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They by Helle Helle review – a novel to make the reader slow down and take notice

silverguide.site – Minimalist but never austere, this mother-daughter portrait from the Danish author finds its power in everyday detail…
They by Helle Helle review – a novel to make the reader slow down and take notice

The Last Kings of Hollywood by Paul Fischer review – the rise and reign of Spielberg, Lucas and Coppola

silverguide.site – An epic account of how three demigod directors, in pursuit of indie freedom, redefined American film-making…
The Last Kings of Hollywood by Paul Fischer review – the rise and reign of Spielberg, Lucas and Coppola

Josephine Gardiner obituary

silverguide.site – Other lives: Journalist at the Times Educational Supplement who later wrote a crime novel set in Cornwall…
Josephine Gardiner obituary

Becoming George by Fiona Sampson review – the remarkable story of a cross-dressing 19th century novelist

silverguide.site – A reappraisal of one of literature’s most sensational personalities, the author of more than 70 books…
Becoming George by Fiona Sampson review – the remarkable story of a cross-dressing 19th century novelist

The Daffodil Days by Helen Bain review – virtuoso portrait of Ted Hughes and Sylvia Plath’s final year

silverguide.site – Portraying the breakdown of the couple’s marriage through the eyes of the people around them, this deeply researched and utterly convincing debut is an astonishing achievement…
The Daffodil Days by Helen Bain review – virtuoso portrait of Ted Hughes and Sylvia Plath’s final year

Dan Simmons, author of Hyperion and The Terror, dies aged 77

silverguide.site – Award-winning science fiction and horror writer died in Colorado on 21 February with family at his side…
Dan Simmons, author of Hyperion and The Terror, dies aged 77

Mags Webster obituary

silverguide.site – Other lives: Award-winning poet and arts administrator working with First Nations artists in Western Australia…
Mags Webster obituary

Asako Yuzuki: ‘I’m very far from the ideal Japanese woman’

silverguide.site – Butter, her novel about a female serial killer, was a global hit. As Asako Yuzuki’s second book is published in English, she talks about criticism at home – and why she’ll be writing darker stories in the future…
Asako Yuzuki: ‘I’m very far from the ideal Japanese woman’

What we’re reading: writers and readers on the books they enjoyed in February

silverguide.site – Francis Spufford, Manish Chauhan 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 February

Children and teens roundup – the best new picture books and novels

silverguide.site – A mission to grow plants in the desert; a potato’s adventures; a film-maker’s dreams; wartime bravery; a feminist fantasy and more…
Children and teens roundup – the best new picture books and novels

Watching Watership Down on acid with Bez: Shaun Ryder releases new memoir 24 Hour Party Person

silverguide.site – Happy Mondays frontman says forthcoming book will include bullet-dodging scrapes in Jamaica and New York as well as ‘bust-ups and benders’ with his bands…
Watching Watership Down on acid with Bez: Shaun Ryder releases new memoir 24 Hour Party Person

Ben Markovits: ‘I used to think any book concerned with people falling in love can’t be very good’

silverguide.site – The British-American author on arguing about Jane Austen, the joys of Jerome K Jerome, and revising his opinion of Philip Roth…
Ben Markovits: ‘I used to think any book concerned with people falling in love can’t be very good’

Ancient by Luke Barley review – the secret history of Britain’s woodlands

silverguide.site – A former ranger tells the story of how the UK’s forests intimately shaped – and were shaped by – its people…
Ancient by Luke Barley review – the secret history of Britain’s woodlands

Things in Nature Merely Grow by Yiyun Li audiobook review – a deconstruction of grief

silverguide.site – The author’s prize-winning memoir about losing both her sons to suicide is a calm, sensitive account of ‘radical acceptance’…
Things in Nature Merely Grow by Yiyun Li audiobook review – a deconstruction of grief

On Not Climbing Mountains by Claire Thomas review – impressive, for a patient reader

silverguide.site – This ambitious novel follows a grieving woman who distracts herself with research on famous names who had connections to Switzerland…
On Not Climbing Mountains by Claire Thomas review – impressive, for a patient reader

The Unfragile Mind by Gavin Francis review – a GP’s guide to mental health

silverguide.site – Powerful case studies can’t make up for this book’s painful superficiality when it comes to the broader issues…
The Unfragile Mind by Gavin Francis review – a GP’s guide to mental health

Railsong by Rahul Bhattacharya review – a heartfelt tale of life on the Indian railways

silverguide.site – We follow one woman across decades of change in this deeply compassionate novel of independence and dreams…
Railsong by Rahul Bhattacharya review – a heartfelt tale of life on the Indian railways

‘These books are pushing boundaries’: winners of £30,000 Inclusive Books for Children awards announced

silverguide.site – Supa Nova by Chanté Timothy, a graphic novel about a young Black girl with a love for science, won the children’s fiction category and inaugural children’s choice prize…
‘These books are pushing boundaries’: winners of £30,000 Inclusive Books for Children awards announced

Cees Nooteboom obituary

silverguide.site – Dutch novelist, poet and travel writer who reported on the Hungarian revolution and the fall of the Berlin Wall…
Cees Nooteboom obituary

‘A partisan and politician’: Abraham Lincoln and the art of the deal

silverguide.site – New book Boss Lincoln takes a fresh look at a well-studied political figure, showing him to be a master of party politics…
‘A partisan and politician’: Abraham Lincoln and the art of the deal
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