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Forget fusty stately homes — these domestic spaces are ripe with the relatable tastes of artists, architects and aesthetes

One of the great legacies of the development of cultural studies in the 1960s has been the academic acceptance of seriously analysing everyday things. We engage with these things to reveal unseen tensions – political, ideological and social – that can then be mapped against what cultural arbiters generally deem…

Supported by Dior, Charleston’s ‘Bring No Clothes’ explores the Bloomsbury Group’s use of – and influence on – fashion, featuring works by Dior, Fendi, Comme des Garçons and more, alongside original clothing and ephemera

Last year, all of literature’s big prizes went to small publishers. In a risk‑averse climate, edgy debuts and ‘tricky-to-sell’ foreign titles have found a home at the likes of Fitzcarraldo Editions and Sort Of Books

With tremendous wit and wisdom, the former head of Margaret Thatcher’s policy unit identifies the qualities particular to dictators – and warns against consigning such people to history

It was snapped up after being withdrawn from a library

It was snapped up after being withdrawn from a library

A savvy buyer found the book after it was sold for pennies by Wolverhampton Library

First edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone bought by UK book collector goes up for auction next week