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Who’s in, who’s out, and how many have you read? The story behind our 100 best novels list

Jane Eyre or Wuthering Heights. Ulysses or Catch-22 … Find out which title came top, as chosen by authors, critics and academics worldwide

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Want to binge the best new Hulu shows? Love Story is just one of three must-watch hits you won’t want to miss

Looking for some great new shows to binge? Stream three of this year's best new series, including Ryan Murphy's Love Story.

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The Artful Dodger review – buckle up, bozos! TV’s most breathless Dickens drama is back

Jack Dawkins returns to colonial Australia for a second series of the Oliver Twist riff that, despite its frenetic chases, lacks the wit and warmth of the first run

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‘Don’t google the Beckhams!’: How to read more, according to Britain’s top authors

WORLD BOOK DAY 2026: A drastic drop in reading for pleasure has prompted a national campaign to get Britain to fall back in love with books. Leading authors, including Helen Fielding, Salman Rushdie and Tom Fletcher, tell Annabel Nugent how to bring back your inner bookworm on World Book Day

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These were the 10 most difficult NYT Connections of 2025

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Gurinder Chadha reveals festive inspiration

Gurinder Chadha’s new festive film Christmas Karma was inspired by It’s A Wonderful Life.

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The 5 Christmas animations that every creative should watch now

They all showcase the power of visual storytelling.

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5 underrated Christmas movies, from In Bruges to Terrifier 3

IN FOCUS: Had just about enough of real-life Santas and 8-year-olds with booby traps? Kevin E G Perry rounds up a handful of darker and deranged movies that still deliver Christmas cheer

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Christmas activities: 13 fun and festive things to do with kids in London

From theatre shows to meeting Santa on the London Eye, Anjana Gosai on where to take the kids

Evening Standard

Paul Hilton on playing Scrooge at the Old Vic: 'I feel genuine euphoria, it's real'

Paul Hilton is currently ripping it up in A Christmas Carol at the Old Vic with a Scrooge that comes from the heart

Evening Standard

The Guardian view on reboots of A Christmas Carol and Paddington: refugee tales for today

Editorial: An Asian Scrooge, a break-dancing Bob Cratchit and a musical bear – new versions of classics keep stories alive

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Digested week: Book lauds Robert F Kennedy Jr’s chest. Ridicule ensues

Defenders rally to Olivia Nuzzi amid book mockery, while rakish David Dimbleby channels his inner Dickens

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Rockstar co-founder finally settles ancient debate: GTA is NOT as good as Charles Dickens

I can now sleep easy.

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Ebony Scrooge at Sadler’s Wells East review: the glory of this show is in the dancing

3/5 The humbugging Scrooge’s transformation into a modern-day designer needs bite as well as bounce

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Dan Houser on Victorian novels, Red Dead Redemption and redefining open-world games

As the Grand Theft Auto co-writer launches a new project, he reflects on his hugely successful open-world adventures and where game design might go next

Evening Standard

A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story at Alexandra Palace review — slick but not spooky enough

3/5 Mark Gatiss’ version of the Dickens classic is in a spectacular setting but fatally fails to deliver the scares

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Readers reply: Who is the most evil villain in fiction?

The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical concepts

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From White Teeth to Swing Time: Zadie Smith’s best books - ranked!

Twenty-five years on from her dazzling debut, and as a new collection of essays comes out, we assess the British author’s best books

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Natalie Haynes: ‘I’ll never read anything by a Brontë again’

The author and comedian on the immortal lines of Snoopy, discovering the heart of Homer’s Iliad and her culinary comfort read

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Les Misérables: a musical full of heart and hope that continues to defy its critics

When it opened in 1985, the mighty Les Mis got some rotten reviews. Forty years on, our writer sees it afresh and producer Cameron Mackintosh reflects on the show’s spectacular success

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Nothing prepared me for the child poverty I see in Britain. November’s budget can and must halt its inexorable rise

Homes without heating, bedrooms without beds. If we are to offer any hope to the children of austerity, the next few weeks will be decisive, says former prime minister Gordon Brown

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“Would You Survive An Old-School English Exam?”: Take This 29-Question Test Now And See

Sharpen your pencils and dust off those old notebooks - it’s time to head back to English class!From tricky grammar rules you haven’t thought about in years to the classic novels that filled your school reading lists, this quiz will test both sides of your brain.Can you recall Shakespeare, Dickens,…

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Herbert Pocket is far from a minor character in Great Expectations

Letters: Readers take issue with Herbert Pocket being deemed a ‘nobody’ in an article by Zoe Williams

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40 Times People Read A Book And Were In Awe

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Anthony Horowitz: ‘I’m too nervous to reread The Lord of the Rings – it might reveal how jaded I’ve become’

The Alex Rider author on being put off Dickens for a decade, why he reads poetry in the mornings, and how reading Sherlock Holmes made him want to be a crime writer

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