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What Am I, a Deer? by Polly Barton review – shyness, obsession and the joy of karaoke

silverguide.site – The feverish interiority of a young woman abroad is captured with offbeat wit and disarming candour in the first novel from the translator of Butter…
What Am I, a Deer? by Polly Barton review – shyness, obsession and the joy of karaoke
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Lady C by Guy Cuthbertson review – how Lady Chatterley’s Lover rocked Britain

silverguide.site – A history of the social and cultural impact of DH Lawrence’s novel shows how it inspired comedy as well as controversy…
Lady C by Guy Cuthbertson review – how Lady Chatterley’s Lover rocked Britain
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Carol Rumens, poet and the Guardian’s poem of the week columnist, dies aged 81

silverguide.site – The British poet, who also wrote plays, fiction and published poetry in translation, analysed almost 1,000 poems for her much-loved series…
Carol Rumens, poet and the Guardian’s poem of the week columnist, dies aged 81
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The Given World by Melissa Harrison review – a stunning tale of rural life for an era of ecological crisis

silverguide.site – Eerie omens haunt this absorbing group portrait set over six months in an English village…
The Given World by Melissa Harrison review – a stunning tale of rural life for an era of ecological crisis
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One Leg on Earth by ’Pemi Aguda review – a powerfully eerie portrait of Lagos

silverguide.site – A young pregnant woman is assailed by dark visions of sisterhood in a novel splicing eco-horror, cosmic distress and ideas of the monstrous feminine…
One Leg on Earth by ’Pemi Aguda review – a powerfully eerie portrait of Lagos
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Iran and the Revolution by Homa Katouzian review – how the Islamic Republic was born

silverguide.site – A landmark new account of the 1979 revolution sets current events in context…
Iran and the Revolution by Homa Katouzian review – how the Islamic Republic was born
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‘I wanted it to feel both Shakespearean and like Jay-Z’: debut author Sufiyaan Salam on masculinity, rap and meeting Stormzy

silverguide.site – Bringing Manchester’s Curry Mile to vibrant life, the #Merky prize-winning author’s cross-genre work focuses on the lives and language of young British men. He discusses identity and inspiration…
‘I wanted it to feel both Shakespearean and like Jay-Z’: debut author Sufiyaan Salam on masculinity, rap and meeting Stormzy
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Shaken staff and an author exodus: how a picture book plunged an acclaimed Australian publisher into a crisis over antisemitism

silverguide.site – The cancellation of Jazz Money’s children’s book Bila, A River Cycle over comments by the book’s illustrator, Matt Chun, has led to the publisher’s potential collapse…
Shaken staff and an author exodus: how a picture book plunged an acclaimed Australian publisher into a crisis over antisemitism
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‘One of the most profound encounters of my life’: could existential therapist Emmy van Deurzen change the way you think?

silverguide.site – Her philosophical approach to therapy has become a global phenomenon, and inspired a new book. Could a session with her change Sophie McBain’s life?…
‘One of the most profound encounters of my life’: could existential therapist Emmy van Deurzen change the way you think?
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Homebound by Portia Elan review – a Cloud Atlas-like puzzle-box novel

silverguide.site – From 1980s Cincinnati into the interstellar darkness, the stories of four women interconnect across the centuries in a gentle hymn to found families…
Homebound by Portia Elan review – a Cloud Atlas-like puzzle-box novel
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A Rising of the Lights by Steve Toltz review – a darkly funny take on the male loneliness epidemic

silverguide.site – A miserable misogynist is on a quest for redemption in Toltz’s fourth novel, which fizzes with dynamic prose but struggles to engender empathy for its protagonist…
A Rising of the Lights by Steve Toltz review – a darkly funny take on the male loneliness epidemic
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Careless People by Sarah Wynn-Williams audiobook review – the insider story that Meta tried to stifle

silverguide.site – The author reads her account of her time as a senior executive at Facebook with a mixture of dark humour and astonishment at the working culture in which she finds herself…
Careless People by Sarah Wynn-Williams audiobook review – the insider story that Meta tried to stifle
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Hey, Good Morning, How Are You? by Martina Hefter review – a hit in Germany that falls flat in English

silverguide.site – The premise of this novel about a ballet dancer who baits love scammers into conversation is great – but the story feels overwritten and underfelt…
Hey, Good Morning, How Are You? by Martina Hefter review – a hit in Germany that falls flat in English
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From Life Itself by Suzy Hansen review – Turkey in the age of Erdoğan

silverguide.site – This portrait of everyday life in an Istanbul neighbourhood buffeted by change has far wider relevance…
From Life Itself by Suzy Hansen review – Turkey in the age of Erdoğan
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What If Reform Wins? by Peter Chappell review – a massive wake-up call

silverguide.site – This ‘nonfiction thriller’ takes us through exactly what would happen if Nigel Farage won his dreamed-of majority…
What If Reform Wins? by Peter Chappell review – a massive wake-up call
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Devotions by Lucy Caldwell review – short stories that are frightening, passionate and comforting too

silverguide.site – The Northern Irish writer explores music and family, memory and duty in this stunning collection of sharply observed tales…
Devotions by Lucy Caldwell review – short stories that are frightening, passionate and comforting too
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Lost copy of seventh-century poem in Old English discovered at Rome library

silverguide.site – Dublin scholars find 1,200-year-old manuscript of Caedmon’s Hymn composed by Northumbrian cattle herder…
Lost copy of seventh-century poem in Old English discovered at Rome library
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‘It’s not a story that’s over’: inside the battle against hatred in America

silverguide.site – In The Secret War Against Hate, Pulitzer-prize finalist Steven J Ross looks back at those who infiltrated and prevented hate groups in the US…
‘It’s not a story that’s over’: inside the battle against hatred in America
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‘This is so taboo’: Kimberley Nixon on the hell of perinatal OCD – and how she survived it

silverguide.site – After the birth of her son during lockdown, the Welsh actor was flooded by disturbing thoughts she couldn’t shake, a plunge into darkness and isolation. She discusses how it changed her and what helped her recover…
‘This is so taboo’: Kimberley Nixon on the hell of perinatal OCD – and how she survived it
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This Dark Night by Deborah Lutz review – an illuminating window on Emily Brontë’s world

silverguide.site – Vivid, tactile details make Lutz’s biography a beautifully textured and convincing read…
This Dark Night by Deborah Lutz review – an illuminating window on Emily Brontë’s world
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