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Gallery (13 pictures): New excerpts from Darwin's letters and diaries, along with contemporary cartoons and photographs, show how his revolutionary On the Origin of Species was received -
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Inspired by a much-translated 9th-century Irish lyric, The Blackbird at Belfast Lough, a new exhibition shows fresh images of the archetypally poetic creature
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The creator of Inspector Banks describes his 'bum on seat, fingers on keyboard' writing routine
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TS Eliot's complex plays about guilt and denial once drew West End crowds. On the eve of a revival, Michael Billington finds out if they can still do so today
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News: Alastair Campbell among Literary Review's nominees for the year's worst erotic writing
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News: Samuel Wurzelbacher signs up with a small US publisher for his debut book
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News: Peter Matthiesson's single-volume edition of three 90s novels wins prestigious US prize
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Top 10 snow books: The author of The Snow Tourist, Charlie English, picks the best stories about winter's most dramatic weather, from The Call of the Wild to A Christmas Carol
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Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell: 'Luckily, society now rewards chancers having a bad hair day'
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