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‘Dear Sebastian, I hate you’: a tale of three gutsy Victorian girls
Sally Nicholls's latest historical novel Yours from the Tower is a rewarding read for youngsters that never feels like a dull lesson
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‘I just think, what would Margaret do?’: Meet Atwood’s hand-picked literary heir
Bestselling author and TikTok sensation Mona Awad talks about why she’s tackling the skincare industry in her highly anticipated new novel
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JRR Tolkien interview: ‘It would be easier to film The Odyssey than The Lord of the Rings’
After the publication of his Middle Earth epic, the writer spoke to the Telegraph. 50 years after his death, here is the archive interview
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Benjamín Labatut: ‘Literature which simply bleats “baaaad” at monsters is not doing its job’
The Chilean novelist on quantum physics, why he doesn't read modern fiction – and the time he once lived with a pack of wild dogs
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The 50 best books of 2022
Our critics pick the perfect Christmas gifts for every reader, from page-turners to politics
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The best new science books of 2022
Face your fears! Make this the year you finally gets to grips with the Metaverse, incoming asteroids – and torture-happy wasps
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The 20 best poetry books of 2022 to buy for Christmas
This year's best poetry collections were filled with wild fantasies – from Greek myths and robot birds to a book narrated by an eyeball
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Best travel books to buy for Christmas 2022
From the footpaths of Scotland to the refugee trails of Mexico, travel books this year provide food for thought – and a prod out the door
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Big ideas: 2022’s best new smart thinking, psychology and sociology books
From Frans de Waal’s Different to Lucy Cooke’s Bitch, 2022's brainiest non-fiction used zoology to re-examine what it means to be human
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The best music books of 2022, from Bob Dylan to Nick Cave
From Bono's heartfelt riffs to Jarvis Cocker’s bin bags, music books went maverick this year
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Armchair travelling this Christmas? These are 2022’s most stunning travel photography books
This year's crop of books tackled war, climate change, the natural world – and the quiet beauty of sitting in a sunny park
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The best 2022 books to make sense of weird, wild world of British politics
From the integration of Islam to the brief reign of Prime Minister Liz Truss, this year's best politics books defended liberal ideals
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Why AI could actually be good for the arts
The risks of artificial intelligence have been well established – but its surprising creative possibilities are now being discovered too
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Annie Ernaux won a Nobel Prize – but her fans are blind to her faults
At just 35 pages, the 2022 Nobel laureate's The Young Man is her shortest book yet – but it still fizzles out before the end
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‘I just think, what would Margaret do?’: Meet Atwood’s hand-picked literary heir
Bestselling author and TikTok sensation Mona Awad talks about why she’s tackling the skincare industry in her highly anticipated new novel
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Forget iPads – this box-shaped child’s toy is every middle-class parent’s best friend
Yotos are proving to be a hit with parents of youngsters who refuse to pick up a book – but there is one drawback
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The truth about Anne Boleyn’s majestic rise and grisly fall
Machiavellian schemer – or innocent caught up in wider affairs? Two new books re-examine the life of Henry VIII’s infamous second wife
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The ‘angry young man’ who fought to save London’s architectural soul
During his short career, Ian Nairn set himself against the architectural establishment, believing he was the champion of ordinary people
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How a cross-dressing, bullet-dodging, 17th century duchess blazed a trail for sci-fi
Born 400 years ago, Margaret Cavendish was a philosopher, scientist – and the mother of a whole new genre of literature
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How women see the world
At a time when 85% of photojournalists are men, a new book offers an alternative perspective. Here, seven contributors introduce their shots
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Culture stars who died in 2019, from Neil Innes to Keith Flint
We remember some of the greatest talents from the arts world who have passed away this year
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‘Dear Sebastian, I hate you’: a tale of three gutsy Victorian girls
Sally Nicholls's latest historical novel Yours from the Tower is a rewarding read for youngsters that never feels like a dull lesson
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Forget iPads – this box-shaped child’s toy is every middle-class parent’s best friend
Yotos are proving to be a hit with parents of youngsters who refuse to pick up a book – but there is one drawback
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The world is drowning – send for fairies and magic mushrooms!
Cloudlanders, the debut novel from Christopher Mackie, is an enjoyably eccentric story full of imagination and thoughtfulness
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No more smartphones! These children are going to sea
Peril on the Atlantic, the first in a series by best-selling novelist AM Howell, is highly suspenseful and full of exciting twists
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Proof that old-fashioned children’s stories still exist
In Judith Eagle’s spry new novel, The Stolen Songbird, a little girl in 1950s London investigates her mother’s disappearance
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Michael Morpurgo: ‘Children who went to boarding school have an advantage in prison’
The former children’s laureate, 79, reflects on how his own childhood and difficult school years shaped his life and writing career
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The 75 best books for summer 2023 – what to read on holiday
Our critics' guide to the best reads to take away with you
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An ancient Greek myth, retold brilliantly by a TikTok star
Feminist retellings of Greek myths may be in vogue – but Bea Fitzgerald’s debut novel on Persephone still feels like a breath of fresh air
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The 75 best books for summer 2023 – what to read on holiday
Our critics' guide to the best reads to take away with you
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‘How wide the earth! How great the sky!’: the unfading charm of the Flower Fairies
100 years ago, Cicely Mary Barker combined botany with make-believe – and created a publishing phenomenon
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The best children’s books for Christmas 2022 – including Cressida Cowell’s new series
Queen Elizabeth II was visited by two very special bears, and the matchgirls went on strike, in this year's crop of writing for children
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BookTok superstar Colleen Hoover has sold 20 million novels – but does she glamourise trauma?
Her new novel, It Starts With Us, blends Brontë-esque brooding, Fifty Shades of Grey steaminess and a deeply troubling domestic abuse plot
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TikTok’s old-school books boom: why Gen Z fell in love with ‘dark academia’
Dusty libraries, long-haired youths writing poetry, candlelight rituals… TikTok’s love for old books is driving a publishing bonanza
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The Schoolhouse by Sophie Ward review: this fast-moving mystery packs an emotional punch
The actress-turned-novelist's follow-up to Love and Other Thought Experiments is unexpected: a crime novel about an experimental school
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Julia Donaldson: How I fear lockdown may have damaged our children
The bestselling author explains why she worries that coronavirus restrictions has deprived a generation of vital experiences
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Sex-gurus and vegetarians – how the West fell under India’s spell
In this entertaining history of the West’s fascination with Indian spirituality, Mick Brown covers all manner of curious characters
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‘Abuse of power’? Theresa May is the expert
The ex-Prime Minister’s book mutters darkly about Windrush, John Bercow and her nemesis, the police – but her own failings somehow evanesce
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How the ‘identity trap’ dragged our politics down
Yascha Mounk’s new book mounts a defence of liberalism against its foes on Left and Right – but is the ideology its own worst enemy?
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When was Britain’s biggest cultural revolution? (It’s not when you think)
The interwar period is often thought of as uninspired, but in reality, it brought about extraordinary change to which we are still in thrall
