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It's human nature to trust strongmen, but we've also evolved the tools to resist them ...

A headspinning novel from Japan alongside a high concept tale from Denmark, and a French account of migrant tragedy our critic weighs up the contenders ...

As her memoir of losing her sons is published, the author talks about radical acceptance, and how writing fiction helped her to prepare for tragedy ...

The man who stabbed and partially blinded novelist Salman Rushdie in 2022 was sentenced to 25 years in prison on Friday for an attack that also wounded a second man, the district attorney said ...

From wordless books to dynamic bestsellers and those that will give your kids a giggling fit, these are some of our readers favourites stories to share ...

Hadi Matar was convicted of attempted murder for 2022 attack that left writer blind in his right eye ...

Never Flinch by Stephen King; The Sunshine Man by Emma Stonex; Heartwood by Amity Gaige; The Mourning Necklace by Kate Foster; The Search for Othella Savage by Foday Mannah ...

The Welsh novelist's third novel, set on a Scottish island during the Highland Clearances, has won £10,000 for writing that 'best evokes the spirit of a place'

Sam Altman's extraordinary career - and personal life - under the microscope ...