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BooksShort Story: About Helen
Exclusive, future-tinged fiction from author Tade Thompson
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Books"A kind of a curse": Karl Ove Kausgaard on what it means to be venerated and vilified
Say bye to the bad guy
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BooksAccording to Barack Obama these are the 5 books you need to read this summer
Barack's got you covered
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BooksThis is why it's OK to cry over books
Phil Hilton sheds his ice-cold facade to preach about wailing at literature
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BooksThe 30 best Shakespearean insults
To be rude, or not to be rude, that is the question…
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War is hell, but also generally a hell of a read...
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BooksThese are the 6 books Bill Gates thinks you should read on leadership
He is a billionaire after all
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BooksThe 10 longest novels ever written
They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but how much is a million words worth?
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BooksThe 30 best coming-of-age novels
Where there are alienated teenagers there will be novelists not far behind
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BooksWatch the trailer for Netflix's new... comic book?
The streaming giant's world domination continues
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BooksInside the head of the creator of Viz's Drunken Bakers
Barney Farmer talks cakes, writing and booze
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BooksCan't seem to finish that book you're reading? This is the solution
How many books have you started and then just lost interest?
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BooksThe unbearable process of writing a book (according to an author)
‘A book being written is a baby resisting its own birth’
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Books‘Rick and Morty' fans get excited: there's a new crossover on the way
No fourth season yet, but this looks promising
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BooksWhy I can't help being an eavesdropper - and why you're one too
Author Leo Benedictus on the repercussions of secret listening
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BooksThis awesome Stephen King-inspired painting contains 170 references to his books
Can you spot them all?
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Books'The Sun' attacked millennials for getting 'Frankenstein' wrong and it backfired massively
Has anyone at 'The Sun' read a book?
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BooksThis new 'Harry Potter' Easter egg will also sort you into a house
"Not Slytherin... not Slytherin"
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BooksA BBC adaptation of Philip Pullman's 'His Dark Materials' looks set to go ahead
This could be a great series
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BooksGeorge R. R. Martin's new 'Game of Thrones' book is coming... but not the one we're waiting for
He's George R. R. Startin' to take the piss
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BooksThis is Bill Gates' new favourite book of all time
Read this book, become a millionaire
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BooksA short story about the healing power of ice cream
Willy Vlautin spins a yarn just for you
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Books‘Harry Potter’ translated into Scots is absolutely brilliant
Anyone for a round of Bizzumbaw?
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BooksHere are the books Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg think you should read
And they know what they're talking about
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BooksIf you do these six things you'll be happier in 2018
Here's how to improve on 2017
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BooksThis new chapter of 'Harry Potter' written by a bot is absolutely hilarious nonsense
"Harry tore his eyes from his head and threw them into the forest"
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BooksThis publisher's rejection letter is the most savage put-down we've ever read
I... don't think they liked it
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BooksBrian Blessed's fantasy animal reincarnations
When he dies, which five animals would Brian Blessed most like to return as?
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BooksThese are the best books of 2017, according to Amazon
How many have you read?
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BooksEvery single book you will ever read in your entire goddamn life
From nursery right up until your fiery death
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BooksMr. Men books are being updated for adults and they're brilliant
Time for Mr Greedy to hit the gym
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Books'To Kill a Mockingbird' is being banned in schools for the most ridiculous reason
How can they ban such a classic?
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BooksA grandma accidentally bought her 6-year-old granddaughter this very unsuitable book
She clearly didn't read it first
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BooksBiff and Chip was full of hidden NSFW scenes and we never even noticed
5-year-old me is so shocked right now
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BooksA much-loved cult classic book is finally getting a sequel
A welcome return for one of the most gloriously depraved characters ever
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Books20 things you (probably) didn't know about Stephen King
Find out something new about the King of horror
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BooksI judged the Man Booker Prize shortlist by their covers
They say to never judge a book by its c- you get the idea
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BooksThis artist turns famous love songs into Stephen King book covers
Every single one is perfect
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BooksTerry Pratchett's unfinished novels run over by a steamroller
Flatter than Discworld itself
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BooksThese animated geometric vintage book covers are mesmerising
Get your head spinning
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BooksThe 10 best books of 2017, according to Amazon
Need something for your holiday? Get one of these
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BooksMichael Bond, the creator of Paddington Bear, dies age 91
He brought joy to millions of childhoods
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BooksI judged the International Booker Prize shortlist by their covers
So the saying doesn't go
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BooksWomen fancy men who read and this is the book that impresses them most
But it doesn't work the other way
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BooksThe physical Amazon bookstore is using really cool ways to group books
Online meets the real world
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