Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner María Corina Machado will publish a book outlining her vision for Venezuela's future. Release delayed to include response to Maduro's ousting.
With reading for pleasure at a 20-year low, a new UK-wide initiative for 2026 aims to distribute 72,000 books and reignite a love of stories, starting with art. Discover how.
Discover the top mindfulness and self-help books for 2026, curated by Metro. From Mel Robbins to Dr Julie Smith, find your guide to a calmer, clearer year ahead.
From 'Wuthering Heights' to 'Dune: Part Three', discover the gripping books you need to read in 2026 before they become major movie blockbusters. Start your reading list now!
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Sophie Pinkham's new book explores how Russia's vast taiga, home to 642bn trees, has defined its history, literature, and wars. Discover the forest's enduring power.
Review of Patrick Charnley's moving debut novel 'This, My Second Life', drawing on his near-death experience. A tale of convalescence in Cornwall published by Hutchinson Heinemann (£16.99).
Amir Mehdi Haghighat's personal library, containing his life's work, endured the June 2025 bombardment of Tehran. His story reveals translation as an act of defiance.
Ready for a brain workout? Dive into this week's medium-difficulty Sudoku puzzle, number 7166. A perfect mental challenge for puzzle enthusiasts across the UK.
Discover the books captivating writers and Guardian readers this December, from Iris Murdoch's 'The Green Knight' to Claire Keegan's 'Small Things Like These'. Join the literary conversation.
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Discover how a new generation of readers, connected online, is transforming the UK's literary scene with romance and 'romantasy' novels, creating vibrant communities and events.
Celebrated biographer Michael Schumacher, known for his works on Francis Ford Coppola and Eric Clapton, has passed away at 75. His daughter confirms the sad news.
A worrying trend sees schools abandoning full novels for excerpts, risking students' academic and personal development. Discover the causes and why we must act to restore a love of reading.
Rhett Davis's speculative novel 'Arborescence' explores mass human-to-tree transformation as a satirical solution to ecological and social crises. Read our review.
Philosopher C Thi Nguyen's new book warns how chasing points on apps like Duolingo and league tables can distort our true goals and damage society. A must-read review.
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Wisconsin author Michael Schumacher, known for biographies of Eric Clapton and Francis Ford Coppola, has died aged 75. Explore his diverse literary legacy.
The daily cartoon by Guy Venables for Metro on January 5, 2026. Plus, UK weather updates on snow, school closures, and flight cancellations. Sign up for daily puzzles!
Historian Carrie Gibson's 'The Great Resistance' reveals the untold, pan-American struggle against slavery, moving beyond Anglophone narratives to a darker, complex truth.
A review of Erin Somers's witty novel 'The Ten Year Affair', a piercing portrait of millennial anxiety, failed passion, and middle-age disillusionment in modern New York. Discover the adultery story a generation deserves.
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A first look at the major Australian books slated for 2026, from daring fiction and climate narratives to powerful nonfiction reckonings. Discover the titles shaping OzLit.
The Guardian's crossword editor analyses 2025's 'words of the year', welcomes Rhea Seehorn as a solver, and explains a puzzling cheese quote. Discover how cryptic puzzles work and try the latest Genius challenge.
Explore Lionel Johnson's 1902 poem 'Renegade', a powerful critique of political betrayal and national identity. Discover its relevance for contemporary Britain in our analysis.
Test your deductive reasoning with this tricky logic puzzle for World Logic Day. Can you solve the cookie jar game with Andy, Bea, and Celine? Find the rational solution.
Tackle Sudoku puzzle number 7164, rated easy. Follow our step-by-step guide to sharpen your logic and enjoy a satisfying mental workout. Start solving now!
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The latest Genius crossword from The Guardian challenges solvers to unravel a historical stampede mystery. Enter by 31 January for a chance to win the £100 monthly prize.
The Guardian has issued a series of corrections, including errors in a Chris Rea obituary, a misnamed Scottish estuary, and the release date of Addison Rae's single. Read the full list of amended articles.
Cartoonist Tom Gauld perfectly skewers our annual, overly ambitious reading goals in his latest Guardian comic. Discover why his witty take on 'reading resolutions' is so relatable.
After his heart stopped for 40 minutes, Patrick Charnley awoke blind with a brain injury. The vivid hallucinations he experienced led him to write a novel and forge a profoundly different, more contented life.
In the heart of LA's Koreatown, a new generation is reviving cowboy poetry. Discover how millennials are preserving this 150-year-old tradition, blending authenticity with modern appeal.
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