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Turn Your Body to the Sun review – staggering second world war survival story

Dutch Estonian novelist Sana Valiulina investigates the life of her father who was compelled to betray Stalin’s Soviet Union by serving the Nazi war machine

The Guardian - UK · Jan 22, 2024

Zoologist Arik Kershenbaum: ‘We all want to know whether animals talk and what they’re saying’

The zoologist on observing animal communication in the wild, why dolphins give one another names, and the high likelihood that humans could converse with aliens

The Guardian - UK · Jan 21, 2024

Glorious Exploits by Ferdia Lennon review – uproarious am-dram in ancient Sicily

This witty debut novel, set in 412BC, imagines a couple of locals drumming up a production of Medea with captured Athenian soldiers

The Guardian - UK · Jan 21, 2024

What Will Survive of Us by Howard Jacobson review – drama that is all in the dialogue

Not a huge amount happens in this tale of illicit fortysomething love, but Jacobson’s writing is so good it hardly matters

The Guardian - UK · Jan 21, 2024

The thoughtful reason Prince George won’t undertake royal duties until he’s ‘well into his twenties’ - and he has his dad to thank

The ten-year-old may one day be King, but he's in no rush to step into his royal role

GoodToKnow · Jan 21, 2024

From the spoon to the city: the design of Gianfranco Frattini

‘Gianfranco Frattini. Design 1955/2003’ is a new book chronicling the architect and designer’s work as well as his concept of designing ‘from the spoon to the city’

Wallpaper · Jan 21, 2024

‘Every school should have a library’: Philip Pullman calls for new UK laws

The novelist has joined fellow children’s writers Michael Morpurgo and Julia Donaldson in a plea to ministers for action

The Guardian - UK · Jan 21, 2024

The Hindu Lit Fest 2024 | Historian Ramachandra Guha’s memoir on his relationship with his editor Rukun Advani

Historian Ramachandra Guha discusses his memoir of his relationship with his editor, Rukun Advani, in an interview.

The Hindu · Jan 21, 2024

The saga of a room

Discover the cherished memories and secrets hidden within a beloved library room filled with books, laughter, and love.

The Hindu · Jan 20, 2024

Helen Oyeyemi: ‘I like other humans mediated through art’

The novelist on why her adopted home, Prague, is so hard to write about, her regard for style over subject matter, and taking sick days from school to read Ali Smith

The Guardian - UK · Jan 20, 2024