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5/5 This wonderful meditation on love, death and mathematics dances through the mind and the heart

The Curious Incident author describes the upbringing that shaped him – and for which he can’t help feeling nostalgia

‘The girls wait for two or three hours to be introduced. The reason they’re sitting on the ground is because there weren’t any chairs in the waiting room’

Acclaimed novelist and literary critic who was a staunch opponent of Scottish devolution

From Jetty Jumping to green sheep, children tell us why they love the books they ask for night after night

Noah, a pupil of St Malachy’s College, was 14 when he was found dead in a storm drain in north Belfast in June 2020

‘I never met, communicated with or invited Jeffrey Epstein to anything,’ author said

Organisers of Mumbai’s famous Kala Ghoda Arts Festival have cancelled a book discussion featuring scholar and civil rights activist Anand Teltumbde on the orders of the Mumbai Police. Participants of this discussion have also been instructed to delete all social media posts related to the event, according to a report…

The follow-up to My Absolute Darling, this tale of best friends who dream of a better life features exquisite sports writing and a lovable heroine – but the plotting is unconvincing