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GH ’s books director Joanne Finney shares her pick of this month’s new hardback releases

I don’t remember how I got into reading. Neither of my parents were big readers, and we didn’t have bookshelves at home – but I loved visiting the library. I could spend hours there, completely lost i

Zoe West shares her favourite picks for the week

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Our books editor Zoe West gives us her favourite picks for the month, plus Cathy Bramley shares her writing secrets