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Is a River Alive? – a 'powerful synthesis of literature, activism and ethics'
The Week Recommends Robert Macfarlane's latest book centres on his journeys to four river systems around the world
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Beth Orton shares her favourite books
The Week Recommends The musician picks works by Rachel Cusk, Celia Paul and Marcel Proust
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Dianaworld: the 'cultural phenomenon' behind the People's Princess
The Week Recommends 'Very fine' book examines the cultural groups who once admired her, and the legacy she left behind
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Reeta Chakrabarti shares her favourite books
The Week recommends The journalist and BBC news anchor picks works by Charlotte Brontë, John Keats and Jhumpa Lahiri
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The Alienation Effect: a 'compelling' study of the émigrés who reshaped postwar Britain
The Week Recommends Owen Hatherley's 'monumental' study is brimming with 'extraordinary revelations'
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The best historical fiction of 2025
The Week Recommends Let these compelling tales whisk you away to another century
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John Boyne shares his favourite books
The Week recommends The bestselling novelist picks works by Tobias Wolff, Christos Tsiolkas, and Agatha Christie
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Allies at War: a 'revelatory' account of the Second World War
The Week Recommends Tim Bouverie's 'old-fashioned diplomatic history' explores the often fraught relationship between world powers
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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
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Should we be reading Joan Didion's Notes to John?
Talking Point The late writer's posthumously published new book is a record of her therapy sessions that no one was meant to read
By Genevieve Bates Published
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Geri Halliwell-Horner shares her favourite books
The Week Recommends Former Spice Girl chooses works by Oscar Wilde, Maggie O'Farrell and Philippa Gregory
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The Story of Murder: a 'thoughtful' fictional retelling of a true crime story
The Week Recommends Hallie Rubenhold novel delivers belated justice to the victim of a 1910 London murder
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The best crime fiction of 2025
The Week Recommends These page-turners will keep you on the edge of your seat
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Best novels to read in 2025
The Week Recommends If you're looking for a good book, here are our top picks for this year so far
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