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Best books about Irish history to read in 2024

From the origins of the Irish language to intimate, personal histories of Ireland’s darkest periods, these are some of the best books about Irish history

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Poetic travel photography books to collect now

Get lost inside our pick of the best new travel photography books – pages to evoke instant wanderlust.

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Best books about the Second World War to read this year

From memoirs and biographies to historical deep dives into the war’s most brutal battles, these are some of the best books about WWII

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Best books about music from memoirs to historical deep dives

Expand your music vocabulary

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Best books about British history to read in 2024

From ancient Londinium to the complex legacy of Imperialism, read of what lies beneath the surface of our modern existence

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Best books about witches and witchcraft to read in 2024

Double, double toil and trouble

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Best toilet books to keep you entertained in the bathroom

Gush before you flush

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Best books about books from Little Women and The Book Thief to Fahrenheit 451

Metafictional literature for mega bookworms

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Best summer reads for 2024: Books to enjoy on holiday in the sunshine

Hot weather literature that’s aching to be yellowed by Ambre Solaire and spilled Pimm’s

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New book ’Fila: Timelapse’ explores the sportswear brand’s past, present and future

Published by Rizzoli, ’Fila: Timelapse’ combines archival imagery, essays, poems and historic advertising for an unorthodox biography of the Italian sportswear brand best known for its links to tennis

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Botanical fairytale set in Kew Gardens wins the Waterstones children’s book prize

Greenwild: The World Behind the Door by Pari Thomson – about a girl who finds a door to a magical realm while searching for her mother – wins the overall and young readers awards

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’Issey Miyake: 1960 to 2022’ is a definitive guide to the pioneering Japanese designer

’Issey Miyake: 1960 to 2022’ is a new Taschen book that provides a comprehensive overview of the pioneering Japanese designer’s ’poetic but pragmatic’ work

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Best manga of all time that everyone should read

Explore the artistic dramatics of Japanese storytelling

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Currys rejects higher £742m offer from US group Elliott

UK electronics retailer’s board says bid from Waterstones owner undervalues the company

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18 of the best dark academia books

Mischief and mayhem within dramatically scholarly settings

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Waterstones profits plunge as warehouse glitch costs £13.5 million

Profits tumbled from £50.6 million to £11.2 million

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Best books to spark queer joy in 2024

From queer cannon classics to coffee table crowd-pleasers, these books speak to the beauty of queer love in all its forms

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House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J Maas races to the top of bestseller chart

The third book in the Crescent City series becomes third fastest-selling science fiction and fantasy title since records began

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21 of the Greatest American novels that everyone should read

From historical classics to postmodern marvels

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Best contemporary novels to read in 2024, from Wandering Souls to Hamnet

Start the year off right with some 21st century classics

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Millions wasted on attempt to create nationwide UK library website, campaigners claim

Former Waterstones boss Tim Coates among those to criticise government, Arts Council and British Library bid to create a ‘single digital presence’ for libraries

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24 of the best-selling novels of all time to read in 2024

Increase your cultural capital and expand your worldview

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Best detective book series to get lost in gripping mysteries

Ravenous mysteries and mind-boggling motives

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This winter’s most stylish fashion books revisit the greats, from Coco Chanel to Karl Lagerfeld

Coco Chanel, Yves Saint Laurent and Karl Lagerfeld are the subjects of the season’s most transporting fashion books, ready to sustain the style-conscious bibliophile through the cold winter months

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Outlander star Sam Heughan signs books at Glasgow Waterstones

OUTLANDER star Sam Heughan delighted fans with a visit to a Glasgow bookstore.

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