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

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

The indefinable allure of Tom Burke
Film

The indefinable allure of Tom Burke

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

Chilean Poet by Alejandro Zambra review: A dazzling jewel from a true original

Alex Winter: 'Keanu and I never thought Bill & Ted was going to be a big movie'
Alex Winter
Letter To My Younger Self

Alex Winter: 'Keanu and I never thought Bill & Ted was going to be a big movie'

The Worst Person in the World: A coming-of-age tale with a misleading title
The Worst Person in the World
Graeme Virtue

The Worst Person in the World: A coming-of-age tale with a misleading title

The directors of Lead Me Home want to bring the film's homeless stars to the Oscars
Lead Me Home
Homelessness

The directors of Lead Me Home want to bring the film's homeless stars to the Oscars

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
Books

Our Country Friends by Gary Shteyngart review: a contemporary literary hoot

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

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

Mark Rylance: 'There's a loss of identity in England – who are we other than post-imperial bastards?'
Mark Rylance
Film

Mark Rylance: 'There's a loss of identity in England – who are we other than post-imperial bastards?'

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
Books

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

Stephen Fry to feature in play telling lockdown stories of prisoners and homeless people
Justice system

Stephen Fry to feature in play telling lockdown stories of prisoners and homeless people

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

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

Ali & Ava: Interracial romance is a balm of northern soul
Film

Ali & Ava: Interracial romance is a balm of northern soul

Louis Theroux on childhood worries: 'I wondered if I would ever get any proper tackle'
Yungblud guest edit

Louis Theroux on childhood worries: 'I wondered if I would ever get any proper tackle'

As The Godfather turns 50, we remember Marlon Brando's Oscars boycott
Film

As The Godfather turns 50, we remember Marlon Brando's Oscars boycott

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Lemn Sissay: 'It has been a hard journey at times, but it has also been a great one'
Culture

Lemn Sissay: 'It has been a hard journey at times, but it has also been a great one'

The Kids by Hannah Lowe review: Poetry that sings from the page
Book reviews

The Kids by Hannah Lowe review: Poetry that sings from the page

Jamal Edwards, SBTV founder, music entrepreneur and activist, dies aged 31
Culture

Jamal Edwards, SBTV founder, music entrepreneur and activist, dies aged 31

To Paradise by Hanya Yanagihara review: An evocative novel about echoes, cycles, and regrets
Washington Square Arch Photo: Joshua Woroniecki / 250 Images
Book reviews

To Paradise by Hanya Yanagihara review: An evocative novel about echoes, cycles, and regrets

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