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Samantha Harvey: “Orbital isn’t the kind of book that normally wins the Booker”

The day after winning the prize, the British author discusses choosing to write a story set in space, climate change,…

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New Statesman writers and guests choose their favourite reading of the year.

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The great chronicler of England's historic traumas on class, national identity and the importance of football novels.

By Katy Shaw

Also featuring Patria: Lost Countries of South America by Laurence Blair and What Nails It by Greil Marcus.

By Michael Prodger, George Monaghan, Zuzanna Lachendro and Zoë Huxford

In Josh Cohen’s All the Rage, a psychoanalyst offers a path through the divisive world of online grievance and populist…

By Kate Mossman

From white supremacists to black activists, readers have sought moral legitimacy in Milton’s epic poem.

By Lucy Hughes-Hallett

Her novel Parade, slim but complex, is the latest product of a career dedicated to breaking new formal ground.

By Lola Seaton

The award for inventive fiction goes to a book replete with ideas about art, literature and freedom.

By Tom Gatti