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Wash by Erica Wagner review – vivid portrait of a monumental American

silverguide.site – The life of the Brooklyn Bridge’s chief engineer inspires this multifaceted novel…
Wash by Erica Wagner review – vivid portrait of a monumental American
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Togetherness by Rowan Hooper review – a stunning portrait of cooperation in nature

silverguide.site – This corrective to our habitual emphasis on competition had me writing ‘wow’ in the margins again and again…
Togetherness by Rowan Hooper review – a stunning portrait of cooperation in nature
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‘More relevant now than ever’: how Virginia Woolf recaptured the cultural zeitgeist

silverguide.site – With an adaptation of Night and Day hitting cinemas, the pioneering author’s work continues to inspire audiences…
‘More relevant now than ever’: how Virginia Woolf recaptured the cultural zeitgeist
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70 brilliant books for the summer

silverguide.site – From dynamite debuts to must-read memoirs and magical children’s fiction, here’s our selection of this year’s hottest holiday reads. Plus leading authors share their favourites…
70 brilliant books for the summer
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‘Failure was my thing’: Women’s prize winner Virginia Evans on her long journey to success

silverguide.site – The American author received ‘thousands of rejections’ over two decades before finally hitting gold with her first published novel…
‘Failure was my thing’: Women’s prize winner Virginia Evans on her long journey to success
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Mary Hooper obituary

silverguide.site – Other lives: Author of award-winning titles for children and young adults…
Mary Hooper obituary
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The best recent science fiction, fantasy and horror – review roundup

silverguide.site – Not With a Bang by Temi Oh; Tillinghast by Clare Cavenagh; Atomic Coffin by Benedict Anning; The Unicorn Hunters by Katherine Arden; Bad Things Happen Here by Mark Morris…
The best recent science fiction, fantasy and horror – review roundup
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Books Q&A live: we answered your questions about our 100 top novels lists

silverguide.site – Were our readers right to put Lord of the Rings above Middlemarch? What was missing from our list? Has anyone read the whole 100 … ?Liese Spencer, our joint head of books, and non-fiction editor David Shariatmadari will be live at 12pm BST to discuss the huge reaction to our 100 greatest novels list, our readers’ choices of the 100 best – and any other burning questions you may have about what to read next…
Books Q&A live: we answered your questions about our 100 top novels lists
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The Twitnam Summer by Hester Grant review – Swift, Gay and Pope’s season in the sun

silverguide.site – A noble, if ultimately unsuccessful, attempt to argue that Jonathan Swift, Alexander Pope and John Gay spending a few weeks in 1726 together was a momentous turning point in each man’s career…
The Twitnam Summer by Hester Grant review – Swift, Gay and Pope’s season in the sun
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How to Love the World by Ilka Tampke review – a woman is trapped by a fallen tree

silverguide.site – The stuck narrator records the minutiae of the forest and her harrowing life in a purposeful novel that demands a slow read but doesn’t always reward it…
How to Love the World by Ilka Tampke review – a woman is trapped by a fallen tree
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Women’s prize: Virginia Evans wins for fiction and Lyse Doucet takes award for nonfiction

silverguide.site – Evans’s The Correspondent and the BBC journalist’s ‘people’s history’ of modern Afghanistan, The Finest Hotel in Kabul, win £30,000 prizes…
Women’s prize: Virginia Evans wins for fiction and Lyse Doucet takes award for nonfiction
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The Artist by Lucy Steeds audiobook review – a sensory feast in Provence

silverguide.site – A reclusive artist is the reluctant subject of a journalist’s attention in a rich world of scents, scenery and secrets…
The Artist by Lucy Steeds audiobook review – a sensory feast in Provence
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Sales of Meta whistleblower’s memoir soar after Hay festival ‘silencing’

silverguide.site – Sarah Wynn-Williams remained silent during her hour-long appearance, but sales of Careless People have since increased by more than 300%…
Sales of Meta whistleblower’s memoir soar after Hay festival ‘silencing’
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Letter: Maureen Duffy obituary

silverguide.site – Chris Barlas writes: Maureen hated the word chair rather than chairman, saying she was not an item of furniture…
Letter: Maureen Duffy obituary
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Lovers XXX by Allie Rowbottom review – a wild journey through the 80s LA porn scene

silverguide.site – A young woman begins a career in the adult industry while, 30 years later, her friend tries to find out what happened to her, in an addictive, twist-filled story…
Lovers XXX by Allie Rowbottom review – a wild journey through the 80s LA porn scene
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Stolen Revolution by Bozorgmehr Sharafedin and Yeganeh Torbati review – Iran’s recent history explained

silverguide.site – This account of the Islamic Republic and its discontents told via six contrasting lives should be required reading…
Stolen Revolution by Bozorgmehr Sharafedin and Yeganeh Torbati review – Iran’s recent history explained
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The End of Everything by M John Harrison review – near-future visions from an SF master

silverguide.site – This bleak but brilliant tale of enigmatic alien entities and slow social collapse exposes the terrifying insecurity of life right now…
The End of Everything by M John Harrison review – near-future visions from an SF master
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Villa Coco by Andrew Sean Greer review – fun in the Tuscan sun

silverguide.site – The Pulitzer-winning author of Less has crafted a breezy confection of fish-out-of-water wit, insecurity and self-discovery set in an Italian paradise…
Villa Coco by Andrew Sean Greer review – fun in the Tuscan sun
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“Far right groups prey on it”: Olivia Laing on the weaponisation of loneliness

silverguide.site – A decade after The Lonely City was first published, the writer reflects on what’s changed – and how the feelings that drove them to write their bestseller are key to understanding our turbulent politics…
“Far right groups prey on it”: Olivia Laing on the weaponisation of loneliness
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Search for lesbian grandmothers who inspired children’s book

silverguide.site – Mama G wants to dedicate her book, The Proudest Bird in the World, to pair after chance Blackpool Pride encounter…
Search for lesbian grandmothers who inspired children’s book
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