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Nonesuch review: Time and reality bend in magical wartime London

Touching, funny and profound, Francis Spufford’s Nonesuch is a riot

Evening Standard

What we’re reading: writers and readers on the books they enjoyed in February

Francis Spufford, Manish Chauhan and Guardian readers discuss the titles they have read over the last month. Join the conversation in the comments

The Guardian - UK

Nonesuch by Francis Spufford review – a dazzling wartime fantasy

Dark magic, fascism and romance in blitz-stricken London: this exuberant novel is a popcorny delight

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These CEO’s reveal their top festive reads for the year

Whether you're an aspiring entrepreneur, a seasoned C-suite executive or someone simply interested in the craft of leadership, these books are valuable additions to your bookshelf.

Fortune

Whose lunch is it anyway? Match the authors with their midday meal

You can tell a lot about a person from the food they eat. But can you match these seven writers to the things they devour?

The Guardian - UK

The new voices and hidden gems of Hay Festival 2024

Hear from up-and-coming stars of the literary world before they rocket up the bestseller lists, and make sure you don’t miss some of the eclectic treats on Hay Festival’s vast programme, writes Jessie Thompson

The Independent UK

Ian Penman’s ‘glittering’ book about Fassbinder wins Ondaatje prize

The veteran music journalist’s personal study of the German film-maker wins £10,000 honour for the year’s best literary evocation of place

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Francis Spufford: ‘It was the sorrow of my life at age 10 that there wasn’t one more Narnia book to read’

The author on learning to read with JRR Tolkien, being in awe of Patricia Lockwood and the comforts of Katherine Addison

The Guardian - UK

Cahokia Jazz by Francis Spufford review – fabulously rich noir

The Golden Hill author turns his hand to the detective genre in a multilayered reimagining of 1920s America

The Guardian - UK

5 new books to read this week

This week’s bookcase includes reviews of Cahokia Jazz by Francis Spufford and A Stroke Of The Pen: The Lost Stories by Terry Pratchett.

The Independent UK

Cahokia Jazz by Francis Spufford review – a ‘what if’ classic

The writer’s alternative history – a thriller set in a 1920s US with a huge and thriving Native American population – underlines the range and power of his imagination

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Ukraine’s suffering: mourning the lives unlived

Editorial: More than 550 children have died since Russia invaded last year, including in Tuesday’s attack on Kramatorsk

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on time-loop fiction: when the past is imperfect

Editorial: It’s no coincidence that novels, romcoms and video games are all embracing the idea that history can be replayed

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Francis Spufford: ‘I felt that to call myself a writer would be a boast’

The author of Light Perpetual on a childhood spent hiding in books, dropping a V2 on a fictional London borough and giving up church politics

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