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My Body, by Emily Ratajkowski: furious, conflicted and frustrating

The model and activist’s first essay collection meditates on her own #MeToo moments

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Growing Up - Sex in the Sixties by Peter Doggett review

This fascinating new book shows rather conclusively that the sixties was not a sexual paradise

Books

30 of the best novels to read this year

Looking for your next fiction fix? These are the books you need on your reading list

Books

Silverview by John le Carré review: a minor masterpiece

The final le Carré novel is tinged with an autumnal sense of loss and the self-examination of an old man looking back on his extraordinary career

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Oh William! by Elizabeth Strout review

There’s lots of unshowy wisdom in the latest novel from one of our best storytellers, Elizabeth Strout

Theatre

Karaoke, zombies and vlogs: why we can’t let go of Jane Austen

Jane Austen adaptations will never go out of fashion - why? And how do you make a good one?

Books

Chronicles from the Land... by Wole Soyinka review

Wole Soyinka’s reputation would be perfect if this book - his first novel in 50 years - did not exist, writes Tomiwa Owolade

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Matrix by Lauren Groff review: Nunnery life made sexy

It’s very different to anything she’s done before, but Lauren Groff’s fourth novel is profound and transcendental, writes Madeleine Feeny

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Appetite by Ed Balls review: A loving tribute to family and food

In this good hearted book, the former Shadow Chancellor traces the story of how England has changed by looking at what we eat

Events and Things To Do

Jack Guinness: I refuse to wear a ‘straight jacket’

With his new book The Queer Bible, Jack Guinness is exploring his joy, his hurt and the conflict of the two, he tells David Ellis

Books

Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead review

The tenth novel from two-time Pulitzer winner Colson Whitehead is gloriously entertaining

Books

Death Threats and Other Stories by Georges Simenon review

Inspector Maigret returns in this enjoyable collection of short stories featuring Riviera glamour, a tense pursuit through Paris and bitter family division

Insider

The cult of Sally Rooney: can her new novel live up to the hype?

The release of Sally Rooney’s third book is the biggest literary event of the year, with sold-out talks, contraband manuscripts being traded online and even bucket hats

Books

26 of the best new non-fiction books to read this year

Looking for a brain-expanding new read? Here’s our pick of this year’s best non-fiction so far

Books

The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman review

It’s plot holes ahoy in Richard Osman’s follow-up to his Thursday Murder Club bestseller - but you’ll probably enjoy it too much to care

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Susanna Clarke Women’s Prize for Fiction:‘Write about your obsessions’

Susanna Clarke speaks about chronic fatigue syndrome, living vicariously through characters and the long road to becoming a novelist

Books

The Transgender Issue by Shon Faye review

Shon Faye’s book presents a full picture of the issues that need to be addressed for trans people

Culture

The Whistleblower by Robert Peston review

The ITV Political Editor’s foray into fiction is a rollicking read, clearly inspired by the world he knows

Books

Misfits: A Personal Manifesto by Michaela Coel review

This book based on Michaela Coel’s triumphant 2018 James MacTaggart Lecture doesn’t add much to what we’ve already heard, writes Tomiwa Owolade

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Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney review

Sally Rooney’s heavily anticipated third novel shows us an extravagantly talented writer who has become badly disillusioned with the world

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Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman review

This is a challenging and amusing guide to how to make the best use of the limited time we have, writes Robbie Smith

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A Slow Fire Burning by Paula Hawkins review: an addictive whodunnit

You’ll rip through Paula Hawkins’s exhilarating new thriller in hours

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Traitor King by Andrew Lownie review: urgent reading for royals

The historical parallels don’t need signposting - this timely royal biography about the Duke and Duchess of Windsor tells the ultimate tale of stepping back, writes Marcus Field

Books

Sad Little Men: Private Schools and the Ruin of England review

Former public schoolboy Richard Beard’s assessment of the institution that shaped him - and plenty of politicians - feels shallow and relies on generalisations, says William Moore

Books

The best books about gardening, from roots to roses

Happiness is a garden - and these books will help you make yours a gorgeous haven

Books

Billy Summers by Stephen King review

The latest novel from publishing phenomenon Stephen King is a book of two halves

Books

What London’s Reading Now: this week’s bestselling top 5 books

Continuing our regular series highlighting the books that Londoners are loving right now

Books

Paul by Daisy Lafarge review: Lyrical tale of a toxic relationship

A woman finds herself unable to speak up in the debut novel from poet Daisy Lafarge

Film

Reese's literary takeover: All the star's new book-to-screen projects

Witherspoon has an eye for gripping novels that make unmissable films and TV shows - here’s what next for the actress slash powerhouse producer

Books

Her Heart for a Compass by Sarah Ferguson review: amiable tosh

Sarah, Duchess of York’s first novel for adults is jolly enough, but has the faint but inescapable ring of an outsider pressing her nose up against the glass

Books

12 Bytes by Jeanette Winterson review

Jeanette Winterson’s essays about the future of artificial intelligence are scary, fascinating and peppered with her wry humour

TV

Sex Education creator Laurie Nunn: “Filming in lockdown was tough”

The hit Netflix writer, 35, tells Katie Strick about new characters, diversity on screen, and filming intimate scenes with Covid restrictions

Culture

Crime and thrillers: two of the best new reads

Just try putting these two pageturners down...

Culture

Former Booker Prize winner Kazuo Ishiguro in the running again

Rachel Cusk, Patricia Lockwood and Damon Galgut are also in the running for the prize

Books

The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller review

A small screen adaptation surely awaits for this steamy Cape Cod saga, written by a former HBO exec