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Driven by a whodunnit-ish plot, this state-of-the-nation sequel to The Party features a family at the centre of British political life

Helen Garner and Richard Holmes among authors of nonfiction books that also encompass international terrorists and ‘ghastly literary men’

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The prime minister has staked his reputation on recognising that our relationship with the European Convention on Human Rights isn’t working. His unassailable record as a defender of those rights must be brought to full force to save our immigration system from itself

Angie Thomas’s The Hate U Give was taken off year 10 reading list at Budmouth Academy after parent complained

“You might not be interested in Morgan McSweeney, but he’s very interested in you.”

A new report on book bans in U.S. schools finds Stephen King as the author most likely to be censored

Andrzej Sapkowski has long been outspoken and protective of his own works

The Essex Serpent author offers a moving account of her father-in-law’s final illness that will resonate widely

IN FOCUS: A new exhibition opens up the spy writer’s sprawling literary archive to shed light on his idiosyncratic creative process. Katie Rosseinsky explores how he brought George Smiley and co to life