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The best dark romance books to gingerly embrace right now
The Week Recommends Steamy romances with a dark twist are gaining popularity with readers
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Book reviews: ‘American Reich: A Murder in Orange County; Neo-Nazis; and a New Age of Hate’ and ‘Winter: The Story of a Season’
Feature A look at a neo-Nazi murder in California and how winter shaped a Scottish writer
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Off the Scales: ‘meticulously reported’ rise of Ozempic
The Week Recommends A ’nuanced’ look at the implications of weight-loss drugs
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Do audiobooks count as reading?
Talking Point Queen Camilla insists listening is legitimate but a snobbery remains that’s hard to shift
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Departure(s): Julian Barnes’ ‘triumphant’ final book blends fact with fiction
The Week Recommends The Booker prize-winning novelist ponders the ‘struggle to find happiness and accept life’s ending’
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The Curious Case of Mike Lynch: an ‘excellent, meticulously researched’ biography
The Week Recommends Katie Prescott’s book examines Lynch’s life and business dealings, along with his ‘terrible’ end
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Book reviews: ‘The Score: How to Stop Playing Somebody Else’s Game’ and ‘The Sea Captain’s Wife: A True Story of Mutiny, Love, and Adventure at the Bottom of the World’
Feature Comparing life to a game and a twist on the traditional masculine seafaring tale
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Best biographies and memoirs to add to your reading list
The Week Recommends Dive into these compelling life stories – from Margaret Atwood to Cher
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How to rekindle a reading habit
The Week Recommends Fall in love with reading again, or start a brand new relationship with it
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The Zorg: meticulously researched book is likely to ‘become a classic’
The Week Recommends Siddharth Kara’s harrowing account of the voyage that helped kick-start the anti-slavery movement
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January’s books feature a revisioned classic, a homeschooler's memoir and a provocative thriller dramedy
The Week Recommends This month’s new releases include ‘Call Me Ishmaelle’ by Xiaolu Guo, ‘Homeschooled: A Memoir’ by Stefan Merrill Block, ‘Anatomy of an Alibi’ by Ashley Elston and ‘Half His Age’ by Jennette McCurdy
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The best food books of 2025
The Week Recommends From mouthwatering recipes to insightful essays, these colourful books will both inspire and entertain
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9 new cookbooks begging to be put to good winter use
the week recommends Booze-free drinks, the magic versatility of breadcrumbs and Japanese one-pot cooking
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Joanna Trollope: novelist who had a No. 1 bestseller with The Rector’s Wife
In the Spotlight Trollope found fame with intelligent novels about the dramas and dilemmas of modern women
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