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‘Secure, affordable homes are the stuff of fiction'  
How young writers are responding to the UK housing crisis
How young writers are responding to the UK housing crisis
Patrick Joyce  
The history of peasants is one of their silence or being silenced
The history of peasants is one of their silence or being silenced
Where to start with  
Gertrude Stein
Gertrude Stein
The books of my life  
John Burnside: ‘My stoner friends were into The Hobbit, but Gormenghast was darker’
John Burnside: ‘My stoner friends were into The Hobbit, but Gormenghast was darker’
Audiobook of the week  
Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen audiobook review – the pursuit of love
Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen audiobook review – the pursuit of love
Five of the best  
Books about gossip
Books about gossip
Books of the week
Groundbreakers by Chantal Lyons review – the whole hog
Groundbreakers by Chantal Lyons review – the whole hog
The remarkable story of Britain’s wild boar, and their controversial resurgence
Hard By a Great Forest by Leo Vardiashvili review – a quest in the wake of Soviet collapse
In this compelling debut, a young man returns to his home country, Georgia, on the trail of his missing father and brother
Adventures in Democracy by Erica Benner review – many men, many minds
A sparkling account of people power through the ages, and how to save it from itself
My Heavenly Favourite by Lucas Rijneveld review – a transgressive tour de force
In this dazzling follow-up to the International Booker-winning The Discomfort of Evening, an abuser addresses his teenage victim
Fourteen Days: A Collaborative Novel review – a starry patchwork inspired by the dark days of Covid
Editors Margaret Atwood and Douglas Preston round up 36 big literary names for a spirited Decameron-style collection of shaggy dog stories and tales of lost love
Spotlight
The rise and rise of ‘romantasy’ novels
A genre of swords and soulmates  
The rise and rise of ‘romantasy’ novels
From Sarah J Maas to Rebecca Yarros, the authors writing blends of fantasy and romance have found huge commercial success – largely thanks to TikTok
Talking points and news
N Scott Momaday, Pulitzer-winning Native American novelist, dies aged 89
N Scott Momaday, Pulitzer-winning Native American novelist, dies aged 89
The Kiowa tribe member’s debut House Made of Dawn is credited as the starting point for contemporary Native American literature
Tom Parker Bowles picked for mini library project championed by his mum
Tom Parker Bowles among 21 writers providing snapshot of contemporary literature in initiative supported by the queen
Paul Murray and Fern Brady win inaugural Nero book awards
Booker-shortlisted author Murray and standup turned memoirist Brady won in the best fiction and nonfiction categories, alongside debut and children’s fiction winners Michael Magee and Beth Lincoln
Spotify claims to have paid audiobook publishers ‘tens of millions’ in royalties
The streaming company says its payout model is competitive, but the Society of Authors has raised doubts about whether authors ultimately benefit
From the archive
The real purpose of fantasy

People are inclined to write off fantasy as escapism, but in fact it's a roundabout way of engaging with genuine problems.

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