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Five of the best books inspired by classic novels

It’s unsurprising that literary inspiration comes to writers – here are those who have taken homage to new heights

The Guardian - UK

The 40 best dressed Londoners of 2024 (and the 20 worst)

London has always punched above its weight when it comes to style and creative talent, but who are the purveyors of the very best looks? To mark LFW’s 40th year our fashion editors pick their 40 favourites... and those who miss the mark

Evening Standard

JW Anderson show highlights designer’s love of craft at London fashion week

Jonathan Anderson’s creations ranged from the sculptural and outsized to the practical and comfort-first

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The latest fashion rules: buy pre-loved labels and just five new items a year

With a former Vogue editor running jumble sales, and fashionistas vowing to buy fewer clothes, attitudes to style are changing fast

The Guardian - UK

Zadie Smith and Paul Murray on shortlist for Writers’ prize

Other authors in contention for the award, previously known as the Rathbones Folio prize, include Naomi Klein and Observer art critic Laura Cumming

The Guardian - UK

The seven best books of 2023 reviewed by our experts

We have covered a lot of new releases this year but these seven really impressed our experts. There’s a feminist retelling of a classic, a twist on the murder mystery from the greatest voice in horror and a giggle-inducing ride through the Middle Ages – not mention one of the…

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OPINION - Indhu Rubasingham: why she's the perfect choice for head of the National Theatre

The outgoing director of the Kiln inherits a strong artistic legacy but the finances are a lot less fun

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The best fiction of 2023

From Paul Murray’s The Bee Sting to Zadie Smith’s The Fraud, and a companion to Nineteen Eighty-Four – this year’s fiction highlights

The Guardian - UK

Spectacle, speed and savagery: Disney’s The Artful Dodger comes down under for a pop period spin

In a 1950 essay on Charles Dickens, literary critic Dorothy Van Ghent suggested the author had an unusual way of writing about the human form.

The Conversation

Mary Beard and Zadie Smith shortlisted for Waterstones Book of the Year

Dame Mary was given the nod for Emperor Of Rome in which she explores how the leaders of the Roman empire lived.

The Independent UK

Inspirational Black British women you should know about

The Black British women who have helped shape history

Evening Standard

‘The potential to undermine democracy’: European publishing trade bodies call for action on generative AI

Three organisations argue that more transparency is needed after research found AI models have been trained using pirated works by authors such as Zadie Smith and Stephen King

The Guardian - UK

Could Christopher Nolan direct the next James Bond?

The rumour mill is turning as London Film Festival closes

Evening Standard

Zadie Smith hats, Fellini tops: the rise of litcore

Cerebral types are wearing their literary and cinematic pretensions on their sleeves, quite literally

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Given up on book clubs? Why not try a short story club instead

Author Laura Jean McKay raises her pint to pithy writing that provokes questions – and still gets you home in time for tea

The Conversation

Slavery, illusion and dead white men: Zadie Smith's The Fraud explodes the historical novel

Victorian England loved a juicy scandal and Zadie Smith situates The Fraud in one of the mid-19th century’s most toothsome cause célèbres: the Tichborne case.

The Guardian - AU

Stunning pop, Theater Camp and new Zadie Smith: Australia’s best things to watch, read and do this weekend

New films, shows, books and a seasonal recipe to spend your time with, selected by the culture and lifestyle desks

Evening Standard

Autumn reads: the unmissable new books to hunker down with

From spine-chilling short stories to philisophical memoirs and historical fiction, Alex Peake-Tomkinson picks the most exciting new books to tuck into this Autumn

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'The Fraud' asks questions as it unearths stories that need to be told

Zadie Smith's latest novel revisiting a piece of history is packed with great writing and shining passages that go from humorous to deeply philosophical. But it is also very long.

Evening Standard

Stop moralising about British history, Zadie Smith tells fans

She also spoke about abstaining from social media and recording the audiobook of her new novel

The Walrus

The Best Books of Fall 2023

An eclectic list featuring the season’s most compelling new novels, nonfiction, and poetry, as curated by The Walrus

The Independent UK

5 new books to read this week

This week’s bookcase includes reviews of The Fraud by Zadie Smith and Holly by Stephen King.

Evening Standard

OPINION - Sadiq Khan has shown courage on Ulez, but now he needs to stop ignoring knife crime

Whether you’re violently anti or hysterically pro-Ulez, you have to admit that it demonstrated admirable qualities in our Mayor, Sadiq Khan. He showed us he can be refreshingly intractable and dogged, that he doesn’t mind upsetting people under incredible pressure from half of London, and even his own party leader.…

The Conversation

The Fraud by Zadie Smith review: a dazzling depiction of Victorian colonial England

Zadie Smith’s latest novel, The Fraud, is her first foray into the world of historical fiction. The result is a stunning, well-studied examination of Victorian colonial England and some of its inhabitants.

The Guardian - UK

Prigozhin’s downfall: inside the 1 September Guardian Weekly

What next for Putin, Russia and Wagner? Plus: Zadie Smith comes home

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