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Rating: It begins like a thriller. ‘When the storm came in it was unexpected and Thomas Myers was dropped to his knees. The air darkened in the distance. There was a roar and everything went white against him. It had a kind of violence he wasn’t prepared for. He wrapped his arms around his head and lay flat on the ice to keep from being hurled away.’ We are in the Antarctic, 300 miles away from any kind of civilisation. Three men have come to work at Station K for Geographic Information Services: Robert, who is an old hand, and Luke and Thomas, who are novice research scientists. The s...

The ‘triumphant’ new novel from Jon McGregor

Novelist on his new book, Lean Fall Stand, written 17 years after his trip to Antarctica

SWINDON’S Festival of Literature has become an international sensation since it went online. The pandemic forced one of the biggest events in the town’s cultural calendar to go virtual but this had the unexpected bonus of allowing viewers and guests from around the world to take part. More than 40 events will premiere on Zoom and the festival’s YouTube channel throughout next week with a line-up of speakers that aims to intrigue and spark discussions as well as entertain. Acclaimed authors Jasper Fforde, Jon McGregor, Blake Morrison and Sally Bailey feature along with former Arc...

Author Mitch Johnson at Kett's Books in Wymondham - Credit: Supplied by Ketts Books As shops re-open we ask the people running some of our local independents what’s selling, what’s recommended and what they’ve loved reading during lockdown. Tracy Kenny, manager of Kett’s Books in Wymondham, said: “It's just been wonderful to be able to throw open the door and watch customers so happy to come in. They are happy to be in town, and especially to be allowed to browse and discover books they didn't know they wanted. Chatting about those books, their kids, the dog - it's all good. It's g...