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The Friday Afternoon Club by Griffin Dunne review – a Hollywood insider with an outsider’s eye

The actor’s star-studded memoir-cum-account of his sister’s murder could have been a clunky read, but his self-awareness, honesty and humour make the nephew of Joan Didion and son of Dominick Dunne an engaging narrator

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The Friday Afternoon Club by Griffin Dunne review – Hollywood tales

A fond but frank memoir of an eccentric showbiz family shaped by tragedy

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‘I’ll never forgive or forget’ – Griffin Dunne on the darkness that overtook his gilded Hollywood upbringing

Griffin Dunne’s memoir is full of wonderful tales about Martin Scorsese, Carrie Fisher and Madonna. But the killing in 1982 of his 22-year-old sister – and the subsequent trial – overshadows everything

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Rebecca F Kuang: ‘I like to write to my friends in the style of Joan Didion’

The author of bestseller Yellowface on her agent’s fears about publishing the novel, the joys of a social media purge and being a workaholic who gets bored easily

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Leonard Cohen: Hippie Troubadour and Forgotten Reactionary

As the legend of the singer–poet–sex symbol grows, fans rarely acknowledge his conservative streak

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How to navigate "magical overthinking"

Salon chats with author Amanda Montell to learn more about cognitive biases in today's information age

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Princess Anne, Larry David and the rise of the accidental style icon

From the Curb star’s smart-casual look to the royal’s trademark wraparound sunglasses, the concept comes up time and again – but is it a patronising assumption that their style is accidental?

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‘Reading is so sexy’: gen Z turns to physical books and libraries

Book sales boom as readers escape the ‘oversaturation and noise of the wild west digital landscape’

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Patty Hearst: Victim, survivor or rebel?

Journalist and author Roger D. Rapoport breaks down all sides of Hearst's story in "Searching for Patty Hearst"

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Best short novels for a classic quick read in 2024

Ingenious storytelling in 300 pages or less

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21 of the Greatest American novels that everyone should read

From historical classics to postmodern marvels

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How "Fargo" women manage up

This season's main women are more alike than the richest of them would like to think, especially now

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Best light novels for a relaxing read

Relaxing reads for cosy evenings in

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Loewe and behold: how older models are casting a spell on fashion

From Maggie Smith to Martha Stewart, older faces are being used again after a post-Covid lull – though most are white

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‘Hallelujah!’ the wait for Phoebe Philo’s comeback is almost over

The wait for her latest creations has only added to the mysteries of the woman who made Céline a talismanic name

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The World According to Joan Didion by Evelyn McDonnell review – bits and pieces of a literary pioneer

A ‘fangirl’’s fragmented study of the great US author has a disparate and magpie approach that never coheres into a satisfying whole

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How 9/11 bred the endless war on terror

The crimes of 9/11 wounded America — and fueled an endless, pointless war that could never be won, or even ended

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Bret Easton Ellis: ‘I connected with Quentin Tarantino’

The US author on discovering Stephen King, being inspired by Joan Didion, and losing himself in film criticism

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Five Books About Retirement to Prepare You for Your Golden Years

These books about retirement will help prepare you for your next stage through fiction and nonfiction. What's more, they are great reads!

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Best travel books of all time to inspire your next trip

You don’t always have to leave your home for the journey of a lifetime

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Martha has always been subversive

From her new "Sports Illustrated" cover to her friendship with Snoop, the lifestyle mogul continues to surprise

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Resistance by Jacinta Halloran review – a perceptive novel about secrets and shame

Halloran’s fourth novel follows a therapist who becomes obsessed with her new clients, a family court-mandated to see her after a strange event

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Our pick of 7 of the best documentaries about women to watch on International Women’s Day

From Pamela Anderson to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, these inspiring true stories will have you tuning in again and again

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