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The Guardian » 1 week ago
Set in a colonial city after the first world war, this story of a battle of wills between an elderly widow and her young servant is deftly toldThe second novel by South African author Nadia Davids, winner of the 2024 Caine prize, is set in a “small unnamed city in a colon...
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The Guardian » 6 days ago
Her voice soundtracked the 60s and 70s, but the revolution silenced her. The legendary singer finally has her say, in this uneven memoirIf you ask any Iranian to name the most important female pop star in our country’s history, they’ll say Googoosh. Nobo...
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The Guardian » 6 days ago
A vivid account of the creation of one of literary modernism’s greatest achievementsIn a 1924 letter to André Gide, Thomas Mann said he would soon be sending along a copy of his new novel, The Magic Mountain. “But I assure you that I do not in the least ...
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LA Times » 1 week ago
Why Jane Austen still resonates: Inside the nationwide celebrations for the author's 250th birthday and the new generation of readers discovering her 19th century heroines....
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The Guardian » 17 hours ago
Writers and Guardian readers discuss the titles they have read over the last month. Join the conversation in the commentsEver since my father presented me with a copy of The Unicorn, beautifully translated into my mother tongue, I have been an ardent admirer of Iris Murdo...
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LA Times » 6 days ago
The Southern California Independent Bookstore Bestsellers list for Sunday, Jan. 4, 2025, including hardcover and paperback fiction and nonfiction....
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The Guardian » 1 week ago
A vivid and chilling account of the deadly voyage that triggered the abolition of the Atlantic slave tradeOver the nearly four centuries during which the transatlantic slave trade operated, 12.5 million Africans were trafficked by Europeans to the Americas. 1.8 million of...
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LA Times » 6 days ago
Kick off 2026 with 10 must-read books, including a bold "Moby Dick" retelling by Xiaolu Guo, Daniyal Mueenuddin's stunning Pakistani epic and Jennifer Breheny Wallace's guide to finding purpose....
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The Guardian » 1 week ago
Two brothers attempt to escape their father’s gangland past in a tense, tender debut that moves between Thatcher-era Northumberland and southern SpainAndalucía is famous for its variety: high alpine mountains and snow-capped peaks, river plains and rolling olive groves, s...
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The Guardian » 1 week ago
From an acclaimed short-story writer, this epic of power and class across generations in Pakistan is brutal, funny and brilliantly toldImagine a shattering portrayal of Pakistani life through a chain of interlocking novellas, and you’ll be somewhere close to understanding...
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