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‘The real choice is between being interestingly musical and boringly musical’: Francis Spufford on prose style
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The Demon Inside David Lynch: TV Drama's Worst Fiasco.
Ella-Laura ^ Juegos Sexuales ^ All Ready for the Big Night ^ The Contempt-Filled History of Twin Peaks
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Booker Prize winner Paul Lynch's unique Auraist interview on the language of fascist horror
'Literary style should be a way of knowing how the world is met in its unfolding.'
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Speculative fiction: August's best-written recent release
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The most beautifully scuffed prose of the decade. Maybe.
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The best-written book of criticism of the century; and of the year
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The Demon Inside David Lynch: TV Drama's Worst Fiasco.
Ella-Laura ^ Juegos Sexuales ^ All Ready for the Big Night ^ The Contempt-Filled History of Twin Peaks
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The Demon Inside David Lynch: TV Drama's Worst Fiasco 2
Something of an Anti-Climax ^ The Absolute Rock Bottom ^ The Descent into Hell
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The Demon Inside David Lynch: TV Drama's Worst Fiasco 3
Comic-Turn Green Glove Versus Pantomime-Pinballing-Blob BOB ^ The One ^ The Erasures ^ The Prank
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The Demon Inside David Lynch: TV Drama's Worst Fiasco 4
Abasement and Contempt ^ Research Chemicals ^ Rampant Cheesiness ^ A Festival of Fetishes ^ Unyoung Nathan Barleys ^ Mike Pences with Greying Waxed…
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The Manage Mother’s Poison Explanation ^ + Stretched Finnegans Wake Allusions + Stretched Kalki Allusion + Stretched I Ching Allusion and the Returnian…
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Author Masterclasses

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'Sometimes you want to let yourself vamp for the cheap seats': Cally Fiedorek on prose style
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'I have been a proud advocate of literary scuff': Travis Jeppesen on messing around with style
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'There’s a fear of great writing, of reaching for it, of calling it that': Eleanor Anstruther on prose style
Detailed discussion of writing and editing from the author of A Memoir in 65 Postcards ^ Plus Part 37 of The Demon Inside David Lynch
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Books of the Century

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The best-written Australian novel of the century
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The best-written translated crime novel of the century
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The best-written horror novel of the century
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The best-written nonfiction recent releases; and Francis Spufford's Golden Hill
Read extracts from our picks below ^ Plus The One
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The Ondaatje Prize: the best written book on this year's shortlist
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Prizelists

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The most beautifully scuffed prose of the decade. Maybe.
Read the opening pages of the Miles Franklin award-winner below ^ Plus Parts 32 and 33 of The Demon Inside David Lynch
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The best-written thriller of the year
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The best-written horror novel of the year
Read the opening pages from our pick below ^ Plus Part 19 of The Demon Inside David Lynch
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The Ondaatje Prize: the best written book on this year's shortlist
And the best-written previous winner ^ And Comic-Turn Green Glove Versus Pantomime-Pinballing-Blob BOB
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Recent Releases

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Literary fiction: the best-written recent releases III
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'Sometimes you want to let yourself vamp for the cheap seats': Cally Fiedorek on prose style
Plus our next pick from the recent releases in literary fiction
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Sean McNulty
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Literary fiction: September's best-written recent release ^ Plus the final parts of The Demon Inside David Lynch
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Nonfiction: September's best-written recent releases III
Read the opening pages of our pick below ^ Plus Part 50 of The Demon Inside David Lynch: TV Drama’s Worst Fiasco
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Nonfiction: September's best-written recent releases II
Read the opening pages of our pick below ^ Plus Parts 48 and 49 of The Demon Inside David Lynch: TV Drama’s Worst Fiasco
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Book Extracts

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Nonfiction: September's best-written recent release
Read the opening of our pick below ^ Plus Parts 46 and 47 of The Demon Inside David Lynch: TV Drama’s Worst Fiasco
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'I have been a proud advocate of literary scuff': Travis Jeppesen on messing around with style
Plus a new pick from our subscribers' submissions
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Sean McNulty
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From our subscribers' submissions: Eleanor Anstruther's A Memoir in 65 Postcards
Read an extended extract below ^ Plus The Rock Bottom Revealed, Part 36 of The Demon Inside David Lynch
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The best-written nonfiction recent releases; and Francis Spufford's Golden Hill
Read extracts from our picks below ^ Plus The One
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