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QFWFQ review – If On a Winter’s Night a Traveller is taken in a bold new direction

Gregory Nussen spins Italo Calvino’s surrealist authorial intrusions into a fascinating, playful and political show

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The ten best short novels under 150 pages – chosen by experts

A novel doesn’t need to be a hefty tome to change your life. Forget War and Peace (1,200 pages) or Les Misérables (1,400 pages); these expert recommendations are under 150 pages – short enough to tear through over a weekend.

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A dreamscape of transcendental potential: Rhett Davis’ Arborescence is at once terrifying and bewitching

American psychologist Abraham Maslow’s well-known hierarchy of needs theory, first proposed in 1943, positions self-actualisation at the apex of human motivation and flourishing. According to Maslow, it is only after an individual’s basic physiological needs are met – along with the need for safety, love and esteem – that they…

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35 Weird But Brilliant Books If You Are Seeking To Read Something Different, As Shared Online

People online are sharing "weird" book suggestions. The post 35 Weird But Brilliant Books If You Are Seeking To Read Something Different, As Shared Online first appeared on Bored Panda.

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Dr Terror deals the Death card: how tarot was turned into an occult obsession

It was a nice innocent game played by Renaissance courtiers, often featuring strong women. Why were these artistically dazzling cards given a black magic makeover that endures to this day?

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Days of The Jackal: how Andrew Wylie turned serious literature into big business

The long read: Andrew Wylie is agent to an extraordinary number of the planet’s biggest authors. His knack for making highbrow writers very rich helped to define a literary era – but is his reign now coming to an end?

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Art lovers know not all philanthropy is virtuous. Tell that to our museums

The opioid controversy should prompt cultural institutions to take the Sackler name off buildings. What takes them so long?

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The Written World and the Unwritten World by Italo Calvino review – exquisite flights of imagination

Calvino ponders life, literature and the mysterious spaces in between in this rich collection of essays, reviews, interviews and more

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5 wintry books to read during long nights

Winter solstice brings the shortest day and longest night of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. It’s a great night to spend reading.

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You’ve got style: Brilliant books on creative writing

From Italo Calvino to Dorothea Brande, Emma Cummins reflects on the books that inspire her as a writer

The Guardian - UK

Calvino Nights review – irresistible theatre that sharpens the senses

Based on Italo Calvino folk tales, Kneehigh founder Mike Shepherd’s bounteous show features burning instruments, puppetry and political outrage

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