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In his “memoir of the craft”, On Writing, Stephen King lauds books as “a uniquely portable magic”. Among the world’s estimated 5 million podcasts, those devoted to books and reading are so plentiful that I’m tempted to call them the next best thing.

Whether re-reading childhood classics or discovering contemporary masterpieces, let’s escape the real world for a moment or two

Salmon Rushdie described him as "one of the most important voices of his literary generation" and "an author who must be read". Booker Prize winner Marlon James speaks to Eve Jackson about his trilogy dubbed the "African Game of Thrones". The first book of the epic fantasy series the Dark…

In this week’s newsletter: The shocking murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, with input from the writer’s son – and the man who confessed to her killing. Plus: five of the best podcasts for book-lovers

Dr Liam Fox says brands omission as "disgraceful and cowardly"

Moon Witch, Spider King by Marlon James; Braking Day by Adam Oyebanji; Amongst Our Weapons by Ben Aaronovitch; Stringers by Chris Panatier; The Cuckoo Cage edited by Ra Page

A sorceress mates with a shape-shifting beast in the uncompromising second instalment of James’s sword-and-sorcery trilogy

The Booker prize-winning novelist on growing up gay in 80s Jamaica, his African fantasy trilogy – and how his mother’s job as a detective has influenced his writing

A dazzling, extraordinarily imagined fantasy that explores the events of "Black Leopard, Red Wolf," from a different point of view.