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Leah Broad’s trailblazing group biography profiles four female composers from the late 1800s to late 20th century
Alison Bashford explores the ideas of two generations of a scientific dynasty
Miranda Seymour’s sympathetic biography balances the torrid aspects of the writer’s life with insight into her literary influences
This look at Cyril Connolly’s 1940s Horizon magazine and the Bloomsbury set skilfully conveys the unravelling of literary London
The author’s third novel makes us root for her heroine — then twists the knife
London’s Mecklenburgh Square forms the backdrop for an enjoyable collective biography
The founder of the Beat generation recalls a century of literary discovery in his novel Little Boy
Over wood-roasted sea bass and citron pressé, the novelist talks about family secrets and the oddness of his books being on his son’s school curriculum
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