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<p>Torrey Peters wants to write trans stories for the rest of her career</p>

Author Torrey Peters on why she won’t stop writing trans stories

The Women’s Prize-nominated author Torrey Peters speaks to Hannah Ewens about horny lumberjacks, creating work for a dark political future in the US and why she won’t stop writing from the trans female perspective

<p>Emma Barnett on maternity leave: ‘I was surprised and bewildered not to feel fulfilled the whole time’</p>

Interview

Emma Barnett: ‘I talk to politicians the same way I’d talk to anyone’

<p>March highlights include books on the healing power of reading; underwater cables that carry the world’s information; and the fragility of memory</p>

What to read this March from a twisty thriller to Julian Barnes

<p>Minority Rule: In her new book, Ash Sarkar argues people are angry about the wrong group of minorities</p>

interview

Ash Sarkar: ‘I no longer care about microaggressions’

Reviews

<p>Compelling: Dalrymple highlights India’s ‘often forgotten position’ as a motor of global trade in ancient and early medieval times </p>

The history book that will transform your view of early civilisation

<p>The admission of ‘goofs’ is about as near as Johnson gets to self-discovery </p>

Boris Johnson’s memoir Unleashed is twisted, sour and full of lies

<p>Soulful: the new novel from Rooney deals with grief and age-gap relationships </p>

Sally Rooney ditches style that made her ‘voice of a generation’

<p>Tom Bower’s new book fails to shed much new light on the power couple </p>

Tom Bower’s Posh and Becks exposé won’t spice up your life

Lists

<p>Must-reads: the books you can’t miss in 2025 </p>

The books to read in 2025, from Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie to Adam Kay

<p>Thriller: Meghann Fahy is part of ‘The Perfect Couple’s starry cast </p>

Love The Perfect Couple? These are the books and TV shows to try next

<p>With the rise of Instagram and BookTok, the importance of aesthetics in literature is on the rise </p>

Don’t judge a book by its cover: 15 of the most iconic book covers

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