the Royal Albert Hall: the best he’s been in years
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