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From classical music to cabaret, Culture Whisper gives you the scoop on this Pride weekend’s must-see performances and exhibitions

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The first novel of Paul Auster's New York Trilogy comes to the stage in a hi-tech new adaptation by Duncan Macmillan and 59 Productions

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Everyone's favourite 13-and-three-quarters-year-old comes to the London stage as Adrian Mole the Musical transfers to Menier Chocolate Factory

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Zadie Smith, Margaret Atwood & Naomi Klein: lionesses of literature talk fiction, feminism and political resistance. Book now to nourish your mind

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Zadie Smith discusses fiction, essays and influences, and reads from her new novel Swing Time in this Southbank Centre literary talk

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Easter treats for kids who love to read. Best new children's books, picture books and young adult fiction

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The best books to read this month range from daring debuts from wunderkinds to brilliant essays from seasoned veterans

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Academic books and dusty paperbacks, antique textbooks and leather-bound tomes: here’s our pick of the best London second hand bookshops

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Kids 

Twenty years after Harry joined Hogwarts, JK Rowling's wizarding world takes over the British Library for a magical Harry Potter exhibition. Get ready to book

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Brows-ing for a new book to read? Model, actress and now author, Cara Delevingne has announced her first novel

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Renowned Marylebone bookshop Daunt Books invites readers and bibliophiles to a two-day literary bonanza featuring some of this year's biggest authors

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Authors Hisham Matar, Olivia Laing and Lara Feigel set to discuss the art of non-fiction at the British Library

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Paul Auster will be reading from and talking about 4 3 2 1, his first novel in 7 years which explores the four divergent paths of an individual boy's life

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Theatre 

From page to screen to stage: Room the play brings Emma Donoghue's captivating tale of kidnap to Theatre Royal Stratford East

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What will you fuel up on in January to inspire your new year? Pick books to change how you think, eat, read - and even how you create

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Curl up and get an early night of literary escapism with Culture Whisper's favourite new autumn and winter reads 2016

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Fashion 

Vivienne Westwood's diaries reveal all about her wild punk life, fashion favourites and political passions, and she doesn't hold back.

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Zadie Smith's NW and Cormoran Strike just as we imagined him. Plus two different sides to Margaret Atwood in our list of great novels adapted for television

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Breaking Bad screenwriter adapts beloved children's book Anne of Green Gables for new Netflix series

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"Books choose their readers, not the other way around. I believe that booksellers are the matchmakers," said Celia Aherne. Well, we've tracked down the matchmakers

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Be the first to hear Jonathan read from and discuss his eagerly anticipated novel.

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Kids 

Harry Potter and the Philoshopher's Stone comes to the big screen with live orchestral accompaniment at the Royal Albert Hall

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SPOILER FREE REVIEW: our five point guide to getting the most out of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child script. Is it as good as going seeing the play?

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The books adapted to film this year and next include Little Women, The Bell Jar, The Handmaid's Tale and even The Goldfinch. Read them all before their release

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Talks 

Meet Louis Theroux, Richard Dawkins, Margaret Atwood and many, many more – this autumn at 2016 London Literature Festival, Southbank Centre

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Cinema 

Good news for fans of Donna Tartt: The Goldfinch film has been confirmed with John Crowley (Brooklyn) directing

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School's out and reading's in! From tots to teens: best new books for kids to enjoy over the summer

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Lose yourself in literature and binge on the best new books summer 2016 has to offer with our holiday reading guide

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Celebrate contemporary women's fiction at the first-ever pop-up book bar

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From Elena Ferrante to Joël Dicker, the best foreign books translated into English to broaden your literary horizons

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Karl Ove Knausgaard is one of our age's most celebrated autobiographical writers. He comes to The Tabernacle on February 23 as part of the Guardian Live 2016 programme

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The very best children's books of 2015 to teach little ones to love the written word and keep teens reading long after lights out