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Holbein: ‘a superb and groundbreaking biography’
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‘Furious Minds: The Making of the MAGA New Right’ by Laura K. Field and ‘The Dream Factory: London’s First Playhouse and the Making of William Shakespeare’ by Daniel Swift
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Elizabeth Gilbert chooses books about women overcoming difficulty
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December’s books feature otherworldly tales, a literary icon’s life story and an adult royal romp
The Week Recommends This month's new releases include ‘The Heir Apparent’ by Rebecca Armitage and ‘Tailored Realities’ by Brandon Sanderson
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Storyteller: a ‘fitting tribute’ to Robert Louis Stevenson
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Jane Austen lives on at these timeless hotels
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‘Mexico: A 500-Year History’ by Paul Gillingham and ‘When Caesar Was King: How Sid Caesar Reinvented American Comedy’ by David Margolick
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Best new biographies and memoirs to read in 2025
The Week Recommends Dive into these compelling life stories – from Margaret Atwood to Cher
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We Did OK, Kid: Anthony Hopkins’ candid memoir is a ‘page-turner’
The Week Recommends The 87-year-old recounts his journey from ‘hopeless’ student to Oscar-winning actor
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The Mushroom Tapes: a compelling deep dive into the trial that gripped Australia
The Week Recommends Acclaimed authors team up for a ‘sensitive and insightful’ examination of what led a seemingly ordinary woman to poison four people
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‘Notes on Being a Man’ by Scott Galloway and ‘Bread of Angels: A Memoir’ by Patti Smith
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Nick Clegg picks his favourite books
The Week Recommends The former deputy prime minister shares works by J.M. Coetzee, Marcel Theroux and Conrad Russell
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Motherland: a ‘brilliantly executed’ feminist history of modern Russia
The Week Recommends Moscow-born journalist Julia Ioffe examines the women of her country over the past century
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