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Jhumpa Lahiri  
Translation is an act of radical change
Translation is an act of radical change
How women drove evolution  
Cat Bohannon on her radical new history of humanity
Katy Guest
Cat Bohannon on her radical new history of humanity
‘I’m not worried about fame or glory’  
Lydia Davis, the author who has refused to sell her book on Amazon
Lydia Davis, the author who has refused to sell her book on Amazon
The books of my life  
Lauren Groff: ‘Virginia Woolf’s Flush is delightfully bananas’
Lauren Groff: ‘Virginia Woolf’s Flush is delightfully bananas’
Audiobook of the week  
The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man by Paul Newman audiobook review – unfiltered Hollywood
Fiona Sturges
The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man by Paul Newman audiobook review – unfiltered Hollywood
What we're reading  
Writers and readers on the books they enjoyed in September
Writers and readers on the books they enjoyed in September
 
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Books of the week
Wednesday’s Child by Yiyun Li review – motherhood as loss
Wednesday’s Child by Yiyun Li review – motherhood as loss
These bruising, beautiful short stories explore the pain of lost children, along with parenthood’s more usual sacrifices – youth, romantic love and a sense of self
Land of Milk and Honey by C Pam Zhang review – food, sex and morality in the end times
A private chef for the ultra-rich confronts the inequality of survival, in a sensual novel of ideas that asks difficult questions
Opinions by Roxane Gay review – the art of argument
A second collection from the author of Bad Feminist is, at its best, effortlessly convincing
The Iliad by Homer, translated by Emily Wilson review – a bravura feat
Six years on from her translation of the Odyssey, Wilson revels in the clarity and emotional clout of Homer’s battlefield epic
The Double Life of Bob Dylan Volume 2: 1966-2021 by Clinton Heylin review – a fierce kind of love
The Dylan scholar won’t accept any criticism of his idol unless he himself is wielding the sword in his latest exhaustive attempt to understand the ultimate unreliable narrator
Spotlight
Cat Bohannon on evolution, menopause and why she was happy to donate her eggs to a friend
Extract  
Cat Bohannon on evolution, menopause and why she was happy to donate her eggs to a friend
In an extract from her new book about how the female body drove human evolution, the writer ponders ovaries, pregnancy and why sperm and eggs behave so differently
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Talking points and news
Bestselling author Naomi Wood wins 2023 BBC national short story award
Bestselling author Naomi Wood wins 2023 BBC national short story award
The UEA creative writing lecturer won for Comorbidities, which judging chair Reeta Chakrabarti called a ‘sparkling gem’ that tackles serious issues with a ‘light and wry touch’
The White Review literary magazine ceases publishing
A statement cited increased costs and removal of UK state funding as the magazine, which featured writers including Paul Murray, Caleb Azumah Nelson and Sally Rooney, is to consider its future
4thWrite prize shortlist reveals more rising literary stars
Ranging across continents and genres, the six stories in contention for 2023’s award have been praised for ‘distinctiveness and depth of feeling’
From the archive
Pain, parties and work
Sylvia Plath in New York  
Pain, parties and work
Sylvia Plath travelled to New York City in June 1953 full of anticipation about a guest editorship at Mademoiselle magazine. She was to return home a changed person, as this extract from Andrew Wilson's biography reveals
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