Gertrude Stein’s quest for fame
The modernist phenomenon believed bad attention was better than none at all.
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The Biden cover-up
The extent of the president’s decline was concealed by his desperate team. The reality was even worse than it seemed.
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Misogyny in the metaverse
Advances in technology and artificial intelligence have created a brave new world – and women are hated here, too.
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Modernity has killed the private life
Society is forgetting why time away from the public gaze matters.
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Mark Twain and the limits of biography
The great American writer witnessed the forging of his nation – but Ron Chernow’s portrait cannot see beyond its subject.
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The birth trauma taboo
Theo Clarke’s book paints a damning picture of Britain’s failing maternity services. Change cannot come soon enough.
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The lost boys of North London
Leo Robson’s family saga, set during the 2012 Olympics, is both a comedy and a study of grief.
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From Isabel Allende to Tim Wigmore: new books reviewed in short
Also featuring Cooking in the Wrong Century by Teresa Präauer and The Lost Orchid by Sarah Bilston.
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