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Sophie, Standing There by Meg Mason review – a witty story of infatuation set in the literary world

A sad, heartbroken woman becomes obsessed with a famous writer in a continuously humorous and touching story from the Sorrow and Bliss author

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The Ultimate Pisces Gift Guide: Best present ideas to shop

Perfect presents for those born between February 18 and March 20

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10 of the best books about heartbreak

Take a literary dose of self-love with a chaser of sadness and fury

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Best books to gift (and gift again) at Christmas: The Independent newsroom make their picks

CHRISTMAS 2025: When you give someone a book as a gift, what you’re really giving them is a few hours of pleasure. Indy staff share their trusted literary gifts this Christmas

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The books we give as gifts

When you give someone a book as a gift, what you’re really giving them is a few hours of pleasure. Indy staff share their trusted literary gifts this Christmas

The Independent UK

On my radar: Meg Mason’s cultural highlights

The writer on motherhood and Marguerite Duras, the euphoria of Florence + the Machine and a brilliant Le Carré redux

The Guardian - UK

Women’s Prize for Fiction shortlist announced

Fill up your summer reading list with these books by female authors

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Six ‘wonderfully diverse’ novels make the Women’s prize shortlist

Louise Erdrich, Elif Shafak and debut novelist Lisa Allen-Agostini are among the contenders offering an ‘escape’ from global crises

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Well-dressed and distressed: why sad young women are the latest book cover trend

Their lives are tough. Their clothes are stylish. Their faces are hidden. The cover girls of today’s book have a lot in common – but are they here to stay?

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