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Kimberly McCreight’s 6 favorite escapist booksFeature The best-selling author recommends works by Jon Krakauer, Cheryl Strayed and Taylor Jenkins Reid
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Book reviews: ‘On the Origin of Sex: The Weird and Wonderful Science of Reproduction’ and ‘You Won’t Get Free of It’Feature The real story behind reproduction and a collection of essays focusing on mothers and daughters
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Julia Samuel shares books that changed how she understands griefThe Week Recommends The psychotherapist shares works by Joan Didion, Kathryn Mannix and Mary-Frances O’Connor
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A Sudden Flicker of Light: a ‘rhapsodic celebration’ of cinemaThe Week Recommends David Thomson’s history of the movies from ‘Psycho’ to ‘Pretty Woman’
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Fun, absorbing children’s books for summerThe Week Recommends These gripping reads will keep kids entertained over the school holidays
By Irenie Forshaw, The Week UK Published
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10 of the best coffee table books for travelersThe Week Recommends Explore the world from the comfort of home
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Life of M and the thorny debate over fictionalising real peopleIn the Spotlight Rumours are swirling that a character in Rachel Cusk’s new novel is based on Natalie Portman
By Irenie Forshaw, The Week UK Published
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Literacy: Is America done with reading?Feature Less Americans read for pleasure than ever before, but those who do are reading more
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The Family Man: a ‘meticulous’ retelling of the case that ‘gripped America’The Week Recommends James Lasdun’s carefully researched book is ‘elegant and intelligent’
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Book reviews: ‘Gerontocracy in America’ and ‘The Face: A Cultural History’Feature America’s old-age problem and the importance we attach to our own faces
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The Nord Stream Conspiracy: ‘spectacular’ book ‘reads like a thriller’The Week Recommends Bojan Pancevski’s gripping account of how Ukrainian divers pulled off the ‘greatest act of sabotage in modern times’
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Short, punchy books you can finish in a dayThe Week Recommends Brilliant novellas to devour in one sitting
By Irenie Forshaw, The Week UK Published
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The 5 best personal finance booksThe Week Recommends Learn how to budget, manage debt and start investing
By Becca Stanek, The Week US Published
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One great cookbook: ‘An A-Z of Pasta’ by Rachel Roddythe week recommends Enter the world of pasta possibility
By Scott Hocker, The Week US Published
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