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‘I felt Holden was talking to me alone’: The Catcher in the Rye at 75
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From Burma to Big Brother: George Orwell’s best books – ranked!
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Candice Carty-Williams: ‘People feel very attached to Queenie’
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70 brilliant books for the summer
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Books Q&A: post your questions about our 100 top novels lists – live now
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James Ellroy: ‘It’s satanic to me, the dependency people have on computers’
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