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Eight books: A gothic novella and a passionate memoir of the `80s

Our reviewers consider recent fiction and non-fiction releases.

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EVERYONE'S TALKING ABOUT: Elmo

Elmo is just checking in! How is everybody doing?' Pardon?

Small, but mighty: how cuteness has taken over the world

A supposedly childish aesthetic is being taken more seriously | Culture

The Nazis adored it; the Japanese commercialised it – why we're trapped in the cult of cute

A generation of 'kidults' has sought refuge in childish things – from Hello Kitty to bubble tea. Who is to blame?

Why are the Japanese so obsessed with the cute?

Joshua Paul Dale is a professor of American literature and culture at Chuo University in Tokyo and a pioneer in what is apparently a burgeoning academic field called ‘Cute Studies’ – or what Damon Runyon might have called ‘Pretty Cute’ Studies, as in ‘“Are You Kidding Me? You Study This?” Studies.’ In fairness, Dale makes

Irresistible by Joshua Paul Dale review — dark side of cuteness

From Shirley Temple to Hello Kitty figures and anthropomorphic condoms, what we find adorable is intriguing — and disturbing

Irresistible by Joshua Paul Dale, review: why cuteness rules

Irresistible, a new study by Joshua Paul Dale, is a zanily fascinating, if patchy, exploration of everything from kawaii to Mickey Mouse

The big idea: why do we find cuteness so hard to resist?

Is there an evolutionary explanation for the likes of Barbie and Hello Kitty?