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381

As a physical object, the book is a thing of beauty. The cover is a modern design, vibrant colours, geometric shapes and random objects floating in an abstract limbo. And numbers: 381, 381… That’s the title, THREE EIGHT ONE. It presents an enigma, promising meaning, but withholding it too. It feels like an invitation. Open …

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Should I cancel myself?

I was left feeling decidedly uncomfortable by Eat, Pray, Love author Elizabeth Gilbert’s decision to withdraw from publication her historical novel set in Russia, not least because I’ve just published my own HNSIR (The Crimson Child, thanks for asking). I confess I haven’t watched her self-cancellation, or should that be self-flagellation, video. But I read …

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