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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Ella Creamer

From Dua Lipa’s book club to George Saunders’ Substack: a guide to the online books world

From left: Dua Lipa, Brandon Taylor and Sara Pascoe.
Book smart … (from left) Dua Lipa, Brandon Taylor and Sara Pascoe. Composite: Getty/Haolun Xu/Rachel Sherlock

Between BookTube, Bookstagram, book podcasts and book newsletters, the online world of literary fandom is ever-expanding. Avid readers as well as authors, critics, journalists and celebrities are pushing the norms of literary criticism, finding new, less formal ways to talk about the latest books.

To help navigate the sea of content, here is our guide to some of the best sources of reading recommendations, author chats, writing advice and literary hot takes. And, if you haven’t already, do sign up to our own new-look books newsletter, Bookmarks.

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