Famous names and their favourite reads
Selfridges has launched its own library this week, as part of a Words Words Words campaign to celebrate the…
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Top 50 romantic lines from literature
Losing hearts at first sight, soul-entwining partnerships that only death do part...the complexities and mysteries…
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Do you know your Dickens?
As you’ve no doubt noticed, 2012 marks the bicentenary of Charles Dickens’ birth. There’s a…
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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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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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Birdsong debuts on BBC
Good news for all you Sebastian Faulks fans out there. A TV adaptation of the author's bestseller Birdsong begins…
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The classic literature quiz
Do your bookshelves groan under the weight of the all-time greats or just boast best-selling bonkbusters? Do you…
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50 most entertaining book titles
They say that you should never judge a book by its cover, but what about its title? In this gallery, Stylist…
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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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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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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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Amanda Knox in talks for book deal
Amanda Knox has hired a top US lawyer previously used by Barack Obama and Tony Blair to negotiate a book deal…
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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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Book review: 1Q84
Haruki Murakami’s long-awaited 1Q84 divides opinion between our reader panel...
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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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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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Pippa Middleton poised to sign book deal
Pippa Middleton is reportedly close to signing a deal to write a book on how to plan the perfect party.
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Jane Austen: An influential woman
Thanks to her sharp wit and strong female characters, Jane Austen’s literature is still utterly relevant.…
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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
The books we remember reading as a child stay with us for life - from the valuable lessons learnt, to the heros…
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Exclusive: Rob Ryan's new book
It takes a lot to impress us here at Stylist, but cult artist Rob Ryan's new book A Sky Full of Kindness, with its…
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The Brontë sisters' words of wisdom
With the hotly anticipated release of Jane Eyre, we thought it was high time to honour three of Stylist's…
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Christian Louboutin: the book
Over the past 20 years, Christian Louboutin’s name has become shorthand for impossibly elegant shoes. Just a…
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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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Emily Barr: an ode to friendship
Whilst there's of course a lot to be said for romantic relationships, there's something about the relationships we…
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Book covers get tattooed
Tattoo artists and classic works of modern fiction don't sound like the most natural of pairings, but they have…
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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 exclusive short stories
Even the longest journey can be transformed into a holiday in its own right with a great book. The pleasure that…
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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…
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