Is silence golden? When writers choose to stop
Novelist Julian Barnes’s retirement highlights how rare it is for a writer to choose to fall silent
JD Salinger
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Gratefully and Affectionately. Mary Lavin and the New Yorker: A rich trove of insights
The book charts Mary Lavin’s career from the moment she was introduced to The New Yorker by JD Salinger in 1957
As it turns 100, meet the most reliable New Yorker you’ll ever encounter
The illustrious magazine remains rooted in the principles and traditions of print journalism. There is surely a lesson there
Bored teenagers at home? Here are 10 stories that capture the do-nothing years
Writers from Alice Munro to JD Salinger mine their dangerous passions and restless ennui
JD Salinger’s unseen writings to be published
‘Catcher in the Rye’ author’s son says writer’s estate will publish ‘all of what he wrote’ over next decade
Sally Rooney wins Young Writer of the Year award
Irish writer becomes joint youngest winner of the Sunday Times prize with ‘Conversations With Friends’
Baiting the censor: 10 books they tried to suppress
Hilary Mantel’s short story The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher caused outrage with its recent publication in the Guardian, but it’s not the first and won’t be last piece of fiction to raise hackles
Crosswords & Puzzles
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Stardust
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices