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The short, blazing life of Italian philosopher Pico della Mirandola

A sculptor embarks on a philosophical quest in this revelatory tale of love and loss, exploring our relationship with the divine

We exchanged emails and arranged to meet. One friend quipped that if we got married it’d make a magnificent story

As the NHS enters its annual winter crisis, we are encouraged to think carefully before ringing 111, 999 or going to A&E. Quite when to relinquish our bodies to the experts and accept all the accompanying anxieties of waiting for test results or treatment can be a problem, as it…

A personal trainer puts her abusive ex-boyfriend through his paces in a revenge tale from the author of Elizabeth Is Missing

If you need a bit of escapism, these #BookTok-obsessed series and enchanting novels will do the trick.

The London metal crew will play in Europe and the US in spring and summer, and then… that’s all, folks!

This wryly comic tale follows the lives of a stunted antihero and his long-suffering girlfriend

In frank and hilarious style, the author recounts the significant encounters that helped make him who he is