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The Virgin Suicides is a defining text of adolescent pain

Both Jeffrey Eugenides’ novel and Sofia Coppola’s film have endured through the decades, resonating with new generations of teenagers.

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Essential holiday reading, from vivid picture books to gripping wartime adventures.

By Amanda Craig

Should we stop measuring the great English writer by today’s standards?

By Rebecca Solnit

Do we really want our literary landscape to be overrun with romance novels, trashy thrillers and scientifically dubious self-help?

By Sarah Manavis

The writer’s diaries reveal a mind striving to capture the elusive moment.

By Anna Leszkiewicz

The internet was once seen as a tool to promote empathy – so how did it come to amplify division…

By Sophie McBain

A new school of natural history seeks to understand the deep intelligence of the Earth’s most enigmatic creatures.

By Kathleen Jamie

In the absence of God, we have crafted our selves into brands and deities.

By Rachel Cunliffe