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5 engrossing books to read this November
The Week Recommends Haruki Murakami's latest makes it stateside, and Niall Williams delivers a Christmas-time tearjerker
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Best memoirs and biographies: from Britney Spears to the Beckhams
The Week Recommends Dive into some of the most compelling life stories – including David Bowie to Keir Starmer
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One great cookbook: 'Every Grain of Rice' by Fuchsia Dunlop
The Week Recommends The alchemy of Chinese home cooking made accessible
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5 spellbinding new books to read in October. Witches and colonization tales included.
The Week Recommends Ta-Nehisi Coates shines a light on Palestine, and Louise Erdrich takes us to North Dakota
By Theara Coleman, The Week US Published
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5 riveting books to take you through September
The Week Recommends A return to Dublin and the Rooneyverse, plus a peek at some Trump family history
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5 illuminating books about Appalachia that are very much not 'Hillbilly Elegy'
The Week Recommends Stretching from the Catskill Mountains in New York to northern Mississippi, the region has produced literature that challenges stereotypical narratives about its residents
By Theara Coleman, The Week US Published
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How Black female science fiction and fantasy writers are upending the narrative
The Week Recommends There may be only a few making waves. But their effect has been seismic.
By Scott Hocker, The Week US Published
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5 poignant books to read this August
The Week Recommends Gayl Jones reemerges again, and Hellen Phillips casts her gaze to the near future with AI
By Theara Coleman, The Week US Published
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Alan Cumming picks his favourite books
The Week Recommends The award-winning actor selects works by Douglas Stuart, Christopher Isherwood and more
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Coming of Age by Lucy Foulkes: 'wise and revelatory' guide to the teenage mind
The Week Recommends The psychologist shows how our 'enduringly vivid' formative years shape the adults we become
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5 books to read to brush up on your personal finance knowledge
The Explainer These books won't bore you with indecipherable financial jargon
By Becca Stanek, The Week US Published
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5 riveting books to read this July
The Week Recommends The author behind the 'Magicians' trilogy turns his eye to King Arthur and Persephone gets a West African twist
By Theara Coleman, The Week US Published
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8 new cookbooks ready to make your summer hum
The Week Recommends The most special of Vietnamese food, Italian American baking for all and a primer on turning beloved cocktails into freezer versions of themselves
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The Week Junior Book Awards 2024 Shortlist Announced
The Week Junior We're thrilled to announce the shortlist for The Week Junior Book Awards 2024 brought to you in partnership with The Bookseller.
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