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Karl Ove Knausgaard’s thought experiment

The Norwegian novelist doesn’t just want to show his characters’ inner lives, he wants us to take leave of our…

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In his unlikely fourth act, the former movie star is a self-help guru who trades in the toughest of tough…

By Will Lloyd

The singer’s memoir of her conservatorship is full of cartoonish villains and medieval misogyny. But this isn’t a fable – it’s…

By Anna Leszkiewicz

Our choice of the highlights from the universities in 2023.

By New Statesman

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By Michael Prodger, Megan Kenyon, Christiana Bishop and Ellen Peirson-Hagger

The twins accrued hotels, newspapers and a fortress on their own island – then their fortune vanished.

By Pippa Bailey

Shattered by Brexit, the Tory party has been captured by populist disrupters. Can true conservatives win it back?

By William Waldegrave

The novelist’s collected non-fiction reveals her extraordinary range, depth and independence of thought.

By Nicola Sturgeon