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Wolf Hall author Hilary Mantel dies aged 70
Why Everyone’s Talking About The Booker Prize-winning author died ‘suddenly yet peacefully’ on Thursday, her publisher said
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10 books to read in honor of National Hispanic Heritage Month
Speed Read A comic book with an authentically Latinx superhero, the story of real-life Dominican poet, and more
By Theara Coleman Published
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A history of book banning in America
Speed Read PEN America says free expression is under threat. It's not the first time.
By Joel Mathis Published
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The longest book in the world is for sale, but you can't read it
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By Theara Coleman Published
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9 books to read this fall
feature With the weather growing colder, there's never been a better time to cuddle up with a good book
By Theara Coleman Published
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How book bans are affecting schools and libraries
Speed Read Librarians feel under siege as they battle the latest book ban wave
By Theara Coleman Published
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U.K. investigates threats against J.K. Rowling over Rushdie support
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By Harold Maass Published
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Why The Satanic Verses is still controversial
feature The attack on Salman Rushdie in New York came 34 years after the publication of his infamous novel
By The Week Staff Last updated
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Five things you may not know about Raymond Briggs
Why Everyone’s Talking About The Snowman author ‘tried to avoid children’ and described himself as a ‘creative sociopath’
By Chas Newkey-Burden Published
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Should book trigger warnings and bans at universities be reversed?
Talking Point Institutions criticised for ‘cosseting students’ by axing ‘challenging’ texts
By Chas Newkey-Burden Published
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Historian David McCullough dead at 89
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By Grayson Quay Published
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Books for your must-read bucket list
feature A look at some of the best books ever written
By The Week UK Last updated
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'The noble capital of Vienna'
feature An excerpt from Angus Robertson's 'The Crossroads of Civilization: A History of Vienna'
By Angus Robertson Published
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Book of the week: Original Sins by Matt Rowland Hill
The Week Recommends This addiction memoir is written with such ‘novelistic verve’ that you could mistake it for fiction
By The Week Staff Published
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