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A home secretary actively undermining public order feels like a dangerous step into Trump territory

Suella Braverman is trying to import the worst of the US right. This inflammatory rhetoric has no place in Britain, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

The Guardian - UK · Nov 9, 2023

Salman Rushdie: 'Literature Is Powerful, Writers Are Fragile'

"If we can't trust ourselves as a culture to accommodate ideas we don't like," the novelist said at the Library of Congress, "then our ideas lose their value as well, because they become authoritarian."

Reason · Nov 9, 2023

In Defense of 'The Clique'

Over the years, Lisi Harrison’s early-aughts books have been unfairly reduced to a de facto “mean girl” manifesto. But the series actually gave outcasts like me an intimate look behind the curtain, ultimately developing empathy and perspective years beyond my age.

Marie Claire · Nov 9, 2023

The Conversion by Amanda Lohrey review – a tale of Australia’s obsession with home ownership

The Miles Franklin-winning author’s latest novel, about a couple’s choice to renovate a church into a home, is a morally nuanced and wise work

The Guardian - AU · Nov 9, 2023

The first-ever National Illustration Day is coming (and it's about time)

Thanks to The Quentin Blake Centre.

Creative Bloq · Nov 9, 2023

What's good for Earth is good for people

Fighting climate change can improve our diets and physical health. It's not too late to adopt smarter policy

Salon · Nov 9, 2023

The Box of Delights review – the RSC makes merry with Masefield’s fantasy

This is a well-crafted, brilliantly acted version of John Masefield’s classic novel about an orphan who travels through time

The Guardian - UK · Nov 9, 2023

BalletBoyz - England on Fire at Sadler’s Wells review: engaging but it never quite bursts into flame

This England frets and fidgets, and stops short of setting ablaze

Evening Standard · Nov 9, 2023

Blackouts by Justin Torres review – a queer-gothic dreamworld

A marginalised history is salvaged from real‑life medical records in this strange and glorious novel

The Guardian - UK · Nov 9, 2023

Tania Branigan’s Red Memory wins 2023 Cundill history prize

The Guardian writer’s book explores the traumatic legacy of Mao Zedong’s Cultural Revolution through those that experienced it

The Guardian - UK · Nov 9, 2023