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The novel imagines how a society can be gripped by a slow-building authoritarian regime yet continue its mundane daily rituals.

Never mind the A-list – this year’s best books came from unsung names, indie presses and odd archival depths. Read on for the highlights…

Their cod legalese and baffling histrionics have us rolling in the aisles – but what are these wacky no-confidence letters trying to distract us from?, asks Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

Bringing Taiwan to the World and the World to Taiwan

A tattoo machine that allows for greater control and safety is included in this school show by students at Swinburne University of Technology in Australia.

They will see the promise—it is incumbent on us to alert them to the threat, or humanity will perish

In a Word: Dystopia dominates so much of modern literature, for obvious reasons

Author of acclaimed biography Wifedom hits back at critics who say book casts Orwell in an unfairly negative light

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When the copyright for George Orwell's work expired, two writers reimagined his owering masterpieces, 1984 and Animal Farm. Dorian Lynskey finds out why.