The market for bédé visual storytelling almost doubled over the course of the pandemic, but can the birthplace of Asterix continue to nurture creators?Like thousands of French people, Sylvie Pinault discovered comic books during the pandemic. Though ba...
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Ambika Mod and Leo Woodall are extraordinary in this highly bingeable love story packed with magnificent nostalgia and a sublime soundtrack. But I do have one confession ...One Day shouldn’t work. Consider its premise: posh southern boy fancies working...
These precocious literary fragments hint at the greatness the author might have achieved had she not died at 22Among the raft of reissues from heritage imprints, this one stands out, partly because the author’s writing career lasted little more than si...
German photographer Valentin Goppel took photos of his friends and family during Covid – and found a metaphor for the period between child and adulthood Continue reading...
Announcing her untitled book, set to be published in 2025, Emma Heming Willis recalls having ‘close to no resources or support’ after her husband’s diagnosisBruce Willis’ wife Emma Heming Willis is set to publish a book about her experience as a caregi...
Nicola Coughlan brings new life and nuance to Austen’s story of poverty-stricken sistersThe world isn’t short of audio versions of Sense and Sensibility, Jane Austen’s first published novel, which follows the fortunes of sisters Elinor and Marianne Das...
A penchant for super-abundance in this follow-up to The Nix helps to capture the contours of modern American lifeNathan Hill’s second novel monitors the health of a 21st-century marriage. A recent Oprah book club pick, it bears many of the hallmarks of...
Cruelty, nosiness, truth-telling: whatever you call it, it appears in every community – and in plenty of works of literature too ‘That is the ugliest effing skirt I’ve ever seen” is among the most memorable lines from the 2004 version of Mean Girls, ut...
A psychologist offers practical advice for dealing with life’s ups and downs It is refreshing to read a psychology book intended for mainstream audiences that isn’t trying to push you towards a particular goal; to achieve more, to work harder. Thanks t...
Authors, critics and Guardian readers discuss the titles they have read over the last month. Join the conversation in the commentsI’ve been reading Our Share of Night by Mariana Enríquez, which concerns Argentina in the 80s and 90s. It deals with the d...