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The Fallen by Louise Brangan review – an enraging account of Ireland’s Magdalene laundries
4+ mon, 4+ week ago (1136+ words) How did they become enmeshed in this ghastly spider’s web? Some were simply lifted off the streets....
London Falling by Patrick Radden Keefe review – a compulsive tale of money, lies and avoidable tragedy
5+ mon, 6+ day ago (1407+ words) Keefe review – a compulsive tale of money, lies and avoidable tragedy A New Yorker writer traces the web...
From Dylan Thomas’ shopping list to a note from Sylvia Plath’s doctor: newly uncovered case files reveal the hidden lives of famous writers
9+ mon, 2+ week ago (418+ words) The archives unveil a complex web of literary connections: there is CS Lewis supporting Peake’s application...
What we’re reading: Geoff Dyer, Andrew Michael Hurley, Marcia Hutchinson and Guardian readers on the books they enjoyed in November
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (996+ words) Writers and Guardian readers discuss the titles they have read over the last month. Join the conversation in the comments I finally got round to Thoreau’s Journal. It is determinedly down-to-earth and soaring, lyrical and belligerent, humane and cantankerous. Walt…...
This Is Where the Serpent Lives by Daniyal Mueenuddin – set to be a standout novel of 2026
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (991+ words) From an acclaimed short-story writer, this epic of power and class across generations in Pakistan is brutal, funny and brilliantly toldImagine a shattering portrayal of Pakistani life through a chain of interlocking novellas, and you’ll be somewhere close to understanding…...