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American author Joy Williams: ‘The comfy story has got to change’

The novelist and short story writer on her new book about Azrael, the angel of death, her encounters with Raymond Carver and Richard Yates, and why fiction should be uncanny

The Guardian - UK

Concerning the Future of Souls: 99 Stories of Azrael by Joy Williams review – brilliantly deadpan

A master of the short story explores mortality and beyond, through these funny, boundlessly intelligent visions of the angel of death

The Guardian - UK

Barack Obama shares his 2024 reading list with books on immigration, conspiracy theories and masculinity

List shows former president as someone who is politically engaged and a fan of good writing

The Independent UK

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Five of the best books about fatherhood

The author of Going Home, an acclaimed novel about the effects of unexpected fatherhood on a thirtysomething man, shares his favourites

The Guardian - UK

Reading Genesis by Marilynne Robinson review – rich literary reading of the first book of the Bible

This careful analysis of the foundational text is full of telling details and keenly observed parallels

The Guardian - UK

Reading Genesis by Marilynne Robinson review – a rich, provoking study in luminous prose

The Gilead author explores the first book of the Bible and finds it full of meaning – even hope – for today

The Guardian - UK

Vermeer’s luminous interiors gave us a new way into the inner worlds of others

His celebration of the mundane reflected the beginnings of a modern sensibility

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