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Can books unite us in divided times? Writers appearing at this year’s Hay Festival recommend the best reading to reconnect us

Our brains are wired not to dwell upon our own mortality, which is a good thing. That allows us to carry on without worrying about how and when the end may arrive. But there is some value in acknowledging our inevitable death, bestselling author and motivational speaker Bronnie Ware says. It gives us the chance to find greater purpose and...

If used as a kind of illuminating lens, to paraphrase the Ugandan priest Gideon Byamugisha when discussing what HIV and Aids can teach us, Covid-19 shows us where our relationships are weak and where they are strong, it shows us where they are corrupt or broken and where they need mending.  Power relationships and patterns of privilege have become especially visible. In this sense, Covid-19 has shone a light on the unequal ways that many of us live in relation to each other. It has also highli...

It is common wisdom that nobody ever wished hed spent more time at the office when hes at deaths door.