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Three Days in June by Anne Tyler audiobook review – a masterclass in marital disharmony

A mother reflects on the breakdown of her marriage as she attends her daughter’s wedding, in a novella that brilliantly depicts family dynamics

The Guardian - UK

‘It seemed wrong to write about normal life after that horrendous election’: US novelist Anne Tyler

At 83, The Accidental Tourist author discusses the secret to a good marriage, publishing her 25th book and why she can no longer keep politics out of her novels

The Guardian - UK

Three Days in June by Anne Tyler review – a wise and wonderful account of infidelity

The US author’s masterly portrait of a divorced couple brought together by their daughter’s wedding is beautifully observed

The Guardian - UK

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The six books released in 2025 that I can't wait to read

From Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie to Curtis Sittenfeld, Daisy Lester rounds up the buzziest titles for this year

The Independent UK

‘I took one pill and my whole body was gone’: Kathy Bates on opioids, ageing and selfish co-stars

As she stars in new legal serial Matlock, about a lawyer using people’s prejudices about older people to her advantage, the Oscar-winner opens up about surviving cancer, the Sacklers and watching herself on screen

The Guardian - UK

Tracy Chevalier: ‘Woolf’s The Waves will be like medicine – I won’t like it, but it will do me good’

The novelist on the comfort of Dodie Smith, how Anne Tyler made her want to be a writer – and why she doesn’t reread books

The Guardian - UK

Review: A quirky librarian learns what life is like when you check out more than books

FICTION: Patrick deWitt's novel splits the difference between Anne Tyler and Kevin Wilson.

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Katherine Heiny: ‘Writing about sex and relationships ends up being about infidelity’

Swallowed hearing aids, origami obsessives and a husband who’s a former MI6 agent ... Standard Deviation author Katherine Heiny isn’t short of inspiration, so why did it take 25 years to get her writing career off the ground?

The Guardian - UK

Review: 'The Boys,' by Katie Hafner

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Laurie Hertzel: Readers suggest ways to climb out of book slump

I should not worry so much, because reading slumps come and go. But every time one comes, I worry that it won't ever go. What if I've permanently lost my ability to concentrate? This is certainly possible, in this age of ever-distracting social media.

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Life, death, intimacy and privilege: 4 works of COVID fiction – and what they say about us

Pandemics force us to face our mortality, prompting profound questions about life’s meaning. It is not surprising, therefore, that since the days of medieval plague outbreaks, infectious diseases have attracted the imagination of novelists. These stories operate as cautionary tales, holding humanity to account.

The Conversation

Books by women that every man should read: chosen by Ian McEwan, Salman Rushdie, Richard Curtis and more

Studies show men avoid female authors. Ahead of the Women’s prize for fiction, chair of judges Mary Ann Sieghart finds out why – and we ask male authors to redress the balance

The Guardian - UK

On Agoraphobia by Graham Caveney review – a brilliant memoir

From Franz Kafka to Anne Tyler, literature amplifies the author’s moving insights into living with agoraphobia and the remedies that have helped him

The Guardian - UK

French Braid by Anne Tyler review: a quietly radical story

Anne Tyler’s 24th novel is an extraordinarily rich portrait of a family in flux, says Jessie Thompson

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The Baltimore Novelist Anne Tyler publishes her 25th novel and discusses the pandemic, her writing process, and unraveling family ties

BALTIMORE — About five years ago, relatives began vanishing from the Baltimore novelist Anne Tyler’s life like disappearing ink. They faded away so gradually and quietly Tyler hadn’t even realized they were gone, leaving behind only faint traces of long-ago relationships.

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Review: 'French Braid,' by Anne Tyler

FICTION: In her 24th novel, Anne Tyler captures the avoidances and silences of family life.

The Guardian - UK

French Braid by Anne Tyler review – rifts and reunions in Robin’s nest

The author continues to deftly mine the tensions and resentments of family life with a tender and sprawling saga set across six tumultuous decades

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