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10 Sep 2014:Nicholas Lezard's paperback of the week: I am in two minds about this epic single-sentence story of mankind's savagery, hailed as one of the most significant novels of the century so far
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5 Sep 2014: This collection of essays first appeared in 1986 but it remains a relevant and fascinating exploration of the myths of a nation. By PD Smith
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5 Sep 2014:
Tom Campbell writes amusingly, but his second novel is also a warning about the dangers of wanting too much. By James Smart
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29 Aug 2014: From Aztec etiquette to Victorian cookery books, food historian Ken Albala presents a truly global collection of recipes and writing
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29 Aug 2014: This engaging, gag-packed short novel gives Marie Stopes a new name and some new comical tics, then follows her fearless mission to bring birth control to the masses, writes James Smart
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29 Aug 2014:
Title aside, this is a quiet, oblique novel whose quirky humour challenges our assumptions about Muslims, writes Jane Housham
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29 Aug 2014:
Drawn to Horace by a mutual love of wine and poetry, Eyres celebrates the importance of poetry in an age that, like Horace's own, values money above all else
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25 Aug 2014:
The Ebook price row has the potential to create irreversible changes to the literary world and its business models
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24 Aug 2014:
Amazon's suggestion that the ebook phenomenon is comparable to the paperback revolution has sparked scorn, satire and indigation, writes James Bridle
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22 Aug 2014: The classicist Robert Kaster is a knowledgable and engaging guide as he journeys along the queen of Roman roads, writes PD Smith
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22 Aug 2014: An elegantly interlocking biography of Dora Wordsworth and Sara Coleridge shows us that greatness casts a long shadow, writes Victoria Segal
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22 Aug 2014:
Greenaway's second novel follows the life of a widowed war veteran and ornithologist as he takes in his friend's daughter, writes Claire Hazelton
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22 Aug 2014: Originally published in 1971, Jansson's first collection of short stories includes glimpses into the lives of an embroiderer, a signwriter and an illustrator, writes Jane Housham
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19 Aug 2014: Nicholas Lezard's paperback of the week: The Fens make the perfect eerie backdrop for a dark ages whodunnit based on a true story
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17 Aug 2014:
She has had a privileged life, but Anjelica Huston leaves the reader under no illusions in this accomplished memoir, writes Sophia Martelli
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