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The kindness of strangers: we thought we’d been poisoned at Tolstoy’s house. Then a local explained what we had really drunk

We took thirsty chugs from the tall glasses. Surely this ‘water’ belonged in a biohazard chamber, not our mouths

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What George Gissing’s fiction reveals about vegetarianism in Victorian London

George Gissing (1857–1903) is best known for his unflinching representations of Victorian society, portraying the struggles of the burgeoning middle classes and the perils of social mobility. But amid the novelist’s keen observations of late 19th-century London, Gissing explored a topic that was gaining cultural momentum at the time –…

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Cher makes audience laugh with backhanded Jimmy Kimmel compliment

Pop icon has been promoting the first part of her new memoir

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Can old racists change? Book tracks seven years in a South African nursing home

God’s Waiting Room: Racial Reckoning at Life’s End is a beautifully written and intimate book about the characters in an old age home in South Africa. To write it, anthropologist Casey Golomski spent seven years travelling between South Africa and the US. Both countries are grappling with implementing universal healthcare,…

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Ask Me Again by Clare Sestanovich review – a rare kind of friendship

Opposites attract in this subtle coming-of-age debut from an American author known for her short stories

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Libraries offer us more than just books

Letter: Dr Anthony Isaacs says the library sector, like the NHS, stands as a marker of a society that prioritises the needs of all

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Where to start with: Zora Neale Hurston

From befriending the last African enslaved in America to meeting with zombies in Haiti, the folklorist, anthropologist and Harlem Renaissance writer – who has a novel posthumously published today – was a sensitive chronicler of other people’s lives

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Royal Society of Literature rocked by departures of director and chair

Molly Rosenberg and Daljit Nagra will both stand down, as the society’s first-ever governance review is due to be published

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66 days to learn to love reading again: ‘Ten pages in and my brain is twitching with fatigue’

Once upon a time – before kids, social media and phones got in the way – Doosie Morris loved nothing more than reading books. Can she rekindle the habit in just over nine weeks?

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Boldly boost your bartending skills with 'Star Trek Cocktails: A Stellar Compendium'

A preview of Titan Books' "Star Trek Cocktails: A Stellar Compendium"

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‘He wouldn’t hurt a fly – literally’: remembering Gerald Durrell at 100

The beloved conservationist, who died in 1995, would have turned 100 today. A new collection, Myself and Other Animals, traces the origins of his lifelong rapture with animals

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I’ve Collected Quotes From Strangers For 10 Years, Here Are 30 Of The Most Thought-Provoking Ones

I started collecting handwritten quotes from strangers while solo traveling because I always felt more at ease connecting with people abroad and seeing the little pieces of wisdom they carried. The post I’ve Collected Quotes From Strangers For 10 Years, Here Are 30 Of The Most Thought-Provoking Ones first appeared…

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The Bright Side by Sumit Paul-Choudhury review – harnessing the power of positive thinking

A witty and empathetic examination of the merits and limitations of optimism is a helpful guide with a hopeful message for uncertain times

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What we’re reading: writers and readers on the books they enjoyed in December

Authors, journalists and Guardian readers discuss the titles they have read over the last month

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Netflix Just Quietly Added The Biggest Sci-Fi Movie Of 2024

Get ready to return to the desert. 'Dune: Part II' is on Netflix. But can you watch it as a standalone movie? The answer may surprise you.

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I was lost in the cesspit of social media. Then Jane Austen showed me the way out

Why spend every evening fighting trolls on X when you could be working your way through the greats of literature? No more online rage, recriminations, doom-scrolling …

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Can you solve it? Interview questions for aspiring billionaires

Mind-mangers from the Musk mafia

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Mozambique’s long struggle to build a nation – four novels that tell the story

Mozambique’s long history of nation-building is still unfinished. The country is still pursuing a cohesive national identity, stable institutions, and the economic foundations that would unify diverse groups. This is crucial to foster harmony and political stability.

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Would you drop Of Mice and Men from the exam syllabus? The answer isn’t black and white

The book will no longer be studied at GCSE in Wales because many find the racial slurs upsetting. That’s culture war fodder, but it shouldn’t be, says author and broadcaster Nels Abbey

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Harlan Coben says ‘quite a bit of tragedy’ in his 20s made him a better writer

Bestselling author and Netflix producer said extensive early experience of grief was ‘very cruel but effective teacher’

The Independent UK

Harlan Coben says tragedy of parents’ deaths helped him write better

The author recalled how he was in his 20s when his father died of a heart attack, at the age of 59, in 1988.

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American Genius, A Comedy by Lynne Tillman review – thoughts for the day

Unfolding over 24 hours, this captivating novel set inside the head of a woman consumed by her obsessions is as engrossing as it is unusual

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The best fonts for books

We’ve found the best fonts for book copy, recommended by designers and publishing industry insiders.

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Julian Lennon: ‘I’m not part of the Beatles inner circle – I never have been’

The musician and photographer on escaping the shadow of his father, writing a memoir with a difference, and why his days of wallowing are over

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Impoverished authors are told they should do it for the love. Try saying that to a dentist

The average income for a writer is now £7,000. For our sake and the country’s, we need financial assistance

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