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Who is better, Dickens or Shakespeare? We asked nine prominent writers

Elif Shafak, Sarah Perry, Jeffrey Boakye and others tell us which of the two totemic literary figures they favour

The Guardian - UK

What we’re reading: writers and readers on the books they enjoyed in June

Authors, critics and Guardian readers discuss the titles they have read over the last month. Join the conversation in the comments

The Guardian - UK

This Is Not America by Tomiwa Owolade review – black and British… and a world apart

In this passionate and timely if sometimes tetchy study, the cultural critic argues that Britain should consider race from its own perspective rather than adopt America’s battles

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OPINION - Poor kids need to be taught the classics, not Dizzee Rascal and rap

Last week I took part in a debate on one of the most important issues affecting education and culture. Hosted by Intelligence Squared, the motion was: ‘It’s time to ditch the canon of Great White Men’. I was against; the teacher and author Jeffrey Boakye was for it. I lost.…

Evening Standard

Letters: we praise Salman Rushdie now. Why not then?

The attack on the author of The Satanic Verses has been universally condemned. It has not always been thus

The Guardian - UK

What an English degree did for me, by Tulip Siddiq, Sarah Waters and more

As universities close their English literature courses, we celebrate 40 influential British graduates

The Guardian - UK

I Heard What You Said by Jeffrey Boakye review – a lesson in everyday racism

The teacher relates his experiences in the education system – many of them shocking – with insight, intelligence and wit

The Guardian - UK

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I Heard What You Said by Jeffrey Boakye review – reflections of a Black school teacher

Timely insights into the ways in which Britain’s education system is failing to cater for all of its students

The Guardian - UK

Children need more than this limited literary diet of white, male authors

Letters: The school curriculum must include more books by women and more with female protagonists, write Debbie Brazil and Rachel Fenn. Plus letters from Patricia McCarthy and Gavin Bailey

The Guardian - UK

Why are books on the English school curriculum still in the grip of straight, white men?

Children in diverse societies need a broader range to learn about themselves and the world, says author Jeffrey Boakye

The Guardian - UK

Racism in English education should be seen as safeguarding issue, says author

Jeffrey Boakye argues in new book that schools are unsafe places for students marginalised by race

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