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Aug 28, 2026
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Aug 17, 2026
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  1. Article · Aug 28, 2026 · Sam Leith

    Sophie, Standing There by Meg Mason review – a tale of literary obsession, with cameos from real-life authors (opens the original)

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    A heartbroken woman becomes fixated on a famous writer in this witty, touching follow-up to Sorrow and Bliss The protagonist of Meg Mason’s new book, the follow-up to the 2020 tragicomedy Sorrow and Bliss, is an invisible woman. She might well be standing there but you won’t notice her. She’s a techie at literary festivals – the person who shuffles up to a famous writer a few minutes before their event and apologetically slides a microphone cable down their shirt while they’re making s

  2. Article · Aug 17, 2026 · Sam Leith

    Agrippa by Robert Harris review – persuasive portrait of rivalry in ancient Rome (opens the original)

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    This fictional memoir by Octavius’s right-hand man shows us bloodshed, betrayal and hectic jockeying for power If you’re one of those people who thinks about the Roman empire several times a week, Robert Harris has you covered. He follows his trilogy of novels about the life of Cicero and his one-off about the unpleasantness in Pompeii with a narrative that takes us from civil war through the assassination of Julius Caesar, with all the bickering and bloodshed that follows, on to the deci

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