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Posts published by “Rachel Cooke”

Nonfiction to look out for in 2024

From Salman Rushdie’s account of the attempt on his life to Sathnam Sanghera’s thoughts on imperialism via the story of the Tory party’s decline, here are the big hitters coming your way next yearFiction to look out for in 2024What are the trends in ne...

The Cliff by Manon Debaye review – misfits with a monstrous plan

This deceptively charming story of preteen friends seeking refuge in the French countryside is a modern-day Lord of the FliesTake two girls. Charlie, dark and scowling, is a scrappy preteen whose single mother has no idea how to deal with her extended ...

On Women by Susan Sontag review – some sister she was…

This new collection of 70s journalism exposes a sexist and wrongheaded essayist with an unwarranted reputationIn her introduction to this pocket-sized new collection of journalism by the American writer Susan Sontag, the academic Merve Emre begins with...