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'This is a book about the call of Valhalla'. Lewis Jones on A.S.Byatt's latest in the new issue of the Spectator. bit.ly/mW3T8Z
'John Banville might be able to ignore the importance of plot, but Benjamin Black cannot.' Review of Death in Summer. bit.ly/ppSBaW
'Edward Burne-Jones was the archetypal literary-minded Victorian', Jonathan Bate reviews Fiona MacCarthy's biography. bit.ly/pQw8Na
Matthew Richardson has collected the critical reaction to the latest Quirke novel by Benjamin Black, AKA John Banville. bit.ly/pxSil4
Reform the banks now... @Paul_t_abbot's review of @matthancockMP's and @nadimzahawi's 'Masters of Nothing': bit.ly/n0QHYv
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Why have there been so few novels about 9/11 and its aftermath? bit.ly/nkp2Xv
Across the literary pages, with Christopher Hitchens on language, literature and 9/11 and the @ManBookerPriz… (cont) deck.ly/~9u62q
Peter Oborne peers into Pakistan's dysfunctional army, armed with Carey Schofield's comprehensive book on the subject. bit.ly/obAsQf
'Thus do empires die'. Anne Applebaum reviews Conor 'O'Cleary's book on the death of the USSR, now dead some 20 years: bit.ly/puxfQd
Ian Thomson taps into Bombay's secret dancing bars. Our review of Sonia Faliero's 'Beautiful Thing' in the latest Spec: is.gd/KzdQkz
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'No one could say that we didn’t have warning of these events.' Philip Hensher on the latest 9/11 books: is.gd/V46ZlR
We have a Socratic dialogue with Bettany Hughes, on the day that The Hemlock Cup is published in paperback: bit.ly/r6JUxj
Caroline Moore reviews 'We are besieged', Barbara Fitzegerald's classic novel of 1946, which has been republished. bit.ly/nAjcRs
The death of books has indeed been greatly exaggerated - a quick response to @lloydshep's piece in @GuardianBooks: bit.ly/pmzJpw
Michael isn't the only Ondaatje with a book out. Here's Jane Ridley's review of Christopher's memoir, The Las… (cont) deck.ly/~of2zn
A million ways to read a book... time is running out to vote for your favourite book in @WorldBookNight: bit.ly/oSsC2F
Thomas Crown had nothing on these...Sarah Burton reviews two thrilling books on art heists: bit.ly/ogOp14
Noddy in trouble. Chorion, the company that owns Noddy and countless other classics, is on the rocks: bit.ly/niOtJ2
Reading across the weekend's literary pages, you come across Ondaatje's eyes and Amis on Larkin: bit.ly/qVhRTJ
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