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Knaussgaard is back in this week's literary fiction: THE SCHOOL OF NIGHT by Karl Ove Knausgaard, THE MERGE by Grace Walker, QUEEN ESTHER by John Irving

A desperate hunt for his daughter's mum in this weeks retros: THE RIDERS by Tim Winton, THE GREEN YEARS by A. J. Cronin, FREEZING POINT by Anders Bodelsen

Who can trust who in this month's best psychological thrillers: Watch Your Back by Emma Christie, The Token by Sharon Bolton, The After Party by Ruth Kelly

Seriously good sci-fi: Empire of the Dawn by Jay Kristoff, Ice by Jacek Dukaj, Slow Gods by Claire North

How James Corden's thirst for fame 'separated' him and Ruth Jones: Candid emails reveal how Gavin and Stacey creators 'broke-up' after he went to LA to pursue celebrity life

Proof that the less you know the smarter you are

After the success of Gavin and Stacey rocketed creators James Corden and Ruth Jones to fame, we FINALLY know what broke up the real Smithy and Nessa

Young Once: A Life Less Heavy Nigel Planer: The real life of Neil the hippy

The Years Of The Wizard Rachel Morris: The golden age of the great British
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The Book Of Memory by Mark Rowlands: Want to live forever? This is the only way to be immortal

Laugh out loud literary fiction: Service by John Tottenham, Borderline Fiction by Derek Owusu, The Wax Child by Olga Ravn

Contemporary novels to cosy up with: Next Time Will Be Our Turn by Jesse Sutanto, Other People's Fun by Harriet Lane,The Ferryman and his Wife by Frode Grytten

Hello to new star duo's knife-edge mystery: Gone Before Goodbye by Reese Witherspoon and Harlan Coben, Revenge of Odessa by Frederick Forsyth with Tony Kent, Dying Days by Les Hinton

Salman Rushdie returns with soul-searching short stories: Nine Authentic Ghost Stories Introduction by Kirsty Logan, Pulse by Cynan Jones, The Eleventh Hour by Salman Rushdie

ATLANTIC FURIES by Midge Gillies: Femme fatales who conquered the skies in style