Javier Cercas' "novel without fiction" is a fascinating analysis of a nation in denial.
The return of Queer Eye for the Straight Guy marks a revival of “nice” reality TV, after a decade of screaming matches and controversy
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Juan Tomás Ávila Laurel's novel follows the fortunes of a group of African migrants trying to get to Europe.
It might be a preposterous story, but we are shaped by the Adam and Eve myth - as Stephen Greenblatt's latest book explains.
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Are we reaching the end of the post-World War II era in which Europe represented prosperity, peace and consensual problem-solving?
In our uncertain times, there is a new demand for stories of England – but this search is desperate and confused.
In "Priestdaddy", the poet Patricia Lockwood has written a hilarious and revealing account of growing up with a Roman Catholic priest for a dad.
There appears to be an old-fashioned backlash against any challenge to a lack of diversity in academia.