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Zoe West shares her favourite picks for the week

I read constantly as a child. So many of my early favourites are millennial staples – Nancy Drew, Babysitters Club, and of course, the pinnacle of the classics, RL Stine’s Goosebumps books. I also abs

by Rosie Hewlett (£16.99, HB, Transworld) Written during the Covid lockdown, this story offers a unique take on Greek mythology. The monster of legends, shown to be a victim of the gods, becomes a mov

by Harriet Lane (£20, HB, Orion) What lies beneath the image we construct of ourselves? Ruth, newly divorced and drifting as her daughter leaves home, feels invisible – until Sookie, her dazzling form