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The group in Venice, California, started the difficult James Joyce book in 1995. They reached its final page in October

The Everything I Know About Love author’s second novel mixes relationship maxims with sharp observations about thirtysomething life

The German language does it best – giving us single words that can be translated only into longish English sentences. Take sturmfrei, for instance. Literally “storm free’, it means something like “When your parents are away, and you have the whole house to yourself.” Or, a personal favourite, Backpfeifengesicht, which means, “A…

Author of acclaimed biography Wifedom hits back at critics who say book casts Orwell in an unfairly negative light

It is a terrible loss that many youngsters and children nowadays do not enjoy the pleasure of reading, Shashi Tharoor, Congress MP, has said.

Twenty years after leaving the capital, the diarist returns for a funny-sad adult gap year

Force raided freelance journalist’s property last year, seizing electronic devices and documents

Natasha Stagg’s new book ‘Artless’, a collection of stories and essays from the New York-based writer, considers our media-saturated landscape

The latest collection from the US author known for her playfulness and brevity has a wintry feel