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John Niven
In my game, crime pays. Do I have it in me?

Fri 5 Dec 2025

In my game, crime pays. Do I have it in me?
Lucy Popescu
What it means to be German

Fri 5 Dec 2025

What it means to be German
Christopher Frayling
What to read to understand vampires

Fri 5 Dec 2025

What to read to understand vampires
Ellen Peirson-Hagger
New ‘romantasy’ novels sell fantasies of sexual violence

Fri 5 Dec 2025

New ‘romantasy’ novels sell fantasies of sexual violence
Eimear McBride
Return to the Jon Fosse universe

Thu 4 Dec 2025

Return to the Jon Fosse universe
Chris Power
The Future Loves You by Ariel Zeleznikow-Johnston

Thu 4 Dec 2025

The Future Loves You by Ariel Zeleznikow-Johnston
Jonathan Bate
The infernal world of Christopher Marlowe

Thu 4 Dec 2025

The infernal world of Christopher Marlowe
Tom Gatti
What to read this week, from Christopher Marlowe to Joe Sacco

Thu 4 Dec 2025

What to read this week, from Christopher Marlowe to Joe Sacco
Killian Fox
Joe Sacco: ‘I can’t turn away from what’s going on in Gaza’

Wed 3 Dec 2025

Joe Sacco: ‘I can’t turn away from what’s going on in Gaza’
Sir Richard Lambert
The man behind Palantir’s military-industrial empire

Tue 2 Dec 2025

The man behind Palantir’s military-industrial empire
Martin Scorsese
‘I grew up close to violence. It’s a part of being human’

Mon 1 Dec 2025

‘I grew up close to violence. It’s a part of being human’
Chris Power
Paperback of the week: We Live Here Now by CD Rose

Fri 28 Nov 2025

Paperback of the week: We Live Here Now by CD Rose
The Observer
The best children’s books of 2025

Thu 27 Nov 2025

The best children’s books of 2025
The Observer
The Observer’s books of the year 2025

Thu 27 Nov 2025

The Observer’s books of the year 2025
Tom Gatti
What to read this week: a Christmas books special

Thu 27 Nov 2025

What to read this week: a Christmas books special
Ellen Peirson-Hagger
Jenny Erpenbeck: ‘I’ve seen a whole system collapse and fade away’

Thu 27 Nov 2025

Jenny Erpenbeck: ‘I’ve seen a whole system collapse and fade away’
Julian Barnes
A manifesto for the imagination

Thu 27 Nov 2025

A manifesto for the imagination
Writers choose their 2025 favourites

Thu 27 Nov 2025

Writers choose their 2025 favourites
Donna Ferguson
Nell Gwyn’s naughty pop-up book pops up at auction

Wed 26 Nov 2025

Nell Gwyn’s naughty pop-up book pops up at auction

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