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Will George RR Martin ever finish 'The Winds of Winter'?In Depth Westeros fans have been waiting for well over a decade, and they are going to have to keep waiting
By Theara Coleman, The Week US Last updated
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The best fantasy books of all timeIn Depth These books have transported scores of readers from the Shire, to Westeros and to mid-20th century China
By Theara Coleman, The Week US Published
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‘The Odyssey’ has kicked off a debate among authorsIn the Spotlight The discourse might be proof that anti-intellectualism hasn’t won
By Theara Coleman, The Week US Published
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AI companies are destroying rare booksUnder The Radar Spines are being sliced and copyright is being threatened in the rush to feed large language models
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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Adam Kay’s five favourite booksThe Week Recommends ‘This Is Going To Hurt’ author selects works by David Sedaris, Nora Ephron and Norton Juster
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John of John by Douglas Stuart: a ‘beautifully observed’ novelThe Week Recommends Booker Prize-winning author’s ‘vivid, generous’ story of a Scottish father and son
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Rachel Cusk’s best booksThe Week Recommends The controversial writer’s top memoirs, novels and essays
By Irenie Forshaw, The Week UK Published
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Julia Samuel shares books that changed how she understands griefThe Week Recommends The psychotherapist shares works by Joan Didion, Kathryn Mannix and Mary-Frances O’Connor
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A Sudden Flicker of Light: a ‘rhapsodic celebration’ of cinemaThe Week Recommends David Thomson’s history of the movies from ‘Psycho’ to ‘Pretty Woman’
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Fun, absorbing children’s books for summerThe Week Recommends These gripping reads will keep kids entertained over the school holidays
By Irenie Forshaw, The Week UK Published
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10 of the best coffee table books for travelersThe Week Recommends Explore the world from the comfort of home
By Catherine Garcia, The Week US Published
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Life of M and the thorny debate over fictionalising real peopleIn the Spotlight Rumours are swirling that a character in Rachel Cusk’s new novel is based on Natalie Portman
By Irenie Forshaw, The Week UK Published
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The Family Man: a ‘meticulous’ retelling of the case that ‘gripped America’The Week Recommends James Lasdun’s carefully researched book is ‘elegant and intelligent’
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The Nord Stream Conspiracy: ‘spectacular’ book ‘reads like a thriller’The Week Recommends Bojan Pancevski’s gripping account of how Ukrainian divers pulled off the ‘greatest act of sabotage in modern times’
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