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Memoir merges with fiction as the author reflects on failed love, ageing and the end of life in this last instalment to his writing career ...

Some just aren't meant to be ...

Booker prize winner, 80, says he has reached point of having 'played all my tunes' after new book Departure(s)

From Lily Allen to Raven Leilani's Luster, a new generation is re-writing the script around love and cheating, argues the author of The Ten Year Affair ...

Big tech treats our attention like a resource to be mercilessly extracted. The fightback begins here ...

After losing her father to alcohol addiction, author Sophie Calon turned to writing - and found clarity, connection and hope in other stories of relapse and recovery ...

From finding love to becoming a better parent Philippa Perry, Paul Dolan, Orna Guralnik and others reveal the books that will change your life ...

Looking for a new reading recommendation? Here are some great new paperbacks, from a Renaissance romp to an ode to optimism ...

From classmates to co-parents, the changing dynamics of a female friendship are astutely observed in a novel that explores the boundaries between love, lust and companionship ...

The author brings introspection and humour to their inspiring account of how a young goshawk helped them cope after the loss of their father ...