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Alice Hunt on Six Poems from Britain’s Republican Past
Alice Hunt on Six Poems from Britain’s Republican Past

Alice Hunt discusses six poems that bring to life Britain’s Republican past, including from Sir Thomas Fairfax, John Milton and …

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Ex-Wives Don’t Need Ex-Husbands
Ex-Wives Don’t Need Ex-Husbands

If you hold the status of an available, heterosexual millennial woman in 2024, you are probably an Ex-Wife. Claire Marie …

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Behind the Book: Francis Spufford on Golden Hill
Behind the Book: Francis Spufford on Golden Hill

As our new collectors' edition of Golden Hill is published exclusively for Faber Members, Francis Spufford introduces what the New …

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Reimagining a Sci-fi Classic: Chris Mould’s War of the Worlds
Reimagining a Sci-fi Classic: Chris Mould’s War of the Worlds

How do you adapt an iconic book into another medium? Illustrator Chris Mould shares his approach to transforming H. G. …

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Independent Bookshop of the Month: Sherlock & Pages
Independent Bookshop of the Month: Sherlock & Pages

September’s Independent Bookshop of the Month is Sherlock & Pages in Frome, Somerset. We spoke to the co-owner, Luke Sherlock.

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The Dream Come True: Editing Sylvia Plath’s Prose
The Dream Come True: Editing Sylvia Plath’s Prose

Peter K. Steinberg, editor of The Collected Prose of Sylvia Plath, reflects on the journey of bringing this volume into …

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Meet the Characters: Moira Buffini’s Torch Trilogy
Meet the Characters: Moira Buffini’s Torch Trilogy

On the publication of her book Songlight, the first part of a new dystopian YA trilogy, Moira Buffini introduces the …

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Extract: Thom Gunn: A Cool Queer Life
Extract: Thom Gunn: A Cool Queer Life

Read an extract from Thom Gunn: A Cool Queer Life by Michael Nott. In this passage, Thom Gunn dreads – and …

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Independent Bookshop of the Month: Book-ish
Independent Bookshop of the Month: Book-ish

August’s Independent Bookshop of the Month is Book-ish in Crickhowell, Powys, winner of the 2024 British Book Award for Independent …

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Inspector Adam Dalgliesh: the Books Behind the TV Series
Inspector Adam Dalgliesh: the Books Behind the TV Series

Who is Adam Dalgliesh? With the first episodes of Channel 5’s new Dalgliesh drama series now available to watch online, …

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Book Cover Design: Banana Yoshimoto
Book Cover Design: Banana Yoshimoto

Sophie Harris, Senior Designer at Faber, shares her process for redesigning Banana Yoshimoto's back catalogue.

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Drypoint, Page and Image: Jamie McKendrick on Poetry and Art
Drypoint, Page and Image: Jamie McKendrick on Poetry and Art

As we near the publication of his new collection, Drypoint, on the 1 August, poet Jamie McKendrick reflects on the …

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Lady in the Lake – the Book Behind Apple TV+’s New Hit Show
Lady in the Lake – the Book Behind Apple TV+’s New Hit Show

As Lady in the Lake is released on Apple TV+, author Laura Lippman and editor Angus Cargill give an insight …

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Extract: The New York Trilogy by Paul Auster
Extract: The New York Trilogy by Paul Auster

As we publish Paul Auster's postmodern classic as a Faber Members Edition, read the opening of The New York Trilogy.

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Book Cover Design: Back to the Local
Book Cover Design: Back to the Local

Faber Art Director Pete Adlington shares his process for the design of our reissue of a guide to the pubs …

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Independent Bookshop of the Month: Pages of Hackney
Independent Bookshop of the Month: Pages of Hackney

Our July Bookshop of the Month is Pages of Hackney, who have been supplying Lower Clapton with books for over …

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Lord of the Flies Graphic Novel Competition
Lord of the Flies Graphic Novel Competition

Faber and the National Literacy Trust are launching a competition and event for schools to celebrate seventy years of Lord …

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Long Read Extract: A Good Deliverance by Toby Clements
Long Read Extract: A Good Deliverance by Toby Clements

Read an extract from A Good Deliverance by Toby Clements – an epic and intimate tale of adventure, myth and …

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Announcing the Faber Design Portfolio Sessions
Announcing the Faber Design Portfolio Sessions

The Faber Design Department today launched a new initiative, the Faber Design Portfolio Sessions.

Where to Start Reading: Celia Fremlin
Where to Start Reading: Celia Fremlin

Celia Fremlin was a prolific English writer of prize-winning, spine-chilling mysteries from the 1950s to 1990s. Celebrated by the most …

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The Birth of the Culture Wars: America in the 1930s
The Birth of the Culture Wars: America in the 1930s

James Shapiro shares a list of titles for readers interested in better understanding where our current cultural battles come from …

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Father’s Day: How to be a Genius Kid
Father’s Day: How to be a Genius Kid

To celebrate Father's Day, author and illustrator Jim Smith talks about the inspirations behind his latest graphic novel for children, …

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Independent Bookshop of the Month: Phlox Books
Independent Bookshop of the Month: Phlox Books

For our June Bookshop of the Month, we’re at Phlox Books in East London (by way of Belfast) to hear …

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Book Cover Design: Giant by Mollie Ray
Book Cover Design: Giant by Mollie Ray

How do you choose the cover design for a book made entirely of pictures? Illustrator, graphic novelist and now book …

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Members Only Behind the Book: The Two Loves of Sophie Strom
Behind the Book: The Two Loves of Sophie Strom

Sam Taylor describes the inspiration behind The Two Loves of Sophie Strom – a timeless, heart-wrenching story about love in …

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Do Chatbots Dream of AI Poetry? Calvino, Madness and Machine Literature
Do Chatbots Dream of AI Poetry? Calvino, Madness and Machine Literature

For just one day in February 2024, ChatGPT went mad. James Vincent considers the surprising results of the AI’s dalliance …

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Independent Bookshop of the Month: The West Kirby Bookshop
Independent Bookshop of the Month: The West Kirby Bookshop

For our May Independent Bookshop of the Month, we head to West Kirby, a vibrant seaside town on the Wirral …

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Faber Remembers Paul Auster
Faber Remembers Paul Auster

We are a company of Paul Auster fans and many of us will be thinking today of our first Paul …

The Lost Love Songs of Boysie Singh: Meet The Four Women
The Lost Love Songs of Boysie Singh: Meet The Four Women

The real Boysie Singh was a notorious Trinidadian gangster. Whilst Ingrid was researching this story, her research kept coming back …

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Book Cover Design: When I Arrived at the Castle by E. M. Carroll
Book Cover Design: When I Arrived at the Castle by E. M. Carroll

As Faber publishes the first UK edition of When I Arrived at the Castle, graphic novelist E. M. Carroll tells …

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Independent Bookshop of the Month: Mr B’s Emporium
Independent Bookshop of the Month: Mr B’s Emporium

For our April Bookshop of the Month, we’re heading to Bath in South West England to visit Mr B’s Emporium …

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Three Readers on Helen Oyeyemi’s Parasol Against the Axe
Three Readers on Helen Oyeyemi’s Parasol Against the Axe

Parasol Against the Axe is a love letter to Prague and to the art of storytelling. Everyone who encounters this …

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Book Cover Design: How to Win an Information War
Book Cover Design: How to Win an Information War

Robbie Porter, the cover designer behind How to Win an Information War, tells us about the challenge of designing a …

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Independent Bookshop of the Month: The Portobello Bookshop
Independent Bookshop of the Month: The Portobello Bookshop

For our March Bookshop of the Month, we’re taking advantage of the very beginning of the spring weather with a …

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Long Read Extract: Enchantment by Katherine May
Long Read Extract: Enchantment by Katherine May

Read an extract – ‘Hierophany’ – from Enchantment: Reawakening Wonder in an Exhausted Age by Katherine May, the bestselling author …

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The Miners’ Strike forty years on, GB84 twenty years on
The Miners’ Strike forty years on, GB84 twenty years on

On the fortieth anniversary of the Miners' Strike and the twentieth anniversary of the publication of GB84, David Peace reflects …

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