Books
Mercedes de Acosta: The poet who had affairs with the 20th century’s most famous women
An unpublished book has emerged by the woman best known for her liaisons with Greta Garbo, Marlene Dietrich and Isadora Duncan
David Barnett
02, Mar, 2024 @12:38 PM
From Dylan to Ishiguro: can song lyrics ever be literature?
A new book of lyrics by Kazuo Ishiguro joins collections by Kate Bush and Jarvis Cocker. But can songwriting ever work on the page?
Dorian Lynskey
02, Mar, 2024 @11:00 AM
The man who tricked Nazi Germany: lessons from the past on how to beat disinformation
The story of the British man who took on Hitler’s information machine offers valuable insights into the fight against the rise of authoritarianism
Peter Pomerantsev
02, Mar, 2024 @9:00 AM
The Extinction of Irena Rey by Jennifer Croft review – eight translators lost in a forest
The International Booker-winning translator takes a deep dive into the complexities of the role in her ambitious second novel
Carrie O'Grady
02, Mar, 2024 @7:30 AM
Charli XCX prankster is latest in a long line of authors to fool the public
A writer hoodwinked the internet into thinking the singer nabbed his book title but he’s not the first author to pull a controversial publicity stunt
Ella Creamer
01, Mar, 2024 @6:33 PM
‘Extraordinary’: 101 women narrate A History of Women in 101 Objects audiobook
Miriam Margolyes, Kate Winslet and Gillian Anderson among those giving voice to objects including a femur, a thumbscrew and a glass dildo
Esther Addley
01, Mar, 2024 @6:29 PM
Winchester plan for £100,000 Jane Austen statue triggers ‘Disneyfication’ fears
People at public meeting raise concerns that sculpture in cathedral grounds will attract tourists taking selfies
Steven Morris
01, Mar, 2024 @12:53 PM
The best recent poetry – review roundup
36 Ways of Writing a Vietnamese Poem by Nam Le; Three Births by K Patrick; After You Were, I Am by Camille Ralphs; Wrong Norma by Anne Carson; Poems 1968-2020 by Nikki Giovanni
Jennifer Lee Tsai
01, Mar, 2024 @12:00 PM
Western Lane by Chetna Maroo audiobook review – an agile coming-of-age debut
Maya Saroya narrates the Booker-shortlisted story of how a family channels its grief on the squash court and produces a potential champion
Fiona Sturges
01, Mar, 2024 @12:00 PM
Hollie McNish: ‘Being a writer didn’t enter my mind – I wanted a job that involved roller-skating’
The poet on discovering Seamus Heaney, revisiting Alice Walker and the joy of Allan Ahlberg
Hollie McNish
01, Mar, 2024 @10:00 AM
Pathless Forest by Chris Thorogood review – love letter to a monstrous flower
A botanist goes in search of the vast, stinking Rafflesia in its natural habitat
Rachel Aspden
01, Mar, 2024 @7:30 AM
What we’re reading: writers and readers on the books they enjoyed in February
Authors, critics and Guardian readers discuss the titles they have read over the last month. Join the conversation in the comments
Matt Lloyd-Rose, Anne Sebba and Guardian readers
29, Feb, 2024 @4:53 PM
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