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Deborah Levy on the art of living

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The best books that explore how nature benefits our mental health

Anita Sethi rounds up some of the best reads that teach us how and why the outside world impacts our inner life.
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How bad is social media really for our mental health?

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Asking about suicide could be the start of a life-saving conversation

It is a common misconception that talking about suicide might ‘plant the idea’. Author Rory O’Connor explains why.

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Who decides which books you study in school?

How the creation of the English Literature syllabus really works, from schools to exam boards to pupils.
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Meet the pioneers championing greater diversity in books

From education to art, campaigning to children’s books, they're leading the fight to ensure more young people see themselves in stories.
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Which countries already have the most inclusive curriculums?

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‘Write what terrifies you’

21 Questions with Rivers Solomon, the author of genre-bending novel Sorrowland.
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Megan Nolan: the books that shaped my life

The Acts of Desperation author on Dickens, Knausgaard and the Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist inspiring her to write book number two.
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The prescience of Jay Griffiths

Before making headlines with Extinction Rebellion, Jay Griffiths spent decades trying to change the narrative around climate change.

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Ray Mears: We Are Nature, 25th March 2021

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Yotam Ottolenghi: A Life in Flavour, 9 - 28 September 2021

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