Bernardine Evaristo: British schools sideline writers of colour
How terribly sad that children of colour are unlikely to see people who look like them in the books they read…
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Minae Mizumura’s linguistic mission
Mizumura’s second book An I-Novel is “not just a how-I-became-a-writer story; it is also a how-I-became-a-Japanese writer story”.
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Quentin Tarantino’s debut novel: a bold and often joyous work
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood – derived from the writer-director’s 2019 film – is a nimble and piquant piece of storytelling.
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Reviewed in short: New titles from James Davies, Travis Elborough, David Peace and David Lodge
Sedated by Davies, Through the Looking Glasses by Elborough, Tokyo Redux by Peace and Varying Degrees of Success by Lodge.
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Sydney Smith, the irreverent reverend
How a cleric famous for his punchlines helped to shape liberal England.
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Björn Borg: the man with ice in his stomach
The mystery and majesty of the player who ruled Wimbledon’s Centre Court
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The story of America’s Covid crisis
Two books examine the US’s faltering response to the pandemic, and ask: what did we just live through?
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The fragile beauty of the deep sea
The deep oceans, once thought to be lifeless, are home to many extraordinary creatures. But now a mining boom threatens…
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