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Companion Piece by Ali Smith review: Finding compassion in a world of everyday injustices
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Companion Piece by Ali Smith review: Finding compassion in a world of everyday injustices

Homelands by Chitra Ramaswamy review: A gripping novel about heritage, exile, friendship and family
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Homelands by Chitra Ramaswamy review: A gripping novel about heritage, exile, friendship and family

'You're rewarded for being funny, not being right': How Oxford Tory 'chums' came to run the country
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'You're rewarded for being funny, not being right': How Oxford Tory 'chums' came to run the country

River Clyde by Simone Buchholz review: A daring, original crime story
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River Clyde by Simone Buchholz review: A daring, original crime story

The scientific reason hate is on the rise
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The scientific reason hate is on the rise

Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield review: A mystical thriller with serious depth
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Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield review: A mystical thriller with serious depth

Fight Night by Miriam Toews review: The funniest, smartest novel you’ll read this year
Woman with face in hands
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Fight Night by Miriam Toews review: The funniest, smartest novel you’ll read this year

Ben Okri: 'War taught me as a kid that there is no certainty in this world'
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Ben Okri: 'War taught me as a kid that there is no certainty in this world'

The Wonders by Elena Medel review: a gripping portrayal of poverty and powerlessness
Friends in bright colours
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The Wonders by Elena Medel review: a gripping portrayal of poverty and powerlessness

Harrow by Joy Williams review: A nihilistic vision of a joyless future
Cut down forest
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Harrow by Joy Williams review: A nihilistic vision of a joyless future

Limbic by Peter Scalpello review: the dark side of queer writing
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Limbic by Peter Scalpello review: the dark side of queer writing

Chilean Poet by Alejandro Zambra review: A dazzling jewel from a true original
Man and woman embrace
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Chilean Poet by Alejandro Zambra review: A dazzling jewel from a true original

Our Country Friends by Gary Shteyngart review: a contemporary literary hoot
In Our Country Friends, the protagonists leave locked down New York for a country pile upstate Photo: Clay LeConey / Unsplash
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Our Country Friends by Gary Shteyngart review: a contemporary literary hoot

How I wrote Tides: A novelist's search for solitude
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How I wrote Tides: A novelist's search for solitude

Author Okechukwu Nzelu: 'I’m interested in love stories that go far beyond boy meets girl'
Books

Author Okechukwu Nzelu: 'I’m interested in love stories that go far beyond boy meets girl'

Why Māori women in New Zealand are disproportionately likely to be homeless
Vanda Symon
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Why Māori women in New Zealand are disproportionately likely to be homeless

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Author Scott Anderson on the last CIA survivor of the Cold War
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Author Scott Anderson on the last CIA survivor of the Cold War

International Women's Day: 50 feminist books to smash the patriarchy
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International Women's Day: 50 feminist books to smash the patriarchy

How Henry Dunant, founder of the Red Cross, staged his own rehabilitation
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How Henry Dunant, founder of the Red Cross, staged his own rehabilitation

The Imposter by Silvina Ocampo review: A glorious, unexpected joy
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The Imposter by Silvina Ocampo review: A glorious, unexpected joy

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