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Big books to sink into when you have a lot of time

Brideshead Revisited at 75: How the covers have changed through the decades

Where to start reading Curtis Sittenfeld's books

Jack Kerouac's wild, futile quest to find his French ancestry – and the duo who did

The best picnic scenes in literature

Five things I wish I'd known before applying for WriteNow

The 10 greatest YA books ever written

Reading Remedy: what to read if you're losing track of time

Lucy Mangan: Why The Secret Garden is Frances Hodgson Burnett's masterpiece

Weekly quiz: Which famous poem contains the iconic line?

Audiobooks to help you understand yourself, and others, better

Weekly quiz: Are you a Virginia Woolf expert?

Where to start reading Bernardine Evaristo's books

Vintage Children's Classics for kids and grown-ups

The best horror books to give you the chills

Richard Adams at 100: the story behind Watership Down

The much-missed vitality of Angela Carter

The best pubs in literature

Beyond Brideshead: why Evelyn Waugh needs to be reclaimed as our funniest writer

How to create the perfect background bookshelf

8 Classics in translation to transport you around the world

Mood-lifting books with only happy endings

The books that inspired Alfred Hitchcock

7 Vintage architecture and design books to inspire you

Books that define the ‘Windrush’ experience

How to create the perfect book nook

Penguin Clothbound Classics: designer Coralie Bickford-Smith on re-inventing the classics

20 books that defined the 1930s

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