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How the pandemic affected our approach to reading and interpretation of books

During the pandemic, reading took on new meaning. People turned to books for comfort. Some read to confront difficult issues, especially following the murder of George Floyd in 2020. Others used reading as a way to care for their children in locked-down houses.

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Hilary Mantel: Celebrated author of Wolf Hall trilogy

Novelist was the first British writer – and the first woman – to win the Booker Prize twice

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‘When is it OK to start blowing things up?’ Mark Rylance on families, Hilary Mantel and climate disaster

The actor discusses his new drama at the London film festival, being starstruck by Meryl Streep – and the best way to take environmental action

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A nurse, a rogue, a Pharoah and a space mission – take the Thursday quiz

Fifteen questions on general knowledge and topical trivia plus a few jokes every Thursday – how will you fare?

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Hilary Mantel was one of the great voices of historical fiction, and so much more

The shining stream of writing from Hilary Mantel has come to an end. But we are left with a rich body of writing to relish and revisit.

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Dame Hilary Mantel obituary

Double Booker prize-winning author best known for her Wolf Hall trilogy based on the life of Thomas Cromwell

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Hilary Mantel was one of the great voices of historical fiction – and so much more

Dame Hilary Mantel was a writer of immense skill and originality, and her death represents an incalculable loss to British literature. She will be chiefly remembered for her trilogy on the life of the Tudor politician Thomas Cromwell.

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The Guardian view on Hilary Mantel: a glorious original

Editorial: The author of Wolf Hall will take her own place in history as one of the century’s greatest writers

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Hilary Mantel: her 10 greatest books

Though she was best known for her Wolf Hall triology, the late author’s sparkling oeuvre encompassed essays and memoir as well as novels

The Guardian - UK

How Hilary Mantel’s Wolf Hall trilogy turned Thomas Cromwell from villain to hero

The Booker winner brought fierce intellectual rigour to her reimagining of Henry VIII and Ann Boleyn’s story

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Dame Hilary Mantel hailed as ‘one of the greatest writers of our time’

The British writer was best known for the Wolf Hall trilogy, which won two Booker Prizes.

The Independent UK

Hilary Mantel: Her grasp on character and circumstance was equal to Shakespeare

The literary world is reeling from the death of twice-Booker Prize winner Hilary Mantel, at the age of 70. Claire Allfree remembers a writer of seismic impact

The Independent UK

Dame Hilary Mantel: the pivotal works of the celebrated author, from Every Day is Mother’s Day to Wolf Hall

A workaholic her entire life, Mantel produced some of this century’s greatest historical novels

Evening Standard

Hilary Mantel remembered: ‘She was the queen of literature’

The beloved writer of the Wolf Hall trilogy and Beyond Black has died. Here, leading contemporaries pay tribute

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Wolf Hall author Dame Hilary Mantel dies 'suddenly yet peacefully'

The writer is regarded as one of the finest British novelists of the 21st century and has won the Booker Prize twice

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Hilary Mantel, author of the 'Wolf Hall' Tudor saga, dies at 70

The Booker Prize-winning author who turned Tudor power politics into page-turning fiction in the acclaimed Wolf Hall trilogy of historical novels, has died, her publisher said.

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‘The pen is in our hands. A happy ending is ours to write’: Hilary Mantel in her own words

The Booker prize-winning author of the Wolf Hall trilogy has died aged 70. Here are some of her best quotes on writing, illness, the monarchy and more

Evening Standard

Tributes paid to Wolf Hall author Dame Hilary Mantel who has died aged 70

Tributes have been paid to the novelist Dame Hilary Mantel who has died aged 70.

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The Independent UK

J K Rowling and Bernardine Evaristo lead tributes to author Dame Hilary Mantel

The British writer was best known for The Wolf Hall trilogy, for which she won two Booker Prizes.

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Dame Hilary Mantel: Booker Prize winner whose Wolf Hall engrossed a generation

The author has died at the age of 70.

The Independent UK

British author of 'Wolf Hall' saga Hilary Mantel dies at 70

Hilary Mantel, the Booker Prize-winning author of the acclaimed “Wolf Hall” saga, has died

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Famed author Hilary Mantel dies at 70

LONDON: Hilary Mantel, the best-selling British author known for her award-winning Wolf Hall historical trilogy, died on Thursday at the age of 70, her publisher said on Friday.

The Times of India

Booker Prize-winning author Hilary Mantel dies

Booker Prize-winning author Dame Hilary Mary Mantel has died. She was 70. The news of her death was shared by her publisher HarperCollins UK today on social media.

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‘I’m against parallels’: Hilary Mantel is wary of drawing shallow links with the past

The Wolf Hall Picture Book, created with actor Ben Miles and his brother George, a photographer, explores its resonances with contemporary life

The Guardian - UK

Henry VIII review – even gold phalluses can’t bring little-seen Shakespeare to life

The sexy makeover with dildos and inflatable testicles doesn’t work and the text additions only highlight the disjointedness

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