Books
The best books to read in August: new paperbacks from Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Salman Rushdie and Werner Herzog
[ad_1] FictionFictionDream CountChimamanda Ngozi AdichieDream Count is billed as “a publishing event 10 years in the making”. Composed of the interlocking stories of four women, Chiamaka (“Chia”), Zikora, Omelogor and...
Barack Obama launches podcast about books that ‘shaped his worldview’
[ad_1] Barack Obama is set to host a podcast about books that have “profoundly shaped his worldview and our society”, from Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison to Tinker Tailor...
Notes from a nursing home: ‘Our books told of who we were. The story of us. Then the movers came and asked what should go’
[ad_1] My wife, Patricia, and I came to our nursing home with little more than clothes, a few photographs and some books we could still carry. The shelves we left...
The perfect books for the beach … picked by Freida McFadden, Mick Herron, Robert Harris and more
[ad_1] It is important to follow a balanced diet on holiday. Too many “My Wife’s Sister’s Husband’s Psychopath”, and you’ll get confused and grumpy. Too much sugary romance and your...
The best books to read in July: new paperbacks from Andrew O’Hagan, Miriam Toews and Oyinkan Braithwaite
[ad_1] FictionFictionCursed DaughtersOyinkan BraithwaiteRepeat a family story often enough, and it becomes a kind of legend – or a curse. The Faloduns at the centre of Cursed Daughters share tales...
Pressed for time? 20 brilliant books you can read in a day
[ad_1] A one-sitting read is typically the domain of the short story – a form that largely depends on a reader’s pure, unbroken attention. But there is something special about...
Cape Verde continue fairytale World Cup debut after Saudi Arabia draw books last-32 spot
[ad_1] For a few days at least, the Blue Sharks can scent Argentinian blood. What a scene they presented at the end after drawing for a third time and improbably,...
The best American LGBTQ+ books, chosen by authors
[ad_1] You could debate what the best American LGBTQ+ book is until the cows come home, but experts at least tend to agree on the first one: 1870’s catchily titled...
