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How autofiction turns the personal into the political

It is timely that the 2022 Nobel Prize for Literature went to French writer Annie Ernaux.

The Conversation

The debut authors you’ll love in 2023

From the Londoner whose first book sold for a whopping seven figures to the food writer being compared to Nora Ephron, Francesca Brown compiles the year’s most hyped new writers ten literary names to know now

Evening Standard

The best books to give as presents this Christmas

Authors and Observer critics choose the books they will be giving as gifts this year – and the one they’d like to find in their own stocking

The Guardian - UK

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‘That orange, it made me so happy’: 50 poems to boost your mood

Humour, beauty, solace ... the right poem can bring a ray of sunshine. Andrew Motion, Kayo Chingonyi, Tishani Doshi and other poets recommend the verses that lift their spirits

The Guardian - UK

Policy of secrecy leaves authors with ‘no inkling’ works are being set for NSW’s year 12 exams

Delia Falconer and Nikki Gemmell latest writers to find out their works were selected for the HSC – after the exams

The Guardian - AU

Judith Schalansky is ninth author to write secret work for Future Library

The German author’s contribution will remain unseen, alongside contributions from authors including Margaret Atwood and David Mitchell, until 2114

The Guardian - UK

NCT's Jeno becomes first K-Pop idol to open a show at NYFW

K-pop stars are ruling the roost. But you would be surprised to know that there wasn't a single K-Pop idol so far wo walked the runway at New York Fashion Week. And now NCT's Lee Jeno has created history by becoming the first one to do that at the ongoing…

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Javier Zamora: ‘Now the chances of me crossing the border and surviving would be slim’

The Salvadorian poet on his journey to the US as a nine-year-old, the exciting literature coming from his homeland – and why he is indebted to Dave Eggers

The Guardian - UK

Your alternative summer reading list

The out of offices are flying in, the mercury is rising and the luggage queues at Heathrow are now stretching the 19-ish miles into central London. Which can only mean one thing: it is officially pool loungers and rosé-at-10am-cos-why-not season. But sunny holidays aren’t an excuse to let your brain…

Evening Standard

‘Landmark’ anthology 100 Queer Poems published for Pride month

Collection edited by Andrew McMillan and Mary Jean Chan ‘questions and redefines’ the meaning of its title

The Guardian - UK

Horror, Horror Everywhere: New Books Are Shaking the Genre to Its Core

Writers are taking spooky books to places they’ve never gone before

The Walrus

William Brewer: ‘The Red Arrow isn’t a drug book, but…’

The American author on how his own experience of psychedelic therapy sparked his debut novel, and his poems about the opioid epidemic

The Guardian - UK

Writer Ocean Vuong: ‘Beauty is medicinal to me. It’s not useless’

The Vietnamese-American poet on the legacy of war, navigating grief — and turning invisibility into a superpower

Financial Times

Susie Lau on the joys of the local nail salon

There’s more to a great talon salon than a pretty set of nails, says Susie Lau. It’s a heart-warming microcosm of the best of human nature

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Time Is a Mother by Ocean Vuong review – writing that demands all of your lungs

The Vietnamese-American poet’s second collection, written in the aftermath of his mother’s death, illustrates what it means to be out of control

The Guardian - UK

Ocean Vuong: ‘I was addicted to everything you could crush into a white powder’

The poet and novelist’s latest collection is his first book to be published since the death of his mother. He talks about loss, addiction and performing literary drag

The New Daily

From a hearty cookbook to chilling crime: Eight new books to keep you turning pages

As the weather grows chillier by the day, there’s no better time to start stocking up on your autumn reads, with books from comedy to a hearty cookbook.

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