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Coined to define the ennui of mid-30s men, the midlife crisis has evolved, says Benjamin Markovits, bringing a boom in sharp writing about messy middle age

Expert tips from a manga artist and typography expert, for stunning book covers of any genre.

Historian and anti-racism campaigner who wrote several groundbreaking books about Black British history

When they didn't invite their father who seemed to have moved on with his new wife, the dad flipped out and confronted his children. The post Man Finds True Love After Wife’s Death, Shuns Her Memory Until 20 Years Later, Kids Clap Back first appeared on Bored Panda.

Whether the Meta boss and his ex-lieutenant Sheryl Sandberg are truly beyond awful is neither here nor there. I thought he was done with factchecking, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

I’ve just finished a story about a man who has everything,” says Karim, the ostensible hero of Nobel Prize winner Abdulrazak Gurnah’s 11th novel, set in 1990s Tanzania. “How do you think the story will end?” he asks Badar, his mother’s servant boy, in a cruel taunt disguised as a…

The author on growing up with tales of swooning heroines, the thrill of Dylan Thomas and the genius of George Saunders

Actor will follow in the footsteps of Gary Oldman, Rupert Davis, Alec Guinness and Denholm Elliott

A fascinating, exciting history of how the agency smuggled subversive books across the iron curtain