Elsa Morante’s wild, compelling fiction
This vivid story of class and family by the rediscovered Italian novelist was where Elena Ferrante “discovered what literature can…
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Lessons from the afterlife
In A Second Act, intensive care doctor Matt Morgan collects stories from patients who returned from death. Can they teach…
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From Rochelle Gurstein to Philippa Found: new books reviewed in short
Also featuring Pub by Philip Howell and Runaway Horses by Carlo Fruttero and Franco Lucentini.
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Inside the Royal Society of Literature’s civil war
Amid allegations of censorship, secrecy and elitism, the 300-year-old institution is tearing itself apart.
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Did the Tories create modern Britain?
A revisionist history claims the postwar consensus was shaped by Conservative visions.
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25 books to read in 2025
From AI to the Beatles and from Pope Francis to Jung Chang, here are the new books to look out…
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How 4chan became the home of the elite reader
The left is losing its grip on the literary realm.
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The double gift of David Lodge
The author’s versatile genius posed a question: if you can’t write a novel, what gives you the right to pronouce…
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