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The first volume of Cher's extraordinary memoir mixes hard times with the high life ...

We would like to hear about the best book you have read this year and why ...

White Nights, the author's 1848 novella, sounds an unlikely candidate to go viral, but the story of lovelorn loneliness is now a favourite among TikTok and Instagram users ...

The author will serve as editor-at-large of Monument Books, helping to find authors that champion 'ideas, stories and culture, as well as uplifting or refashioning past legacies'

The breezy wit of this nature study lightly carries darker thoughts about the human world ...

From a boy on a snowy midnight adventure to a gothic family caper via a young offender inspired by poetry, our critics pick their favourite titles of the year ...

A pair of boys try to survive the horrors of a US reform school during the segregated 60s in this Pulitzer-winning novel ...

The author, whose latest gothic novel is inspired by his lifelong love of theatre, on his journey from stage to page - and why his house in Austin is home to a 4ft doll of Madame Tussaud ...

The SNL star and children's author on finding inspiration in Roald Dahl, coming late to Muriel Spark, and taking comfort in Yuval Noah Harari ...

At 90, the author reflects on his friendship with Alan Turing, quantum realities and how his grandfather inspired his latest book ...