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‘It feels like sheer dystopian fantasy, a journey to the end not of the night but of any sort of manageable human world.’ Michael Wood on Céline’s late style: https://t.co/QUDIqwpNeu

These stories will transport you to when all that mattered was your best friend, your imagination, and together, the opportunity to create a world exactly as you envisioned. https://t.co/ybVZhFDyA8 https://t.co/zema11jefY

ICYMI: A look back at Anne C. Heller's review of Frances Wilson's "obliquely angled, at times perplexing" BURNING MAN: THE TRIALS OF D.H. LAWRENCE (@fsgbooks): https://t.co/KTYvZJPUea https://t.co/vxDm9QZoT6

"Milton wonders, as he always does, if each house harbors some better, happier version of himself, and if so, who does that make him, on the sidewalk with Nolan, if not the failed twin" https://t.co/LHl9Y1gk44

Hello. The adventure continues! We've caught a train to Collioure, the most beautiful town ever. We were last here 16 years ago (before the kiddos)! We're staying in a campsite a couple of kms out of town for a few days. Storms expected tomorrow! https://t.co/Q9mApokp8u

‘Reading Lucretius can, at its worst, feel like being badgered by a pushy salesperson, who keeps giving you items to try on until you buy one.’ Robert Cioffi on how the ancient Greeks and Romans viewed the end of the world: https://t.co/z943SUCG0t https://t.co/n0HAVzaVd7

A race against time, safety in art, chosen family, and more of the best book deals of the day: https://t.co/InZN4pBIhR

This kid's onto something (via @mcsweeneys) https://t.co/FuefbgBBkW

Here are 6 highly entertaining reads that won't weigh you down on your next trip to the beach. 🏖️ https://t.co/urtP8ZaQE3 https://t.co/AXrZHerAfp

‘If you get hit by a bus, and it costs thousands to save you (or fail to), both you and the bus driver have made a positive contribution to GDP.’ @GeoffPMann on GDP, green growth and degrowth: https://t.co/nsBoSIn80V

Get in, we're making Uranus jokes. https://t.co/Pj6ReWsRdu

A peek at what's on tap this week: https://t.co/NGhnrMx8PM https://t.co/OM0QN0lIKS

'Your best, funniest friend telling a story' David Nicholls Treat yourself this summer to the brilliant debut novel from Author of the Year, @MarianKeyes, for as little as an ice cream! 🌞https://t.co/xbQcesYKOg https://t.co/zGf4Z3o4Rh

‘While older notions of a medical “calling” and exceptionalism still exist, the identity of the NHS doctor has changed.’ @agnesjuliet on doctors’ pay: https://t.co/m52qeBJaCL

‘I remember the caricaturist Mark Boxer telling me that he felt ill-equipped to draw hands, so would frequently solve the problem by having his subjects stuff them into their pockets.’ Julian Barnes at the @NationalGallery: https://t.co/jgA4FtRhdS https://t.co/pU0q0HI0YL