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Must-read novels of summer 2026: five must-read books from Ben Lerner (@grantabooks), Maggie O’Farrell, Caro Claire Burke, Missouri Williams (@misery_williams) and @RosaRankinGee
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"They’re very much part of the scientific tradition of philosophy and, in a way, they saw philosophy as a branch of science."
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“The Fourth of July is a day when we celebrate American independence, but Juneteenth seems like a more fitting day to celebrate American freedom”
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Looking for expert book recommendations to learn more about the fairy tales & mythology that underpin centuries of literature? fivebooks.com/category/ficti…
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“The best-kept secret in business is the motivating power of values”
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“She famously comes up with the image of irrigation. The soul is like a garden, it needs rain in order to grow. How do you irrigate the soil?”
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The best travel books, as recommended by some of the best known travel writers writing today, including Paul Theroux and Colin Thubron. fivebooks.com/category/nonfi…
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"I like to know what I’m actually doing, because I play football so it’s good to know about things like tactics, who won the 1986 World Cup, who are the good players, facts about the club you support."
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“I think that cinema is, in many ways, a predatory thief”
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The best books on Israel recommended by experts. The country's culture, literature and history, as well as its politics, all covered.
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"When you’re a writer you’ve the feeling you’re someone who lives in your own world."
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"When you give words to a mental illness, it has less power over you."
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If you're looking for the best history books, browse our expert recommendations to find books that are both well-researched and highly readable.
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“I would like to convince people who think otherwise that to be of a wider world actually is not a threat to national and local identity”
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The @WomensPrize for Fiction celebrates women’s voices and women’s storytelling. We spoke to judge Salma El-Wardany about the six novels on the 2026 shortlist ahead of the prize ceremony on Thursday
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“Chemists use test tubes and Bunsen burners; what do economists use?”
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Below, you'll find all our book recommendations relating to writing and how to write.
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My latest interview is with @TimPBouverie, author of the excellent "Allies at War," winner of this year's @DuffCooperPrize. (Also, fellow @ChCh_Oxford historian)
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"Because Céline is a deeply French writer, in a totally different tradition, he sees London mythologised as a fictional entity – and he treats it with a dynamism and an energy that I don’t find in English writing."
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And the books chose include Friedman and Levitt, so no need to worry, I prefer your choices, like here fivebooks.com/best-books/the…
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"You can often learn more from a novel than you can from a factual book."
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