These Precious Days by Ann Patchett: A thank you for the days
Book review: Acclaimed novelist turns her hand to a collection of personal essays
Learwife by JR Thorp: A brilliant fleshing-out of King Lear’s forgotten woman
Vivid reimagining of the queen shows the Shakespearean scholar what they’re missing
Future Popes of Ireland: Epic tale of a fractured family
Darragh Martin’s debut delivers a history of the last 30 years with heart and humour
The Maid’s Room review: Details drown a worthy debut
Too much information and stilted dialogue spoil this tale of exploitation in Singapore
We That Are Young review: Whips up a frenzy of injustice
A vivid retelling of Shakespeare’s Lear set in contemporary India by Preti Taneja
Thien leads shortlist for Baileys Women’s prize for Fiction
Three British writers among contenders as some big names omitted from final list
Richard Ford, Joyce Carol Oates, David Hare and more on the rise of Donald Trump
A selection of writers pick the books that best make sense of the US election, and the ones that predicted the rise of a Trump-style candidate
Writers sort fact from historical fiction at Lismore Castle
The castle is an apt setting for talks on the truth and lies of historical fiction
Crosswords & Puzzles
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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