I’ve always been a stickler for the rules. And on Covid, I’m starting to feel like the only one
As I walk past crammed pubs and see friends hug on Instagram, I fear we’ve lost the collective solidarity we had in…
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Once upon a time, I could have lived like a king reviewing one book a week
Misery is learning that, in 1930, I could have earned the equivalent of $2,130 for one lousy review.
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Adverts and MPs praise the “buzz” of the workplace, but we all know the truth: offices are awful
Depressed workers, terrible bosses, infinite pettiness: why the end of office life is one of the few things worth celebrating about the…
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My mother is moving to Devon, and I am experiencing a kind of inverse empty-nest syndrome
Her house has long been my refuge from the biting demands of the adult world, it has given me the…
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Maybe it’s because I’m a Brightoner that I no longer love London town
Once you get to Archway, two stops on the Tube from East Finchley, London gets a little too hot for…
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The coming avalanche: why the pandemic has shaken the book world
This year, 210 titles were held back until September, causing chaos for publicity teams and bookshops, and leaving authors disappointed.
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“What happens when your body is a stranger to you?”: Sophie Mackintosh on destiny and motherhood
The novelist on feminist dystopia, free will, and what women choose to do with their bodies.
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How to tame the tech giants
Covid has accelerated changes that have been decades in the making, bringing about the end of utopian politics and its…
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