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Ten books to read in 2019

1 January 2019
Jane CiabattariFeatures correspondent
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John Grisham on why he still writes as trends shift

John Grisham on why he still writes as trends shift

The bestselling author on what new data reveals about America’s steep decline in reading for pleasure.

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Why Cher has waited until now to write her memoir

Why Cher has waited until now to write her memoir

Cher explains why she has finally written her memoir and who it's for.

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The women of the Black Panther Party

Striking images of women in the Black Panther Party

Stephen Shames' photography offers a radically new and candid picture of the militant black power organisation.

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Braille: What is it like to read without sight?

What happens to our brains when we learn to read Braille?

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Inside the abandoned city of ancient libraries

The African town of Chinguetti is home to a large collection of forgotten ancient books. 

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How paper is making a comeback

How paper is making a comeback

As the world goes digital, paper might seem increasingly obsolete – but it is anything but.

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Handcrfated books

Preserving the ancient art of handcrafting books

In the digital age, the beautiful and ancient art of hand-binding books is under threat.

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Elizabeth Day: 'I felt so understood in the pages'

Elizabeth Day: 'I felt so understood in the pages'

When Elizabeth Day had a miscarriage, it was the words in a book from 1936 that helped her through it.

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Michael Rosen: How poetry helped me to grieve

Michael Rosen: 'How poetry helped me to grieve'

When author Michael Rosen lost his son, he found inspiration to write again in a poem by Raymond Carver.

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How reading can help us cope with death

Lisa Appignanesi describes how reading fiction helped her deal with bereavement.

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The fiction that helped Laura Freeman recover from anorexia

How a love of reading helped one woman recover from anorexia.

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Biblioburro: The amazing donkey libraries of Colombia

Biblioburro: The amazing donkey libraries of Colombia

One man and his loyal donkeys spreading the joy of books in Colombia.

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Is this Italy’s smallest library?

One retired teacher is spreading the joy of books using his tiny mobile library.

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The ancient books under lock and key

The ancient library where the books are under lock and key

Step inside the world’s largest surviving chained library.

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The man who lives in a library with no rules

Nanie Guanlao turned his home into a library for his community in Manila.

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Social media runs on rage, Pinterest says it doesn't have to

Social media runs on rage, Pinterest says it doesn't have to

Katty Kay asks Pinterest's CEO if social media can move beyond outrage and what it would take to fix our feeds.

Katty Kay
Apple at 50: The tech devices that defined a generation

Apple at 50: The tech devices that defined a generation

Tech Now asks what's next for Apple as the tech giant marks its 50th anniversary.

Tech Now
Investors hope the war will de-escelate

Investors hoping for Iran war de-escelation

US stock markets are starting the month higher, as hopes grow that the war may soon de-escalate.

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Jacob Elordi's role in Frankenstein was meant to be...

Jacob Elordi turned an insult into an Oscar nomination

Jacob Elordi jokes about an early career review calling him so wooden he could only play Frankenstein's monster.

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How early humans faced a terrifying predator of the Ice Age

How early humans faced a terrifying Ice Age predator

Ella Al‑Shamahi ventures into muddy cave systems to uncover the secrets behind a deadly prehistoric hunt.

Humans

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