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Susanna Clarke: ‘I had been ill for 11 years. I felt like I was about to fall off the world’

silverguide.site – One hundred years after Virginia Woolf explored the limitations of language in On Being Ill, the Piranesi author reflects on the power of storytelling to shape our experience of sickness…
Susanna Clarke: ‘I had been ill for 11 years. I felt like I was about to fall off the world’
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Could the next great novel be written by AI (and would you even be able to tell)?

silverguide.site – As allegations of LLM use rock the literary and media worlds, linguists explain what really distinguishes human and machine language, while novelists including Jennifer Egan and Jeanette Winterson reflect on the future of fiction in an age of ChatGPT…
Could the next great novel be written by AI (and would you even be able to tell)?
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Best Australian books out in July: Rupert Murdoch, unhinged short stories and a psychosexual thriller

silverguide.site – Each month Guardian Australia editors and critics pick the upcoming titles they have devoured – or can’t wait to get their hands on…
Best Australian books out in July: Rupert Murdoch, unhinged short stories and a psychosexual thriller
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Being human is hard, this pair of psychologists say. Could accepting we don’t have free will make it easier?

silverguide.site – For Ross and Rachel Menzies, making peace with our smallness can help us navigate the challenges of human existence…
Being human is hard, this pair of psychologists say. Could accepting we don’t have free will make it easier?
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On the Mark by Florence Hazrat review – a fascinating history of punctuation

silverguide.site – This lavishly researched book shows that dots and dashes are an essential component of style, whether you’re a medieval monk or Donald Trump…
On the Mark by Florence Hazrat review – a fascinating history of punctuation
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The End of Romance by Maria Takolander – a bleak, bold and urgent novel for our times

silverguide.site – A mother and son scavenge and pillage in a violent post-apocalyptic world, in the poet and short story writer’s tense and engrossing debut…
The End of Romance by Maria Takolander – a bleak, bold and urgent novel for our times
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‘There’s an aura about it’: 210-year-old first edition of Jane Austen’s Emma on display in Melbourne

silverguide.site – The major acquisition is part of an initiative to redress the gender imbalance in the State Library of Victoria’s rare books collection…
‘There’s an aura about it’: 210-year-old first edition of Jane Austen’s Emma on display in Melbourne
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Honey by Imani Thompson audiobook review – a darkly entertaining campus thriller

silverguide.site – Racial and gender politics are woven into a clever tale of murder and morals at Cambridge…
Honey by Imani Thompson audiobook review – a darkly entertaining campus thriller
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Long Wave By Daisy Johnson review – a sublime novel of motherhood and loss

silverguide.site – Covering three generations, this tangled story of secrets, childhood, abandonment and care might be her best work yet…
Long Wave By Daisy Johnson review – a sublime novel of motherhood and loss
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Carlo Ginzburg obituary

silverguide.site – Italian academic and author who challenged traditional approaches with his pursuit of microhistory…
Carlo Ginzburg obituary
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Short story accused of being AI-written wins overall Commonwealth prize

silverguide.site – Jamir Nazir’s The Serpent in the Grove, which critics allege has ‘obvious markers’ of AI use, was described as ‘original, poetic and deeply moving’ by the judging chair…
Short story accused of being AI-written wins overall Commonwealth prize
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Historic Istanbul, a spotlight on South Africa, and Indian made easy: the best summer cookbooks for 2026 – review

silverguide.site – Essential new titles for your kitchen shelf – plus a classic to rediscover…
Historic Istanbul, a spotlight on South Africa, and Indian made easy: the best summer cookbooks for 2026 – review
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Depraved by Daisy Dixon review – a history of dark and dangerous art

silverguide.site – From classical painting to video games, this survey of the taboo and the twisted won’t let you look away…
Depraved by Daisy Dixon review – a history of dark and dangerous art
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What we’re reading: writers and readers on the books they enjoyed in June

silverguide.site – Candice Carty-Williams, Patrick Freyne and Guardian readers discuss the titles they have read over the last month. Join the conversation in the comments…
What we’re reading: writers and readers on the books they enjoyed in June
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Bookshops offer much more than just retail – but who would open one in this economy?

silverguide.site – Australia has only half the number of bookstores it had a decade ago. But as the industry calls for more public support, some optimistic booksellers are bucking the trend…
Bookshops offer much more than just retail – but who would open one in this economy?
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International Freak by M Syd Rosen review – the British Timothy Leary

silverguide.site – Robin Farquharson was a prize-winning game theorist, anti-apartheid activist and countercultural chaos merchant…
International Freak by M Syd Rosen review – the British Timothy Leary
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Queenie Is Working On It by Candice Carty-Williams review – a smart sequel to a breakout bestseller

silverguide.site – Queenie’s ticking biological clock drives her chaotic misadventures in this sage and funny follow-up…
Queenie Is Working On It by Candice Carty-Williams review – a smart sequel to a breakout bestseller
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No God But Us by Bobuq Sayed review – a buzzy and political queer love story

silverguide.site – Two gay Afghan men find each other in Istanbul, in a much-hyped debut that fails to sustain the killer energy of its opening act…
No God But Us by Bobuq Sayed review – a buzzy and political queer love story
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Raveheart by Graeme Armstrong review – ravers rebel in a Scottish political satire

silverguide.site – A veteran techno DJ embarks on a campaign of civil disobedience in this passionate and at times hilarious tale of underground resistance…
Raveheart by Graeme Armstrong review – ravers rebel in a Scottish political satire
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Father Alberto and the Flying Girl by Timothy X Atack review – a fable of medieval madness

silverguide.site – A parish priest cares for the mentally afflicted in an absorbing tale that combines antic comedy with serious moral themes…
Father Alberto and the Flying Girl by Timothy X Atack review – a fable of medieval madness
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