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The Flower Bearers: ‘a visceral depiction of violence, loss and emotional destruction’The Week Recommends Rachel Eliza Griffiths’ ‘open wound of a memoir’ is also a powerful ‘love story’ and a ‘portrait of sisterhood’
By The Week UK Published
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Must-see bookshops around the UKThe Week Recommends Lose yourself in beautiful surroundings, whiling away the hours looking for a good book
By Will Barker, The Week UK Published
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Off the Scales: ‘meticulously reported’ rise of OzempicThe Week Recommends A ’nuanced’ look at the implications of weight-loss drugs
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Do audiobooks count as reading?Talking Point Queen Camilla insists listening is legitimate but a snobbery remains that’s hard to shift
By Irenie Forshaw, The Week UK Published
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Departure(s): Julian Barnes’ ‘triumphant’ final book blends fact with fictionThe Week Recommends The Booker prize-winning novelist ponders the ‘struggle to find happiness and accept life’s ending’
By Irenie Forshaw, The Week UK Published
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The Curious Case of Mike Lynch: an ‘excellent, meticulously researched’ biographyThe Week Recommends Katie Prescott’s book examines Lynch’s life and business dealings, along with his ‘terrible’ end
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How to rekindle a reading habitThe Week Recommends Fall in love with reading again, or start a brand new relationship with it
By Theara Coleman, The Week US Published
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The Zorg: meticulously researched book is likely to ‘become a classic’The Week Recommends Siddharth Kara’s harrowing account of the voyage that helped kick-start the anti-slavery movement
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The best food books of 2025The Week Recommends From mouthwatering recipes to insightful essays, these colourful books will both inspire and entertain
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The best books of 2025 to give this ChristmasThe Week Recommends From Jung Chang to Kiran Desai, these are the critics’ top picks
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9 new cookbooks begging to be put to good winter usethe week recommends Booze-free drinks, the magic versatility of breadcrumbs and Japanese one-pot cooking
By Scott Hocker, The Week US Published
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Joanna Trollope: novelist who had a No. 1 bestseller with The Rector’s WifeIn the Spotlight Trollope found fame with intelligent novels about the dramas and dilemmas of modern women
By The Week UK Published
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What’s causing the non-fiction slump?In the Spotlight Readers are turning to crime fiction, romantasy and self-help books as a form of escapism
By Irenie Forshaw, The Week UK Published
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‘Capitalism: A Global History’ by Sven Beckert and ‘American Canto’ by Olivia NuzziFeature A consummate history of capitalism and a memoir from the journalist who fell in love with RFK Jr.
By The Week US Published
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