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Napalm in the Heart by Pol Guasch review – a beautiful and affecting debut novel
Books

Napalm in the Heart by Pol Guasch review – a beautiful and affecting debut novel

Catalan poet and author Pol Guasch’s sharp and succinct prose cuts straight to the heart of every thought and emotion
Half of UK adults don’t read for pleasure
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Half of UK adults don’t read for pleasure

The Light Room by Kate Zambreno review – a staggering breadth of knowledge
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The Light Room by Kate Zambreno review – a staggering breadth of knowledge

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Top 5 books about state control, chosen by Icelandic author Fríða Ísberg
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Top 5 books about state control, chosen by Icelandic author Fríða Ísberg

Fighting for justice for women in a system that’s rigged against them
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Fighting for justice for women in a system that’s rigged against them

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Napalm in the Heart by Pol Guasch review – a beautiful and affecting debut novel
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Napalm in the Heart by Pol Guasch review – a beautiful and affecting debut novel

The Light Room by Kate Zambreno review – a staggering breadth of knowledge
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The Light Room by Kate Zambreno review – a staggering breadth of knowledge

One Grand Summer by Ewald Arenz review – an understated and empathetic coming-of-age story
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One Grand Summer by Ewald Arenz review – an understated and empathetic coming-of-age story

The Eyes Are The Best Part by Monika Kim review – tension-filled horror debut delivers
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The Eyes Are The Best Part by Monika Kim review – tension-filled horror debut delivers

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Top 5 books about state control, chosen by Icelandic author Fríða Ísberg
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Top 5 books about state control, chosen by Icelandic author Fríða Ísberg

Top 5 books by Latin American writers, chosen by poet and author Richard Gwyn
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Top 5 books by Latin American writers, chosen by poet and author Richard Gwyn

Top 5 books about unconventional cowboys, chosen by musician and author Bruce Omar Yates
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Top 5 books about unconventional cowboys, chosen by musician and author Bruce Omar Yates

Top 5 children’s books for summer
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Top 5 children’s books for summer

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Fashion icon Penelope Tree: ‘Men really had the upper hand in the 1960s’
Penelope Tree with band Procul Harum by David Bailey
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Fashion icon Penelope Tree: ‘Men really had the upper hand in the 1960s’

The former model’s debut novel is set in the swinging Sixties and deals with the trouble with appearances
How books can help children understand the crushing challenges of poverty
Books

How books can help children understand the crushing challenges of poverty

What the complex history of Cyprus can teach us about today’s Europe 
Deposed Cypriot president Archbishop Makarios III meets the Labour government’s foreign secretary James Callaghan in London in 1974
Europe

What the complex history of Cyprus can teach us about today’s Europe