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The 50 Best Contemporary Novels Under 200 Pages
~20 min read · 281 saves · May 11 · About a month ago, we published a list of 50 of the best contemporary novels over 500 pages, for those…
'I wanted something 100% pornographic and 100% high art': the joy of writing…
5 min read · 161 saves · May 08 · Garth Greenwell · As authors from Chaucer to Hollinghurst have shown, sex reveals our emotions, instincts and morals. The question is not why…
Books to broaden your horizons, by Hilary Mantel, Simon Schama, Lisa Taddeo and…
~19 min read · 123 saves · May 23 · If you currently feel confined, reading can open up new worlds. Authors and thinkers at this year’s Hay Festival Digital…
Print and digital readers like different books, library data suggests
1 min read · 84 saves · May 19 · Alison Flood · Ebook lending has been included for the first time in UK libraries’ annual tally of loans, and indicates distinct preferences…
Summer Reading
9 min read · Paywall possible · 73 saves · May 20 · Let books entertain you, offer escape and stretch your horizons this season.
Research finds reading books has surged in lockdown
2 min read · 71 saves · May 15 · Alison Flood · Survey of 1,000 people reports time spent with books has almost doubled, with thrillers and crime the favoured genres
17 Historical Fiction Books That Will Immerse You In A Different Era
9 min read · 67 saves · May 12 · Spend some time in 17th-century Norway, 1960s New York, the Spanish Civil War, and more.
Books I’ve Loved — Kevin Kelly (#432)
1 min read · 57 saves · May 13 · Tim Ferriss · Photo by Christopher Michel (@chrismichel) Welcome to another episode of The Tim Ferriss Show, where it is my job to…
Let Books Create Your Summer
5 min read · Paywall possible · 44 saves · May 13 · Sarah Lyall · This season’s reading will have to do more than usual to help us get away from it all while we…
The English towers and landmarks that inspired Tolkien's hobbit sagas
3 min read · 43 saves · May 23 · Vanessa Thorpe · Book identifies middle England sources for sites of key scenes from Middle-earth books