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Is the brat spoilt or spoiled? The debate rages on
Opinion
WordPlay

Is the brat spoilt or spoiled? The debate rages on

Few questions in the English language rankle like the mess of spoil.

  • by David Astle

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The books that ate the rich better than The White Lotus

The books that ate the rich better than The White Lotus

Wealth is one thing, class is another – as these novelists famously understood.

  • by David Free
Eight books for every reader, from a romcom to essays on big ideas

Eight books for every reader, from a romcom to essays on big ideas

Our reviewers cast their eyes over new fiction and non-fiction releases.

  • by Cameron Woodhead and Fiona Capp
Lively, wise and slyly funny: Curtis Sittenfeld’s short-story collection

Lively, wise and slyly funny: Curtis Sittenfeld’s short-story collection

Long-term readers will recognise Sittenfeld’s voice, and for fans of her bestselling Prep, there’s an added bonus.

  • by Daniel Herborn
How uncertainty and risk-taking can make us better people

How uncertainty and risk-taking can make us better people

Alex Hutchinson’s new book mixes anecdotes with insights from behavioural psychology and neuroscience to make the case that our lives are better when we break our habits.

  • by Andrew Leigh
The Banksy works you can’t see: the stolen, the damaged, the missing

The Banksy works you can’t see: the stolen, the damaged, the missing

A guide with a difference, this book lists street art by the famous artist that no longer lives on the street, where Banksy intended.

  • by JP O'Malley
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The ordinary moment that changed Jane Caro’s career

The ordinary moment that changed Jane Caro’s career

Looking the worst-case scenario directly in the eye helped this unlikely anxiety sufferer move on.

  • by Kerrie O'Brien
A Gen X icon bares all about John Cusack, River Phoenix and her past

A Gen X icon bares all about John Cusack, River Phoenix and her past

Ione Skye’s memoir explores the star’s turbulent life from Hollywood to dating rock stars.

  • by Nathaan Smith
Here’s my dark confession: I scribble in the margins of books
Opinion
Literature

Here’s my dark confession: I scribble in the margins of books

Book lovers may appear to be a united tribe, but our world is full of schisms.

  • by Richard Glover
‘Primal memories’: How radio plays are making an unlikely comeback

‘Primal memories’: How radio plays are making an unlikely comeback

Shows without visuals might seem old-fashioned, but they’ve never been more timely. Here’s how audio drama is being reinvented.

  • by Daniel Lo Surdo
How astronauts on the space station inspired an insomniac writer

How astronauts on the space station inspired an insomniac writer

Samantha Harvey’s 2024 Booker Prize-winning novel Orbital follows a single day in the lives of six astronauts.

  • by Stephanie Bunbury

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