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We’re here to help you find that book that you can’t put down, the book you’ll push on all your friends, the book that’ll change your life.

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17th Oct 17

Congratulations to George Saunders and Lincoln in the Bardo, winner of the Man Booker Prize 2017

A truly original and brave choice by the Man Booker Prize judges this year. Lincoln in the Bardo is a challenging but beautiful and utterly original novel that deserves to be read. Read our full review here.

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