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To take the frictionless, scrolling pixels from Instagram and reproduce them in the physical world as a tactile, tablet-sized, small object of desire, is a curious concept. But the recently published book, Brutalist Plants, does just that, as its contents are derived from author Olivia Broome’s Instagram account.

From Jurassic Park to Westworld, he was king of the sciency disaster novel. But Crichton died before finishing Eruption. Who could possibly complete it? Fellow thriller legend James Patterson explains why he took up the baton

A shocking new book sheds light on the many long-hauler killers in the US who operate close to many Americans yet remain dangerously undetected

It's written by Jordan, Jesse, Go! co-host Jordan Morris

Candice Carty-Williams’ show has its flaws, but it really excels in its moments of gentle intimacy

As a child I was a keen reader of adventure books, but I could never have imagined then that I’d write one, let alone be the central character.

Writers Andrew O’Hagan, Sarah Perry and more pay tribute to the celebrated Scottish poet, novelist and memoirist, who died last week aged 69

The Hay Festival finished last night. The previous week it was blackmailed into ditching one of its sponsors, the wealth management group Baillie Gifford. A climate divestment activist group, Fossil Free Books, asked writers attending Hay to de-platform themselves in protest at Baillie Gifford’s sponsorship, because it invests two per…

Comparisons between the ex-president and the 20th-century Nazi leader are controversial but a new book says they resemble each other as political performance artists

Younger brother of late Princess Diana speaks at Hay Festival about memoir A Very Private School

This austere reflection on lost friendships was written in the poet’s later years as he fought opium addiction