The Year of the Cat: feline fellowship and the meaning of life
Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett’s memoir of adopting a kitten doubles as a study of anxiety, parenthood and purpose.
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Also featuring the new poetry collection by Hannah Sullivan and Hotel Milano by Tim Parks.
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What Don DeLillo saw coming
In 1985, White Noise captured America’s nascent attention economy. Can an $80m Netflix adaptation live up to his vision?
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The New Statesman’s best books of 2022
Our choice of the year’s essential fiction and non-fiction.
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The best children’s books of 2022
From magical picture books to thrilling young adult novels, courage and joy are in abundance.
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The meaning of Tyson Fury
He survived addiction and a suicide attempt to return to victory in the ring. Now the philosopher-fighter considers the “void”…
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Why Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol is still so relevant
Really, the only things separating Bob Cratchit from the average 2022 Londoner are electricity and the fact he could afford…
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Our fatal addiction to narrative
Once, stories helped us make sense of reality, argues Peter Brooks – now they have devoured it.
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