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Len Deighton obituary

Writer whose ‘anti-Bond’ hero in his 1962 novel The Ipcress File had a seismic impact on spy fiction

The Guardian - UK

Ian McEwan is back — with a literary apocalypse

Here’s an opener for you: “On 20 May 2119 I took the overnight ferry from Port Marlborough…” Ian McEwan describes his new novel as science fiction without the science. We’re in the 22nd century, nearly 100 years from now. The world is much altered, as a result of climate change,…

Evening Standard

How to make sauerkraut, the delicious alternative accompaniment

This is the perfect sauerkraut to go with salads and sausage sandwiches

The Independent UK

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Nervous to attempt making kimchi? Tim Spector shares his simple recipe

This spicy, savoury condiment goes with more foods than you might imagine

The Independent UK

Booker Prize announces ‘wonderful’ longlist of 13 books that left judges ‘elated’

Shortlist will be unveiled on 23 September, with the winner announcement to follow in November

The Independent UK

Most global Booker prize longlist in a decade features Kiran Desai and Tash Aw

Chair of judges Roddy Doyle says the 13 ‘gripping’ titles in contention for the £50,000 award all ‘examine identity, individual or national’

The Guardian - UK

This year’s Booker prize longlist looks in new directions

Former winner Kiran Desai leads a varied field, while Alan Hollinghurst misses out

The Guardian - UK

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The best graphic novels of 2024

Arthurian legend, dark family secrets, monsters, princesses and a Russian detective in this year’s picks

The Guardian - UK

Best non-fiction books of 2024: True crime, fandom and the dangers of nostalgia

THE LIST: From investigations into digital algorithms and the impact of smartphones to a history of Victoria’s Secret, there’s something for everyone in Katie Rosseinsky’s edit of 2024’s best non-fiction

The Independent UK

The best biographies and memoirs of 2024: Literary It-girls, art world intrigue and sociopathy

THE LIST: Catch up on 2024’s most illuminating life stories, encompassing tales of recovery, literary feuds and devastating betrayal, with Katie Rosseinsky’s edit of the best memoirs and biographies

The Independent UK

The Zoe diet at home: easy, healthy recipes from Tim Spector's new book

The nutrition expert Tim Spector, co-founder of the Zoe app, shares his favourite gut-friendly recipes

Evening Standard

Booker Prize 2024: Women dominate shortlist as all six authors tackle ‘fault lines of our times’

Shortlist for the prestigious literary prize features the largest number of women it its 55-year history

The Independent UK

Three British authors nominated for the Booker Prize longlist

This year’s prize features three debut novelists and six previously nominated writers

Evening Standard

Booker Prize announces 13 books on ‘glorious’ longlist of ‘timeless and timely fiction’

This year’s longlist spotlights stories about belonging and displacement, featuring literary heavyweights such as Richard Powers and Percival Everett alongside a clutch of debut novelists

The Independent UK

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Tributes as multi-award-winning Scottish author John Burnside dies aged 69

THE multi-award-winning Scottish poet and novelist John Burnside has died aged 69 ...

The Guardian - UK

Anne Enright, Kate Grenville and Isabella Hammad shortlisted for Women’s prize for fiction

Capturing ‘an enormous breadth of the human experience’, the six shortlisted novels compete for a £30,000 prize to be awarded in June

The Guardian - UK

‘Six spellbinding and thought-provoking novels’: why we chose the Women’s prize for fiction shortlist

From Sri Lanka to New South Wales and Shanghai, these wide-ranging stories are united by a compelling focus on women’s experience

The Guardian - UK

Anne Enright and Isabella Hammad make the Women’s prize for fiction longlist

Three Irish authors – including Claire Kilroy and Megan Nolan – and Booker-shortlisted Brit Chetna Maroo sit among the 16 nominees, eight of them debut novels

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The indie publishing mavericks shaking up the UK books world

Last year, all of literature’s big prizes went to small publishers. In a risk‑averse climate, edgy debuts and ‘tricky-to-sell’ foreign titles have found a home at the likes of Fitzcarraldo Editions and Sort Of Books

The Conversation

Three graphic novels that creatively confront the climate crisis

As the scale and severity of the environmental crisis escalates, our shelves and screens have been bombarded by a whirlwind of climate-themed genres, from climate fiction (cli-fi) to disaster movies.

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