Best summer books 2018, as picked by writers – part one
Surrealist artists, dogged detectives, modern lovers and spies behaving badly ... leading authors pick their best books to enjoy these holidaysIf you only read one book this summer … make it this...
View ArticleBest summer books 2018, as picked by writers and cultural figures – part two
From Pulitzer prize-winners to Penguin classics, poetry anthologies to the latest page-turners, here are the books to take to the beach this summerIllustrations by Leon EdlerIf you only read one book...
View ArticleIf you only read one book this summer … make it this one
Do you feel like brushing up on politics? Trying a historical novel or some sci-fi? if you can’t choose from our summer book special, try our shortlist of absolute must readsSummer reading special:...
View ArticleSummer reading and Ross Raisin on how to be a great writer – books podcast
On this week’s show, Claire is joined by Richard, Alison and Sian to talk about summer reading. Do people really read differently when off on holiday? The four share their picks, while discussing the...
View ArticleReading group: which novel set on holiday should we read this month?
Whether we’re being taken on vacation by Ernest Hemingway or Esther Freud, this month’s reading is likely to be melancholy, hedonistic or bothThis month, the Reading group is asking for recommendations...
View ArticleWhy has holiday reading become a competitive sport? | Johanna Leggatt
Yes, I know. This is the summer you are going to break the back of Ulysses, only stopping for water and power napsIf summer is supposed to be a time of rest and reflection, of deactivating Facebook and...
View ArticleSummer beach reads: 10 Australian books set by the sea
From coastal classic Puberty Blues to Tim Winton’s brooding Breath, these stories plunge into the depths of the Australian psyche Australians flock to the beach over the summer holidays: Bondi alone...
View ArticleObserver book clinic: send us your summer reading questions
Heading on holiday but no idea what to read? Our special seasonal team of experts can solve your literary dilemmasStaycation or long-haul trip? Campsite or villa with pool? A week at the beach or a...
View ArticleSummer reading: booksellers recommend…
Staff at four award-winning independent bookshops tell us what they’ll be packing for their holidaysIndependent bookshop of the year 2019. When art historian Mark Jones opened his bookshop in 2012 he...
View ArticleSummer reading: dive into the perfect book
As publishers vie to persuade us to pack their titles for the holidays, we chart the evolution of the ’beach read’Summer reads, beach reads, holiday reads … at this time of year, the publishing world...
View ArticleBe honest. You're not going to read all those books on your holiday, are you?...
When it comes to my summer downtime, the last thing I want to do is read very serious and important thingsEvery year, about this time, my Instagram feed fills up with pictures of books. They’re piled...
View ArticleThe great escape: 50 brilliant books to transport you this summer
A vampire in Shanghai, artists on Hydra, and identical twins run away to New Orleans... dazzling novels plus the best politics, history,and memoir to take you away from lockdown What I am reading - by...
View ArticleBooks to help you escape lockdown, chosen by Hilary Mantel, Edna O'Brien and...
Twisty thrillers, witty memoirs, tender love stories, page-turning classics ... authors and politicians share what they have been readingThe great escape: 50 brilliant books to transport you this...
View ArticleSummer books: Bernardine Evaristo, Hilary Mantel, Richard Osman and more on...
Authors share the books they have enjoyed reading this year, including a hilarious dark comedy, poetry and a study of mystery illnessesSummer reading: the 50 hottest new books everyone should read...
View ArticleSummer reading: the 50 hottest new books everyone should read
From missing lighthouse keepers to the healing power of trees ... 50 new fiction and nonfiction books to enjoy. Plus recent paperbacks to pack and the best children’s storiesBernardine Evaristo, Hilary...
View ArticleGoing places: The international authors to read this summer
Foreign travel may be curtailed, but from Germany’s Mariana Leky to Japan’s Shiori Ito,there is plenty of exciting writing coming to our shores. Meet the writers who are making wavesContinue reading...
View ArticleSummer reading: the 50 hottest new books for a great escape
From pageturning thrillers and comic novels to an antidote to doomscrolling – our pick of the best new fiction and nonfiction. Plus 10 brilliant paperbacks, and 10 great reads for children and...
View ArticleSummer books: Bernardine Evaristo, Hilary Mantel, David Nicholls and more...
Authors recommend their favourite recent reads, from addictive novels and fascinating cultural history to a game-changing graphic memoirSummer reading: the 50 hottest books for a great escapeBernardine...
View ArticleSummer reading: the 30 best holiday reads – chosen by authors and critics
From an evocative story set in a Trinidad graveyard to a riveting exposé of the Sacklers… Novelists including Johny Pitts, Monica Ali and Nina Stibbe on their essential holiday booksSummer reading: the...
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