Culture
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Book review: ‘The Bookseller’s Tale’ by Martin Latham
A book for bibliophiles.
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Book review: ‘The Enlightenment’ by Ritchie Robertson
The pursuit of happiness, 1680–1790.
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Book review: ‘Unofficial Britain’ by Gareth E. Rees
Journeys through unexpected places.
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Book review: ‘Steal Like an Artist’ by Austin Kleon
10 things nobody told you about being creative.
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Book review: ‘How to Read a Book’ by Adler & van Doren
The classic guide to intelligent reading.
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Book review: ‘Illuminations’ by Walter Benjamin
An eclectic collection of high-brow essays.
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Book review: ‘How to Take Smart Notes’ by Sönke Ahrens
One simple technique to boost writing, learning and thinking: for students, academics and nonfiction book writers.
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Book review: ‘On Writing’ by Stephen King
Cult author Stephen King explains how he goes about writing his punchy prose. Not being a great fan of fiction, I’ve only ever read one of King’s novels—Misery, which was excellent—but the advice he imparts applies mostly as well to any genre of writing. A large proportion of this book is memoir, rather than writing…
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Book review: ‘A Writer’s Day-Book’ by Ronald Blythe
Essays about books and authors.
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Book review: ‘Bento’s Sketchbook’ by John Berger
A compelling mix of journal, reminiscences, sketches, and art theory.
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Book review: ‘W.G. Sebald’ by Uwe Schütte
The writer and his work.
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Book review: ‘Renegade’ by Mark E. Smith
The lives and tales of Mark E. Smith.