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From Chaucer to J.K. Rowling, Paul Dickson gives us the skinny on famous and lesser-known writers who have contributed to the English language.
We here at the Independent love every piece we run. There are no winners or losers. Having said that, here are May’s winners.
Finding the mesmerizing amid the mundane.
Never put off until tomorrow what you can read today.
Don't let the skyrocketing mercury kill your group's mojo!
Two veterans and a war correspondent ponder the consequences of war.
What do literary types have queued up on their nightstands and ready to read before lights-out? We asked a couple of them, and here’s what they said.
What happens when an autistic son grows up? An interview with Glen Finland about her memoir, Next Stop.
