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The best historical fiction of 2025: from Perspectives to The Eights
The Week Recommends Let these gripping tales transport you to a different time
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Easy listening: the best audiobooks
The Week Recommends Swap hefty hardbacks for hands-free reading this summer
By Irenie Forshaw, The Week UK Published
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Axel Scheffler picks his favourite books
The Week Recommends From Steig to Finkelstein, the award-winning illustrator shares his top picks
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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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Lost Boys: a 'sobering' journey to the heart of the manosphere
The Week Recommends James Bloodworth examines the 'cranks and hucksters' making money through 'masculine discontent'
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Larry Lamb shares his favourite books
The Week Recommends The actor picks works by Neil Sheehan, Annie Proulx and Émile Zola
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How Not to Be a Political Wife: Sarah Vine offers 'ringside seat' to British government
The Week Recommends The former spouse of Michael Gove writes 'unsparingly and grippingly' about both personal and political issues
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The best podcasts for bookworms
The Week Recommends From reading list recommendations to author interviews these literary listens are perfect for bibliophiles
By Irenie Forshaw, The Week UK Published
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Gordon Corera chooses his favourite spy novels
The Week Recommends The journalist picks works by James Wolff, Graham Greene and John le Carré
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Homework: Geoff Dyer brings 'a whole world' to life in his memoir
The Week Recommends Author writes about his experiences with 'humour and tenderness'
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Geoff Dyer shares his favourite books on war
The Week Recommends Out of Sheer Rage author chooses works by Martha Gellhorn, Michael Herr and Dexter Filkins
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Bad Friend: Tiffany Watt Smith explores why women abandon friendships
The Week Recommends A 'deeply researched' account of female friendship through history
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The Week Junior Book Awards 2025 Shortlist Announced
The Week Junior Book Awards have unveiled the 2025 shortlist, celebrating the best in children’s literature across 14 categories.
By The Week Junior Published
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Book reviews: 'Moral Ambition: Stop Wasting Your Talent and Start Making a Difference' and 'Is a River Alive?'
Feature A rallying cry for 'moral ambition' and the interwoven relationship between humans and rivers
By The Week US Published
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