Books
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Top 10 best debut novels of all time
feature Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone took top spot in a poll of British literary lovers
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Nine of the best children’s books for summer 2023
The Week Recommends Recommended reads for the school summer holidays
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Best books to read this summer
The Week Recommends The best recently published holiday reads, based on summer round-ups in the press
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What critics are saying about Lorrie Moore's 'I Am Homeless If This Is Not My Home'
The Week Recommends Critics are reacting to Moore's first novel in over a decade
By Theara Coleman Published
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5 books to fill the sci-fi void left by 'Black Mirror' season 6
The Week Recommends The popular series may be going in a new direction, but you can still get your sci-fi fix
By Theara Coleman Published
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Cormac McCarthy obituary: a novelist of the ‘apocalyptic sublime’
feature American writer won a Pulitzer Prize for his 2006 novel The Road
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Will Elizabeth Gilbert's decision set a 'dangerous precedent' for book censorship?
Talking Point Her latest novel sparked backlash after she revealed it would be set in Russia.
By Theara Coleman Published
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6 beach reads to look forward to this summer
The Week Recommends Everything from gripping essay collections to ghost stories, this season's beach reads promise to thrill
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Elizabeth Gilbert and the debate over cancelling Russian culture
Talking Point Decision to delay publication of novel set in 20th-century Siberia sparks intense debate
By Arion McNicoll Published
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New Illinois law will penalize libraries that ban books
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By Theara Coleman Published
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R.F. Kuang's 'Yellowface': a biting satire of the publishing industry
The Week Recommends The novel is an examination of cultural appropriation, racism and tokenism in the publishing industry
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Martin Amis: literary wunderkind who ‘blazed like a rocket’
feature Famed author, essayist and screenwriter died this week aged 73
By The Week Staff Published
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7 sci-fi books that seem to predict the future
The Week Recommends Authors may not mean to be prophetic, but some of their books have predicted the future
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Florida school restricts Amanda Gorman's Biden inauguration poem after getting 1 complaint
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By Peter Weber Published
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