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Articles from ±«Óătv Arts on books, authors and reading.
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Your ultimate guide to 2018's biggest books
Our round-up of the biggest titles for the Christmas season.
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Booker binding: Unique handmade editions of shortlisted novels
Designer Bookbinders Fellow Angela James gives an insight into her creative process.
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Radical writing: Was Angela Carter ahead of her time?
Authors including Margaret Atwood and Anne Enright discuss Angela Carter's radical writing
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The English Patient voted best Man Booker novel of all time
The wartime love story by Michael Ondaatje came out on top in the Golden Booker.
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The 17th-Century sci-fi trailblazer you’ve never heard of
Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, wrote The Blazing World in 1666
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How Dave Eggers' new book filters the American Dream through Yemeni coffee
His new book is about a young Muslim-American trying to jumpstart Yemen's coffee industry
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Rebel with a cause: WB Yeats read by the stars
Ten poetry readings from Liam Neeson, Colin Farrell, Noel Gallagher and more.
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Cover stories: Sleuths, spies, sorcerers and other paperback heroes
The classic paperback covers from detective fiction, fantasy epics and spy novels.
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The Man Booker Prize 2017
From one of America’s greatest writers to an author who works part time in a bookshop.
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Arundhati Roy: A Cause For Happiness
Outspoken, enigmatic, tantalising - what do we know about author Arundhati Roy?
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Beyond A Clockwork Orange: Anthony Burgess at 100
Commemorating the literature and music of Anthony Burgess
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Stranger than fiction: Five of the biggest literary scandals
From JT LeRoy to the Hitler Diaries - fakes that fooled the world.
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From Brontë to Le Carré: The year in books
The best features on books and literature from 2016 on ±«Óătv Arts.
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The Baillie Gifford Prize 2016: Real life writ large
Brian Morton explores the four non-fiction books on the shortlist.
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Dirty books and literary freedom: The Lady Chatterley publisher who beat the censors
Jack Kahane used profits from 'light erotica' to publish Henry Miller and Anais Nin.
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'I've been naughty for years': Maurice Girodias and the 'dirty books' that helped to modernise literature
Olympia Press published some of the most significant authors of the post-war era.
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An extraordinary life: Michael Palin meets Jan Morris
The extraordinary life and career of author Jan Morris
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In his own words: The memoirs of John le Carré
±«Óătv Arts profiled the novelist in 2016 as his first non-fiction volume was published.
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Playing favourites: How do you pick Scotland's best book?
Professor Willy Maley on picking the 30-strong longlist for Scotland's Favourite Book.
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Novel ideas: Houses with great literary history
The National Trust properties that inspired some of our greatest authors.
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The Secret Agent: Joseph Conrad's radical tale of terror
With a new ±«Óătv adaptation of Conrad's The Secret Agent, we take a deeper look at the book.
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New York state of mind: Megan Bradbury's literary portrait of a city through its art
An interview with the author of Everyone is Watching.
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Tech-free verse: How poet Lisa Luxx made the connection
Poet Lisa Luxx on her new book and a love/hate relationship with technology
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31 Treats and a Marriage: Making comedy out of a crisis
Bidisha on writer Lynn Farley-Rose's late-blossoming talent
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Frankenstein: Freak events that gave birth to a masterpiece
A visit to the source of Mary Shelley's novel sheds fresh light on her gripping tale.
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The Great Book Giveaway
Author Ann Cleeves celebrates World Book Night
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BAME and shame: How non-white writers are shunned by the books industry
Bidisha reports on the under-representation of writers of colour in UK publishing.
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Weird, windswept and wonderful: Charlotte Brontë at 200
Biographer Claire Harman discusses the author's enduring appeal.
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Kicking up a storm: Kate Tempest on her debut novel
The poet, performer and author discusses The Bricks that Built the Houses.
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Seven Hanged: The book that started World War One
How did Seven Hanged, an obscure Russian novel, help to kickstart WW1?
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The Nine Secrets of John le Carré
Fascinating facts about the author behind the ±«Óătv drama The Night Manager.
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Poetic justice: How the world caught up with Stevie Smith
A retrospective look at the legacy of British poet Stevie Smith.
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Shakespeare's Shylock: Victim or scoundrel?
Author Howard Jacobson analyses Shakespeare's depiction of Shylock.
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From page-turners to primetime: The razor-sharp author behind new drama Apple Tree Yard
As a lavish adaptation hits screens, ±«Óătv Arts appraises Louise Doughty's writing.
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The Outrun: Amy Liptrot on connecting with nature
Simon Richardson talks to author Amy Liptrot about her book, The Outrun.
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The real deal: How William McIlvanney transformed Scottish fiction
An in-depth look at one of Scotland's greatest and most enigmatic writers
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Book at Bedtime: A short guide to abridging, in 10 parts
Radio 4 producer Robin Brooks on the art of cutting novels down to size
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Jeremy Hutchinson and the Lady Chatterley's Lover trial
The barrister discusses a pivotal moment in British legal and literary history.
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Kazuo Ishiguro: The giant awakens
Mark Lawson looks back at the writing of Kazuo Ishiguro
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