The best 100 opening lines from books
There's nothing quite like a book that has you gripped from the very first line. As the first thing the reader…
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Cult books of 2012
2012 is in full swing - and with the early spate of no-drinking resolutions and gym sessions now firmly out the…
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Literature's Feistiest Females
The simpering cries of damsels in distress can be found in acres of texts - but not the ones Stylist is looking at…
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Amanda Ross' must-reads
Amanda Ross, creator of the Richard And Judy Book Club and the ‘most powerful person in the publishing world’*…
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Most Borrowed Library Books
Every year the Public Lending Right releases a list of the most borrowed library books from the previous year…
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25 sensational debut novels
Writing your first book is no mean feat, as all you aspiring authors out there will know. All credit, then, to…
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Top 30 Villains in Literature
Love them or hate them, villains provide some of the most memorable characters in Literature. From the…
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Books of the year 2011
This year, excited bookworms queued all night for a copy of Haruki Murakami's IQ84, Caitlin Moran's funny feminist…
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Entertaining book titles
The latest offering in our collection of entertaining book titles combines a catchy heading with an outlandish…
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Good book, bad film
Hollywood directors just can't leave great books alone, always striving for the next big movie adaptation of…
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10 best reads for travel junkies
Travel broadens the mind, so they say, but sometimes a good piece of travel writing can be just as effective. So…
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50 essential feminist books
The past year has been important for feminism. From Slutwalks to gender pay gaps, from David Cameron telling…
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The eight darkest fairy tales
Thought fairy tales were all pampered princesses and happily-ever-afters? Think again. The original versions of…
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Top 30 school reads to revisit
Remember reluctantly ploughing through Pride and Prejudice for your English GCSE or thinking Brontë and her…
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The 50 best literary put-downs
People like Simon Cowell and Gordon Ramsay have built careers on the back of their infamous tongue lashings. But…
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The best 100 closing lines from books
Don't judge a book by its cover - instead, try and wait for the last line. Following our massively popular and…
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The 50 best children's books
Enid Blyton's The Famous Five has just been voted the nation's favourite children's book according to research…
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50 beautiful books
There's only one thing better than curling up with a really good book - and that's when the book in question…
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50 books that were banned
It's a truth universally acknowledged that books are good for the soul. But for some, too much knowledge is a…
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Five business books you need to read
Whatever my interest or life stage, there’s a library of books to go with it sitting on my shelf. And business…
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Kevin's international covers
From Taiwan to Sweden, Lionel Shriver's bestselling novel, We Need To Talk About Kevin, has been a smash hit and…
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Literary quotes to cure a bad mood
Christmas is officially over after today, it's cold outside and the prospect of crawling back under the duvet and…
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Literary men we love
Some of the most attractive men in history are found on the pages of great books - and come alive only in the…
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Stuck for something to read?
Have you ever found yourself looking for something new to read but feeling overwhelmed by the choice? Emerald…
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