Books

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The House of Hidden Meanings: A Memoir by RuPaul review – poignant, egotistical and often wise
In a witty, highly entertaining memoir, the drag queen turned TV star recounts his journey from homelessness to the dizzying heights of fame via the punk scene – and a snub from Madonna

Kathryn Bromwich

19, Mar, 2024 @7:00 AM

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Two Hours by Alba Arikha review – an impassioned tale of how life pummels and reshapes us
Navigating the extreme gap between a woman’s life and the one she imagined for herself, the writer’s third novel is concise, rigorous and heartbreaking

John Self

18, Mar, 2024 @6:00 PM

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The big idea: should we worry about trillionaires?
Individual wealth is reaching levels we’ve never seen before. What might that mean?

Duncan Weldon

18, Mar, 2024 @12:30 PM

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Poem of the week: To Robert Browning by Walter Savage Landor
A warm and generous-minded tribute from an older poet to the ‘brighter plumage, stronger wing’ of his younger colleague

Carol Rumens

18, Mar, 2024 @10:00 AM

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The Silver Bone by Andrey Kurkov – droll detective work in revolutionary Kyiv
The first in a series of crime mysteries by Ukraine’s most famous writer has a rattling plot and a torrent of enjoyable absurdities

Luke Harding

18, Mar, 2024 @7:00 AM

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All Before Me by Esther Rutter review – the healing power of place and poetry
Filled with fascinating potted histories, this memoir of a year spent at Wordsworth’s Dove Cottage following a breakdown is wonderfully revivifying

Alex Clark

17, Mar, 2024 @6:00 PM

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Saul Reichlin obituary
Other lives: Actor whose mellifluous voice narrated hundreds of audiobooks and video games

Tony Hazel

17, Mar, 2024 @5:46 PM

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Rites of Passage by Judith Flanders review – a brilliant account of Victorian Britain in mourning
From shops for the bereaved to beekeepers’ black ribbons, the treatment of death in the late-19th century could be odd but also touchingly universal, as this masterly book reveals

Rachel Cooke

17, Mar, 2024 @2:00 PM

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In brief: Four Shots in the Night; The Kellerby Code; Masquerade – review
The gripping real-life story of the murder of a spy; a funny and chilling debut in hock to the Ripley books; and the definitive biography of Noël Coward

Alexander Larman

17, Mar, 2024 @12:30 PM

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Among the exvangelicals: Sarah McCammon on faith, Trump and leaving the churches behind
In her first book, the NPR political correspondent examines a growing movement away from the rightwing Christian church

Martin Pengelly in Washington

17, Mar, 2024 @9:00 AM

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Crime and thrillers of the month – review
Three doctors’ enduring bond is put to the test in former nurse Christie Watson’s thoughtful first thriller, while Abigail Dean dissects a school shooting in a month littered with big hitters

Alison Flood

17, Mar, 2024 @8:30 AM

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Me and Mr Jones by Suzi Ronson review – Stardust memories of David Bowie’s hairdresser
This candid memoir by the stylist who helped create the singer’s Ziggy look offers a vivid snapshot of his golden years – but loses its lustre when Bowie moves to LA

Anthony Quinn

17, Mar, 2024 @7:00 AM

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