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Tom’s Crossing by Mark Z Danielewski – House of Leaves author returns with a 1200-page western

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Poem of the week: Simile by Éireann Lorsung

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Queen Esther by John Irving review – a disappointing companion to The Cider House Rules

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Book of Lives by Margaret Atwood review – the great novelist reveals her hidden side

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Tom Gauld on the desk of a late, great author – cartoon

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So you want to try psychotherapy. But what does it actually do?

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‘It’s not just a book, it’s a window to my soul’: why we’re in love with literary angst

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What did Pasolini know? Fifty years after his brutal murder, the director’s vision of fascism is more urgent than ever

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‘It is the scariest of times’: Margaret Atwood on defying Trump, banned books – and her score-settling memoir

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What we’re reading: writers and readers on the books they enjoyed in October

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Stephen King’s son among writers boycotting British Library event in solidarity with striking workers

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The best recent poetry – review roundup

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Derek Owusu: ‘I didn’t read a book until the age of 24’

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Attention by Anne Enright review – sparkling reflections on life and literature

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A former Tory councillor tried to ban my novel Pigeon English. Why should pupils suffer because of him?

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Theft by Abdulrazak Gurnah audiobook review – coming-of-age saga in Tanzania

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Heart the Lover by Lily King review – a love story to treasure

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Where to start with: Paul Bailey

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Saltwash by Andrew Michael Hurley review – raw, dark folk horror confronts mortality

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Dead and Alive by Zadie Smith review – essays for an age of anxiety

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