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Authority: Essays on Being Right by Andrea Long Chu review – scorching hot takes

The Pulitzer-winning critic has some choice words for the likes of Zadie Smith, Hanya Yanagihara and Bret Easton Ellis

The Guardian - UK

Chaotic cosmic clones and the Joker reinvented – what to watch and read this week

When director Robert Eggers asked him what kind of movies he was interested in, Robert Pattinson said: “I only wanna do strange things.” It seems he’s taken the same approach to stardom as fellow teen star, Daniel Radcliffe – make your name in a big-budget franchise, then spend the rest…

The Conversation

Show Don’t Tell by Curtis Sittenfeld is moving, witty and achingly real

I was immediately struck by the title of Curtis Sittenfeld’s new collection of 12 short stories, Show Don’t Tell. That’s because it’s also the name of a narrative technique that allows readers to experience a story through the characters’ actions, words, thoughts and feelings, rather than the author’s explanations. It…

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Show Don’t Tell by Curtis Sittenfeld review – sharp stories about the pleasure and pain of nostalgia

In the American writer’s wry, understated second short story collection, the past comes back to jolt her largely middle-aged characters

The Guardian - UK

‘The essential ingredient is openness’: Curtis Sittenfeld on the deep joy of midlife friendship

Friendships become closer and more fulfilling as you get older argues the novelist, because by the time you reach middle age everyone has faced dramatic challenges, disappointments and sorrows – and being honest about them is a powerful point of bonding

The Guardian - UK

The six books released in 2025 that I can't wait to read

From Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie to Curtis Sittenfeld, Daisy Lester rounds up the buzziest titles for this year

The Independent UK

My Favourite Mistake by Marian Keyes review – love and shenanigans in a new Walsh sister story

In the bestselling novelist’s latest, Anna Walsh moves back to Dublin and falls for an old flame in a comical tale of grit, growth and self-acceptance

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In brief: The Divorcées; Romantic Comedy; Unearthing – review

Soon-to-be ex-wives kill time in Reno in an evocative period tale; a TV writer ponders beauty and attraction in a nuanced romance; and a woman uncovers her family history through gardening with her mother

The Guardian - UK

Pulp, page-turners and pure joy: the ultimate summer reading list, picked by you

After we published our list of the best beach reads, we asked readers for their suggestions – including ‘mercifully brief’ fantasy, raucous comedy and a crime thriller that’s ‘tense as hell’

The Guardian - AU

Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld review – when Noah met Sally

A comedy sketch writer’s crush on a pop star sparks this witty take on the Hollywood romcom

The Guardian - UK

What makes me happy now: my pandemic rescue pup

Author Curtis Sittenfeld on falling hopelessly in love with a brave, beautiful and occasionally malodorous chihuahua named Weenie

The Guardian - US

Spring reads 2023: the best new books from Margaret Atwood, Emma Cline and more

The season has changed and a whole new crop of essential books are being unleashed

Evening Standard

5 new books to read this week

This week’s bookcase includes reviews of Shy by Max Porter and Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld.

The Independent UK

Review: 'Romantic Comedy,' by Curtis Sittenfeld

FICTION: A writer on a comedy show falls hard for one of the handsome guests.

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Serious Minneapolis author Curtis Sittenfeld writes a comedy, and it's LOL funny

The bestselling Minneapolis author realized that her next book needed to be fun. And it is.

The Guardian - UK

‘We want to read about people falling in love’: Curtis Sittenfeld and Marian Keyes on the romcom revival

The American and Irish novelists discuss the joys of writing romantic comedy, standing up to the critics and why we’re in a ‘golden age’ for the menopause

The Independent UK

Our weekend arts and culture picks, from Elton John to Dungeons & Dragons

Our guide to what to watch, read and listen to over the next few days

The Guardian - UK

Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld review – lights, camera, attraction

The US author’s zingy new novel tackles celebrity, lockdown and frustrated love lives with ambition and panache

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‘You can read it in the time it takes to have a one night stand’: authors on their favourite romcom books

Stanley Tucci, Jenny Colgan, David Nicholls and others reflect on their favourite romantic comedies, including Heartburn, A Room With a View and The Spanish Love Deception

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Books to look forward to in 2023

Making a January list of "books to look forward to" is a hopeless task; there will be hundreds and hundreds of books out in the new year, each of them potentially thrilling to somebody. But here's a representative list of just a few that caught my eye. Here's hoping all…

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