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Lee's new novel is about the promise and perils for Koreans who pursue a Western education. Her previous book, the 2017 novel Pachinko , was a finalist for a National Book Award.
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A metafictional take on Hollywood, a steamy sapphic Regency romance, the new R. F. Kuang novel, and more of today's best book deals.
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The writer and activist finds galvanising energy in grassroots initiatives in the face of inequality and the climate crisis ‘Throughout the world confidence in progress has shattered,” notes Natasha Walter. “The certainty – even the hope –…
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The influential British writer and critic was born 100 years ago today. Here’s a guide to his genre-bending writing on art, love, sex, mortality and more John Berger was born a hundred years ago today. He was an artist, critic, novelist,…
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USA Today, Publishers Weekly, NYT, Amazon, and Indie Booksellers all have their own bestseller lists. Here are the combined results.
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In these renovation romance books, characters fall in love as they fix up crumbling houses, inns, and farms.
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It's been a banner year for speculative fiction.
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The best new children's books out in November 2026 include the new Dog Man book by Dav Pilkey and a fable about grief by Margaret Wise Brown.
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The countdown is on for the 2026 Read Harder Challenge.
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Award-winning romance author Sonali Devi recommends four books that feel every bit as sweet and satisfying as Diwali goodies.
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Surreal, mysterious and with an outlandish origin story, Jan Potocki’s The Manuscript Found in Saragossa has amassed a cult following that includes Salman Rushdie and Jerry Garcia. But it’s the book’s global humanism makes it relevant now,…
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A Korean family is willing to sacrifice everything for their children’s education, in the third book in Lee’s Diaspora Quartet “An excellent hagwon,” according to one of the characters in Min Jin Lee’s new novel, “is everything.” Every…
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The winner of the 2026 Baillie Gifford prize is a riveting work of ancient history that feels startlingly present • ‘Blockbuster’ history of Alexander the Great wins £50,000 Baillie Gifford prize In 336BC, Alexander was not great. He was a…
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Fall in love alongside these Austen-inspired characters in Ming-Dynasty China, at the Royal Academy of Science, and more.
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Illustrated Hitchhiker's Guide, N.K. Jemisin, a bestselling YA dystopian, Rainer Maria Rilke's letter, and more of today's best deals
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This month's books we're noting, from authors including Daisy Johnson and Louise Kennedy, tell stories of star-crossed romance, hard-won redemption and high-stakes struggle.
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The author gets a backstage pass to the personal life of the world’s most famous woman – but what do we really learn? The magazine writer Jonathan Van Meter profiles very famous people for extremely glossy publications. He was responsible…
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This propulsive, globe-trotting tale brilliantly skewers the corruption and corporatisation of higher education It’s no secret that academia is on the blink; Canadian author Randy Boyagoda’s new novel, which is equal parts satire, dystopia…
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The hallucinatory crisis of a war-scarred jurist with a painkiller dependency makes for frustrating reading Of the cohort of experimental novelists whose renown grew in the wake of the 2008 financial crash – names include Deborah Levy ,…
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After more than two decades of studied neutrality, the journalist delivers some home truths about modern politics Laura Kuenssberg always swore she would never write a book. Amid all the vitriol hurled her way, the BBC’s political editor…
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Today’s crop of smooth talkers tap directly into a specific evolutionary vulnerability. Here’s how to defend yourself Recently, I was alone in a bar waiting for a friend. To pass the time, I started chatting to a stranger. He had an easy,…
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Writers and Guardian readers discuss the titles they have read over the last month. Join the conversation in the comments I’m a huge fan of Muriel Spark, but wasn’t sure I needed another biography of her, yet James Bailey’s Like a Cat…
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Her unsparing fiction and true crime writing have made her one of Australia’s most controversial and celebrated authors. The author discusses relationships, resilience – and finding global recognition five decades into her career A few…
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The Nobel Prize-winning novelist says he honed his skills while working as a songwriter. Now, Ishiguro's 2021 novel Klara and the Sun has been adapted to film. Originally broadcast March 17, 2021.
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Minihorror by Barbi Marković; Paradise Burns by Pol Guasch; Hafni Says by Helle Helle; Googling for Soul by Hamid Ismailov Minihorror by Barbi Marković, translated by Jen Calleja (Faber, £14.99) This eccentric and fantastical collection of…
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The British novelist on discovering Molly Keane, coming to Dickens late, and the books that taught her the importance of writing about history My earliest reading memory My mother always read me a bedtime story, but by around age three, I…
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Shortlisted for the Goldsmiths prize, this compelling interrogation of memory, justice and truth offers no easy answers The Goldsmiths prize-shortlisted debut from British-Greek author Aea Varfis-van Warmelo opens with a confession: “I…
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The constraints of Kureishi’s life after a devastating accident infuse his writing with a new and thrilling immediacy Some months after returning home, after a grim year in hospitals in Rome and London, Hanif Kureishi begins to rebel. Not…
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Jordan Neely was frightening fellow passengers. A former Marine named Daniel Penny put Neely into a chokehold, killing him. Journalist Anand Giridharadas investigates the incident in Man in the Mirror.
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The actor waxes lyrical on directors, dildos and why she hates being referred to as though she’s a dusty old relic In the late 1950s, Judi Dench was invited to meet a major Hollywood producer about a possible career in the film business.…
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The highly anticipated, latest installment of Sarah J. Maas' romantasy series has hit the shelves. Hardcore fans were lined up (in their faerie ears) at the stroke of midnight.
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Elizabeth McCracken's connected short stories chronicle a family's encounters with their eldest son's girlfriend and eventual wife. This slim collection is so engaging, you may want to read it twice.
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Roz Chast and Jason Adam Katzenstein discuss roaches, molding food and dysfunctional appliances. Their new graphic memoir, The Two Saddest Kitchens , reveals it all.
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Horror writer Stephen Graham Jones says horror's current moment is powered by more than just fear.
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Every fall, snow geese migrating south stop in Vermont and cover the ground in a snowy white blanket. Now, a new picture book celebrates that real-life awe-inspiring event.
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Shortlisted for the Booker and Baillie Gifford prizes respectively, the novelist and biographer talk about working and living together – and giving a voice to Black queer history The literary power couple is a historically seductive…
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Ernest Hemingway's debut novel, about lost and wayward young people after World War I, turned 100 this week. We look at its legacy and how the book has aged.
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A sumptuous collection of fairytales; a dreamy Minotaur retelling; the explosive finale of the YA Torch Trilogy and more Dogs, Dogs, Dogs by John Devolle, Pushkin, £12.99 “Old dogs, young dogs, dogs on wheels, dogs that want to eat your…
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The author talks about her nomadic childhood, being targeted by the Turkish government and overcoming depression to write her latest novel For a long time Elif Shafak was referred to as Turkey’s “most widely read female author”. Today, she…
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Looking for a new reading recommendation? Here are some brilliant new paperbacks, from a time-travelling fantasy novel to an eclectic essay collection. Discuss what you’re reading in paperback in the comments *** Continue reading...
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Poetry with wonder and wit; a heartwarming tale for horse lovers; a portal to the future; a brilliant YA wartime romance and more Small Monster, Big Monster by Allan Sanders, Phaidon, £7.95 Refrigerator is EMPTY. Monster is FULL (of…
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A mouse detective; a fresh take on the Odyssey; a dangerous wish; and the world’s most watched reality TV show My Dad Can by Stephen Lightbown, illustrated by Claire Sahara Lemp, Quarto, £7.99 Iris’s dad can turn into dinosaurs, unicorns,…
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The top 100 novels of all time published in English, as voted for by authors, critics and academics worldwide. How many have you read? Continue reading...
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