A new translation vividly renders the sadly evergreen influence of the Erich Maria Remarque’s World War I novel.

The true pleasure of literature can be found in demanding works such as Your Name Here, by Helen DeWitt and Ilya Gridneff.

This collection of essays written over the span of a quarter century by literary critic Brooke Allen is elegant, erudite, and ...

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I have always been connected to theatre throughout my life. The pinnacle of this for me was when I was commissioned to write and perform a piece based on my novel *Flying in Silence* for the Sydney ...

Poetically, Tolkien’s long struggle to realize his vision — the self-doubt that led to long pauses in composition, his ...

Poetically, Tolkien’s long struggle to realize his vision — the self-doubt that led to long pauses in composition, his frustrations with publishers and his general inability to be satisfied enough ...

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“Ikùn,” I repeat, pointing to the illustration of a brown stomach under a turquoise shirt on the page before us. My daughter mimics the picture by raising her top and revealing her tummy. She pokes ...

The end of the year means holiday celebrations, summer breaks … and for us, one important thing: Best books lists.

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We asked novelists to anthropologists, scientists, criminologists and experts in politics, publishing & philosophy for their favourite books.