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The American’s second novel, narrated by characters both living and dead, feels like a wan echo of his debut

Officer who fought the insurrectionists and dealt with PTSD issues a cri de coeur for himself and for the US

The octogenarian writer brings her unique brand of sexy silliness to the story of a League One football team, with mixed results

The award-winning Irish author on losing his father at 18, the drawbacks of English editors and the theme of imprisonment in his work

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