2009

Out of the Flames: Rory MacLean visits a collection of books banned by the Nazis
Jonathan Keates considers the importance of literary shrines
Matthew Burton and Kevin Billington remember Harold Pinter
Katie Waldegrave on the work of First Story
James Fergusson on how to save a book for posterity
Victoria Glendinning, Ronald Harwood, Hanif Kureishi and Jackie Kay tell Maggie Fergusson about their triumphs and reverse
David Nokes examines Samuel Johnson's relationship with his wife
Anne Chisholm on writing Frances Partidge's biography
Short story: Cynthia Rogerson's winning entry for the V.S. Pritchett Memorial Prize
The private life of a public nuisance: the result of our competition
Linda Kelly on 'serious' writers who love detective stories

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