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Vocal Break by Lauren Elkin review – a celebration of the female voice

From Édith Piaf to Charli xcx, a moving study of the ways women express themselves – and the obstacles they face

The Guardian - UK

De Beauvoir’s 1960s heroine shows little has changed since

This is a new translation by Lauren Elkin of a shortish Simone de Beauvoir book, Les Belles Images, first published in 1966. The book’s aim is to identify the source of its heroine’s discontent. But on the journey inside her mind and life, we get a good account of how…

Evening Standard

Scaffolding by Lauren Elkin review – parallel lives in Paris

Two young couples live in the same apartment 50 years apart, in a debut that dances between voices and times

The Guardian - UK

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Scaffolding by Lauren Elkin review – an erudite first novel with horny energy

The bedroom antics of two couples 50 years apart drive the cultural critic’s debut novel, a cerebral comedy full of insights into art, womanhood and ethical quandaries

The Guardian - UK

Glass Houses; The Paris Trilogy; How to Build Impossible Things – reviews

Love, class and Welsh nationalism fuel a menacing literary romance; Colombe Schneck’s meditations on womanhood and teenage pregnancy are electrifying; and an elite craftsman is full of great advice

The Guardian - UK

5 new books to read this week

This week’s bookcase includes reviews of The Trackers by Charles Frazier and Crook Manifesto by Colson Whitehead.

The Independent UK

Art Monsters: Unruly Bodies in Feminist Art by Lauren Elkin review – when freestyle thinking goes too far

Elkin’s capacious survey of female artists who focused on the body might have worked better as a collection of essays

The Guardian - UK

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Art Monsters by Lauren Elkin review – daring to be different

In a blend of criticism and memoir, the author examines the life and work of trailblazing female artists from Vanessa Bell to Carolee Schneemann

The Guardian - UK

The future of France: can Macron’s centre hold?

With Macron back as president and the legislative elections looming, we ask French writers and historians to assess the state of an increasingly divided nation

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