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Five from 4th Estate

Here are the five online things that are essential reading, watching and sharing this week. Chosen for you by us at 4th Estate. The Moby Dick Big Read is Philip Hoare’s leviathan challenge. He’s taken Moby Dick, the great unread American novel, … Continue reading

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‘It asks you to do a lot of the work of imagining and storytelling’- Sam Thompson writes about Communion Town

I’m dumbstruck by the news that Communion Town has been longlisted for the Man Booker prize. What can you say about such an improbable stroke of good fortune for a first novel, other than repeating words like ‘thrilled’, ‘incredulous’, ‘bamboozled’ … Continue reading

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Hilary Mantel’s Bring Up The Bodies Out Now

Yesterday’s release of Hilary Mantel’s Bring Up The Bodies was frenzied and wonderful, sparking a kind of unbridled enthusiasm that is impossible to capture in text. High streets across the country sparkled with red and gold, and twitter and Facebook hummed to the din of … Continue reading