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Five of the best Alice Munro short stories

The greatest examples of the late writer’s uncanny ability to capture the many complexities of life range from stories of sex to loneliness

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Alice Munro obituary

Canadian short-story writer who won the Nobel prize in 2013 and was often likened to Chekhov

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Ian Penman’s ‘glittering’ book about Fassbinder wins Ondaatje prize

The veteran music journalist’s personal study of the German film-maker wins £10,000 honour for the year’s best literary evocation of place

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A life in quotes: Alice Munro

Writer known as ‘Canadian Chekhov’ captured the desire and darkness of ordinary life in rural Canada, particularly for women

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Alice Munro, Nobel-Winning Author, Dies at Ninety-Two

A Canadian master of the contemporary short story passes away

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Alice Munro, Nobel winner and titan of the short story, dies aged 92

Acclaimed for her accounts of the darkness and desire found in everyday life, ‘the Canadian Chekhov’ has died, having suffered from dementia for more than a decade

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Dive into these new architecture books: Autumn 2024's reading

The Wallpaper* guide to the new architecture books for Autumn 2024 - from meaty monographs to themed explorations and lots of immersive visuals

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‘So much death and upset’: the nurses quitting the NHS after Covid – a photo essay

Hannah Grace Deller photographed several of her fellow nurses as they decided to leave the NHS after their experiences during the pandemic

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Barrister – and sleepwalking expert – faces tribunal after falling asleep at inquest

Tribunal heard Ramya Nagesh, who was appearing remotely on behalf of nurse witness, fell asleep after eating baked potato

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‘The only healing will be through justice’: Pulitzer winner Cristina Rivera Garza on femicide in Mexico

Through writing about her sister Liliana’s murder 30 years ago, the author found a community of those whose female friends and family members had also been killed. Yet the authorities still fail to act

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Crime and thrillers of the month – review

A surprise final novel from the amazing mind of the late Mo Hayder; a race against time between a father and the FBI; and a knowing riff on the premise of Jurassic Park

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'They all have hidden relationships with colonialism and enclosure': Olivia Laing's new book considers the garden

Olivia Laing's new book, 'The Garden Against Time', considers the social, political and cultural contexts of a garden

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All Fours by Miranda July review – a miraculous midlife road trip

The US film-maker and artist’s wide-ranging second novel is a funny, sad and revealing journey of maternal self-discovery

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‘What We Keep’: 50 creatives on the objects they collect and use in their homes

‘What We Keep’ is a new book by Jean Lin, founder of the New York City design gallery Colony, an ode to objects and the people who obsessively collect them

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How Does Activist Investing Impact Stocks?

Activist investing uses equity stakes in public companies to enact change. Here's how that can have an impact on stocks.

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Trina Robbins obituary

American cartoonist and author whose pioneering work in comics included being the first female artist to draw Wonder Woman

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Gerald Cinamon obituary

Chief designer for Penguin Books with a flair for pacing illustrated nonfiction, such as with Pelican’s Style and Civilization series

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Angela Merkel memoirs to be published in November

Freedom: Memories 1954-2021 will cover Merkel’s childhood, political rise and 16 years as German chancellor

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Irish poetry publisher toasts new home in pub after crowdfunding campaign

Bookshop and arts centre run by Salmon Poetry is saved from closure after raising more than €60,000 from 700 individuals

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Graphic novel Dying Inside is a new "supernatural emo-fantasy thriller" co-written by Fall Out Boy's Pete Wentz

Interview | Co-creators Hannah Klein and Lisa Sterle tell all about the upcoming book

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Maureen O’Connor obituary

Other lives: Crime novelist and founding editor of Education Guardian

The Hindu

Archana Doshi’s Tasty Tiffin is a great guide for curating healthy lunches for kids

Archana Doshi's Tasty Tiffin book offers over 40 lunch plans for nutritious and appealing school lunches, available for ₹399.

Axios

Psaki's new book falsely recounts Biden's watch check in ceremony for fallen soldiers

It's the latest instance of current and former Biden administration officials downplaying or misrepresenting controversial episodes in the Afghanistan withdrawal.

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Thrill me, hide me, restore me: what can we learn about artists from their gardens?

From the spectacular Tarot Garden Niki de Saint Phalle built in Tuscany to Barbara Hepworth’s sculpture oasis in St Ives, artists’ green spaces are about so much more than plants and pruning

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Maggie & Me review – Damian Barr’s raw memoir gets an overcooked staging

Thatcher stalks the stage like an untamed monster, but the rest of Barr’s account of growing up gay in the 80s is sentimentalised and soppy

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