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Ben Sanders returns: Structures imagined and real

Author Ben Sanders on juggling two working lives

Alice Te Punga Somerville: English by name, English by nature?

Alice Te Punga Somerville (Te Ātiawa, Taranaki) on why English breaks her heart.

Eleanor Black: Noteworthy memoirs from the American South

Eleanor Black on Canvas' Noteworthy book reviews.

Insatiable: A modernised (and more debaucherous) Bridget Jones's Diary

Daisy Buchanan's new novel is utterly unashamed.

What Janna Ruth is reading: manga and urban fantasy's heavy hitters

Her list includes a reimagined version of the Three Musketeers and a baseball comic.

Angie Thomas: "I think that books play a huge role in building empathy, and one way to build empathy is to build connection"

Her debut novel was on the New York Times Young Adult bestseller list for 205 weeks.

The loneliness epidemic: Intimacy and solitude in the 21st century

Stephanie Dowrick's re-released book feels more relevant than ever.

Ants, bad patches and poetic: What Eve Charles is reading

The author of Born To Be Me shares valuable recent reads.

Margie Thomson: A ghost in the publishing machine

There's more to ghostwriting than being intentionally invisible.

Personal stories, provocative truths: Hilary Mantel's pieces of power

What does Kate read? A collection of Hilary Mantel's work asks this and other questions.

Beyond Bridgerton: Binge these period dramas next

If you've lost sleep bingeing on Bridgerton, here are 11 period dramas you will love, too.

Did you catch the clever relationship advice in Bridgerton?

Romantic relationships are complex, but a foundation of friendship can help issues.

Words take flight in Margaret Atwood's poems to her late husband

Margaret Atwood immerses readers in the magical power of story - even in poetry

Two Hundred and Fifty Ways to Start an Essay about Captain Cook

The reality of how to write about Captain Cook? Clean up the excess tales.

How 'Orwellian' became an all-purpose insult

New York Times: Many people appear susceptible to misunderstanding the term "Orwellian".

How the hippies' search for enlightenment turned sour

For many counterculture travellers, the journey East ended in disillusionment and worse.