1. The Boys by Leo Robson review – a likeable debut with aimless charm

   The Guardian » 3 weeks ago

   The critic turned author’s witty, eccentric novel follows a Londoner reading Susan Sontag and looking for loveEarly on in Leo Robson’s debut novel, the narrator, a likable, aimless, rather detached young Londoner named Johnny Voghel, reads “a book of Susan Sontag essays a...

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1. Andrew Hunter Murray: ‘Every time I read Pride and Prejudice I find more jokes’

   The Guardian » 3 weeks ago

   The author and podcaster on taking inspiration from The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, welling up to Charles Dickens, and the enduring appeal of Jane AustenMy earliest reading memoryAt a secondhand book sale at school, a kind teac...

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1. Things in Nature Merely Grow by Yiyun Li review – a shattering account of losing two sons

   The Guardian » 3 weeks ago

   The novelist’s meditation on grief, memory and radical acceptance contains both horror and comfortIn this quietly devastating account of life after the death by suicide of both of her sons, Yiyun Li refuses to use “mourning” or “grieving” because they cannot adeq...

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1. No Straight Road Takes You There by Rebecca Solnit review – an activist’s antidote to despair

   The Guardian » 3 weeks ago

   Hope is no casual platitude in this inspiring collection of essays; it’s the realistic mindset with which to approach existential challengesAccording to Rebecca Solnit, a lot of us are suffering from something called moral injury. She describes this as the “deep ...

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1. The Salt Path by Raynor Winn audiobook review – a life-changing journey

   The Guardian » 3 weeks ago

   Facing homelessness and incurable illness, a couple sets out on a 630-mile hike in this lyrical memoir read by the authorA few days after Raynor Winn and her husband, Moth, had their Welsh farm repossessed owing to a failed investment, Moth learned he...

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1. This month’s best paperbacks: Hanif Kureishi, Alexei Navalny and more

   The Guardian » 3 days ago

   Looking for a new reading recommendation? Here are some brilliant new paperbacks, from moving memoirs to sequels of beloved novels ...

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