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      Ben East

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      Ben East is an award-winning arts, culture, travel and sports journalist based in Manchester. He’s been covering the best books, television shows, artists and musicians for The National since 2009, and also works for The Observer, Metro and Monocle.
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      Pankaj Mishra's novel 'Run and Hide' is a cautionary tale of the widening gap between rich and poor, the baggage of class and caste, and the collateral damage that can come with unthinking push to modernity. Photo: Windham Campbell Prize
      Pankaj Mishra's first novel in 20 years is another warning to the world

      The award-winning author and essayist's new book is a cautionary tale set during the many upheavals of the 21st century

      BooksMarch 21, 2022
      Honorée Fanonne Jeffers. Photo: HarperCollins Publishers UK
      Author Honoree Fanonne Jeffers on delivering a Great American Novel

      Poet and author spent nine years writing 'The Love Songs of WEB Du Bois', which has been praised by the likes of Pultizer Prize-winning writer Alice Walker

      BooksFebruary 03, 2022
      Dr Roopa Farooki is a junior doctor and novelist most well-known for the Women’s Prize for Fiction-nominated 'The Flying Man'. Getty Images
      British doctor Roopa Farooki on her powerful pandemic memoir 'Everything is True'

      'This is Going to Hurt' author Adam Kay says it's the most 'evocative account' of working through the pandemic he's read

      BooksJanuary 30, 2022
      A composite of children's books to look out for in 2022.
      From Julia Donaldson to Marcus Rashford: children's books coming out in 2022

      Some of the best titles in three categories: pictures books, ages 5 to 8 and 9 to 12

      BooksJanuary 19, 2022
      'To Paradise' by Hanya Yanagihara, 'The Candy House' by Jennifer Egan and 'The Last White Man' by Mohsin Hamid are some of the most anticipated titles of 2022.
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      Books in 2022: from Prince Harry's memoir to Jennifer Egan's 'The Candy House'

      These are the most anticipated titles of the new year by genre

      BooksDecember 28, 2021
      French-Syrian translator Yasmine Seale has done a beautiful English version of 'One Thousand and One Nights'. Photo: Sophie Davidson
      'The Annotated Arabian Nights' review: magical stories told without prejudice

      Translator Yasmine Seale allows readers to not only understand the way the 'One Thousand and One Nights' stories were told, but why they must be told in this way

      BooksDecember 25, 2021
      Malcolm Gladwell was in Dubai for the World Conference on Cultural Economy. Photo: Getty
      Malcolm Gladwell on how diversity can be an engine for creativity

      The bestselling author and journalist's audiobook 'Miracle and Wonder' tackles the subject by diving deep into musician Paul Simon's career

      Arts & CultureDecember 10, 2021
      Sheikha Bodour Al Qasimi, the president of the International Publishers’ Association, spoke at the World Conference on Creative Economy at Expo 2020 Dubai. Photo: WCCE 2021
      Sheikha Bodour Al Qasimi on how to build bridges through books

      President of the International Publishers' Association talks about the importance of the creative economy not just for job creation but for telling untold stories

      BooksDecember 09, 2021
      Huma Qureshi, author of 'The Things we Do Not Tell the People we Love' and 'How we Met'. Photo: Hodder and Stoughton
      Huma Qureshi on why she wants to write everyday stories

      Her latest collection of short stories takes on themes of family relationships and intimacy

      BooksDecember 07, 2021
      Adel Dajani tries to humanise the political events that have affected so many Arab people, in his new book. Photo: Zuleika
      Adel Dajani's memoir tracks his family's history

      In 'From Jerusalem to a Kingdom by the Sea', the author tries to 'humanise the political events that have affected so many Arab people', including his family

      BooksNovember 04, 2021
      The 2021 Booker Prize for Fiction Shortlist. Photo: The Booker Prizes
      A closer look at the 2021 Booker Prize shortlist

      These six remarkable books are in the running for the best English language literary novels this week

      BooksNovember 02, 2021
      A list of 2021 books on the theme of climate change. Hitoshi Suzuki / Unsplash
      A Cop26-inspired reading list on climate change

      A round-up of books published this year that place the plight of the most urgent subject of our times centre stage

      BooksOctober 30, 2021
      Books that focus on lived experiences make for powerful self-help reading. David Lezcano / Unsplash
      World Mental Health Day: 6 of the best self-help books for 2021

      The best books offering food for thought when it comes to coping with mental health struggles

      Arts & CultureOctober 10, 2021
      'What a Wonderful World' by Leisa Stewart-Sharpe tells the stories of 'Earth shakers' working to protect our planet. Photo: Templar Publishing
      'What a Wonderful World': new book aims to inspire children to protect the planet

      Written by children's author Leisa Stewart-Sharpe, the book features people - young and old - who are making a difference and giving a voice to nature

      BooksSeptember 17, 2021
      Anthony Mackie in 'The Hurt Locker' (2008) which won six Oscars. Photo: Jonathan Olley
      'The Hurt Locker' to 'Worth': how has 9/11 been reflected in American cinema?

      The cultural response to 9/11 in film has shifted from flag-waving patriotism to chronicles of trauma and loss

      FilmSeptember 11, 2021
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