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What we’re reading: writers and readers on the books they enjoyed in January

Authors and Guardian readers discuss the titles they have read over the last month

The Guardian - UK

In Our Evenings, Alan Hollinghurst takes an elegiac look at class, sexuality and race in post-Brexit Britain

Late in Alan Hollinghurst’s new novel Our Evenings, the narrator David Win, gracefully ageing doyen of the British stage, experiences one of those moments when the world is revealed to be other than he thought it was.

The Conversation

31 best new books to read, from Sally Rooney to Percival Everett

Discover debut novelists and immersive page-turners from acclaimed authors

The Independent UK

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Elon Musk, Gauguin and are we Australia fair? The 10 best podcasts of 2024

This year saw podcasts attract widespread attention for their influence on the political agenda (a hack that goes back to 2015, when Obama caused outrage with his raw take on race on Marc Maron’s WTF).

The Conversation

The best fiction of 2024

From Sally Rooney’s Intermezzo to Alan Hollinghurst’s Our Evenings, Percival Everett’s James and a host of inventive debuts – this year’s highlights in fiction

The Guardian - UK

Alan Cumming to interview Val McDermid as part of literature festival

ALAN Cumming will interview Scottish author Val McDermid as part of this year’s Winter Words Festival...

The National (Scotland)

Best fiction books of 2024: from Sally Rooney’s Intermezzo to Percival Everett’s James

THE LIST: Catch up on the year’s best new novels with Katie Rosseinsky and Jessie Thompson’s edit of 2024’s most memorable fiction

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Poet who inspired Robert Burns and wrote 'Auld Reikie' to be celebrated

THE legacy of an 18th century poet said to have inspired Robert Burns and known for his famous poem about “Auld Reikie” is to be commemorated on…

The National (Scotland)

On my radar: Yotam Ottolenghi’s cultural highlights

The chef on a novel that triumphantly captures messy London life, a Turkish Netflix drama that shows Istanbul’s split worlds and the app that gets him going in the morning

The Guardian - UK

‘Only disconnect’ – in Caledonian Road, Andrew O'Hagan depicts Britain’s great unravelling

It is Thursday May 20, 2021, and Campbell Flynn – “tall and sharp at fifty-two […] a tinderbox in a Savile Row suit, a man who believed his childhood was so far behind him that all its threats had vanished” – makes his way along Piccadilly to sign copies of…

The Conversation

On my radar: Andrew O’Hagan’s cultural highlights

The novelist on a comedic TikTok sensation, the importance of a good suit and his favourite educational app

The Guardian - UK

Cancelled Glasgow book festival Aye Write receives lifeline donation

£65,000 gift will not restore the full, 10-day occasion but organisers say it will make pop-up events possible

The Guardian - UK

The week in audio: Courtney Love’s Women; Kicking Back With the Cardiffians; The Belgrano Diary; Word in Your Ear – review

The grunge grand dame tells her anarchic life story through the music she loves, while Charlotte Church has a tender chat with her ‘dada’. Plus, a deep dive into the Falklands war and Neil Tennant’s Smash Hits days

The Guardian - UK

Everything you need to know about the Cambridge Literary Festival

Running from April 17 - 21, the annual literary festival has something for everyone, says Mary Lussiana

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Chernobyl Director To Adapt Andrew O'hagan's Caledonian Road Novel

Renowned director Johan Renck and his team adapt Andrew O'Hagan's novel Caledonian Road for TV, promising a captivating exploration of contemporary themes.

The Guardian - UK

Caledonian Road by Andrew O’Hagan review – state-of-the-nation burlesque

This Dickensian yarn of a celebrity writer heading for a fall combines the bling of an airport bestseller with an insider’s grasp on high culture

The Guardian - UK

Scottish authors criticise cancellation of Glasgow literary festival Aye Write

Val McDermid and Douglas Stuart were among many writers to express outrage after Creative Scotland turned down the literary festival funding application

The Guardian - UK

Julian Assange’s moment of truth has arrived – and the stakes are high

If his appeal fails this week, the WikiLeaks founder could soon be on a plane towards a potential jail term of 175 years

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The Independent UK

The best fiction books to read in 2024, from David Nicholls to Kiley Reid

Spend your 2024 getting lost in very good novels – there are plenty to choose from. Jessie Thompson shares our guide to the year’s unmissable fiction

The National (Scotland)

Andrew O’Hagan: Mayflies author brings Truman Capote's party of the century to stage

NEW York, 1966: American writer Truman Capote throws the party of the century. As 500 guests gather for his Black and White Ball at the Plaza Hotel,…

The Guardian - UK

Edinburgh fringe 2023 week one roundup: Capote, Wilde and a lovesick angler

Single-performer shows dominate this year’s fringe, but standouts include a bold, revisionist western, a strong, silent circus duo, a bed-hopping jukebox opera and an hour of quiet grieving…

The Guardian - UK

On my radar: Val McDermid’s cultural highlights

The bestselling crime writer on exploring the Belgian coast, deep-diving into the middle ages and an enlightening exhibition of female Scottish artists

The Guardian - UK

The Ballad of Truman Capote review – party play goes jolly lightly

Andrew O’Hagan’s script has some witty lines but this drama about the author of Breakfast at Tiffany’s and In Cold Blood lacks narrative focus

The National (Scotland)

Nicola Sturgeon to host festival event celebrating Andrew O'Hagan's Mayflies

This will be the festival's 10th anniversary.

The Guardian - UK

‘Complex. Unsettling. Creepy.’ Jarvis Cocker, Colm Tóibín and more on the disturbing genius of Artangel

From prison cells to department stores, for the past 30 years the visionary commissioning body has created unforgettable artworks in unlikely spaces. Famous fans pick their favourite works

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