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Edna O’Brien
100 books by women you have to read
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  • June 4, 2018, 16:14

The 2018 Hay Festival, in collaboration with The Pool, published this list of 100 books by women, including works by Iris Murdoch, Edna O’Brien, Maria(...)

Lisa Ko: fearless in presenting protagonists who are far from sympathetic at times
The Leavers review: A riveting tale of immigrants in New York

 “I want you to know that you were wanted. I decided: I wanted you.” At the heart of Lisa Ko’s stunning debut novel The Leavers is a mother-son r(...)

Barack Obama: the role of stories to unify – as opposed to divide, to engage rather than to marginalise – is more important than ever. Photograph: Damon Winter/The New York Times
Obama’s secret to surviving White House: books
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  • January 16, 2017, 14:20

Last Friday, seven days before his departure from the White House, Obama sat down in the Oval Office and talked about the indispensable role that boo(...)

The World Without Us by Mireille Juchau review: Mother earth calls it a day

We live in a time where epic changes are happening to the world’s climate. The consequences of industry emissions are becoming more apparent every ye(...)

Rebecca Adlington with her Olympic golds, left, and posing for Hello! with Summer, her most prized possession
Is having a child really better than winning an Olympic gold medal?

She won two gold medals in the 2008 Olympic Games yet swimmer Rebecca Adlington has said that she regards giving birth to her daughter Summer as her “(...)

Ron Rash: Smoky Mountain darkness: ‘There’s that physical sense of not getting enough light’

The stories and novels of the Appalachian writer Ron Rash are steeped in the culture of the American south, but if you’re thinking Rhett Butler and Sc(...)