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