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What's the perfect length for a book?

Is there such a thing as an ideal number of pages? And why are we preoccupied by the size of novels? Sarah Shaffi finds out.

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Donald Ray Pollock on writing The Devil All The Time
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Four PRH titles shortlisted for Business Book of the Year
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Authors who died before their work got famous

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Howard Jacobson: 5 books that changed my life

The Booker Prize-winning author on taking refuge in Dickens, bringing Austen to Australia and having a disappointing encounter with Philip Roth.
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Penguin authors on the music they listen to while writing

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The best books that celebrate old age

From Bernadine Evaristo to Howard Jacobson, here are some novels with brilliant older characters.
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Where to start with Robert Harris

His thrillers, including new novel V2, are set during some of history's most famous moments.
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The perfect novels for your book club in 2020

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How the Penguin logo has evolved through the years

It's one of the best known brands in the world, but as Penguin celebrates its 85th birthday, what exactly is the story behind the iconic bird?
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How a book of ancient history helped my dad and I heal ours

After 15 years of arguments, it was a charity shop copy of a 18th-century history book that gave one father and daughter a second chance
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Avni Doshi's Burnt Sugar is shortlisted for 2020 Booker Prize

Debut novel is among the six books vying for the world's most prestigious literary award

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Nimko Ali's battle to end FGM

The author and activist has outspoken views on nearly everything, but insists she isn't political
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James Rebanks: 'Don't give up on us'

The author of English Pastoral on the future of farming, and following up his bestselling debut book
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Nick Hornby: 'This is the worst government of my lifetime'

The author of 'Just Like You' on life, art and politics in 2020

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Suicide is not inevitable: we can reduce it to zero

In the first of Penguin’s Small Idea, Big Impact essay series, Cheer The F**k Up: How To Save Your Best Friend author Jack Rooke writes, on World Suicide Prevention Day, about the Zero Suicide model and training that could radically tackle the U
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Johny Pitts on 'An African in Greenland'

The author on the book that turns him into a travel writer
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Eley Williams on 'Exercises in Style'

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