This week, Anchit Sathi asks what an "author" is in the age of AI; and Keggie Carew on the world of symbiotic slime and friendly fungi.

'Togetherness: Symbiosis and the hidden story of life's greatest collaboration', by Rowan Hooper

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This week, Mary Beard gives us the inside track on what it's like to be a Booker Prize judge; and Russell Williams guides us through the highlights of a new season in French publishing.

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This week, we look back at the poets who've shared their work with us this year.

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This week, we look back at some of the year's highlights, and illuminating conversations about rest, relaxation and reading with Emily Herring and Christy Edwall. 

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This week, we look back at some of the year's highlights, and illuminating conversations with Joanna Kavenna and Nick Enfield.

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This week, A. E. Stallings takes stock of Christopher Nolan's Odyssey, a  “thrilling combination of seemingly opposite tendencies”; and Sam Riviere reads us a new poem

'The Odyssey', directed by Christopher Nolan

'Warm War' by Sam Riviere

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Before we turn the page on July, here's a look back at some of the conversations from this month's episodes on The TLS Podcast.

In this month's TLS Highlights, Hannah Lowe reads a new poem with a botanical theme; Claire Harman explores the self-possession and vigour of the youngest Brontë sibling; Scarlett Baron considers an attempt to cut James Joyce down to size; Carrie Cracknell discusses the delights and challenges of directing Tom Stoppard's Arcadia; and Ben Street reflects on the tricky business of artists at the cinema.

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This week, we meditate on childhood memories with TLS Ackerley Prize-winner Geoff Dyer; and Ben Street on the tricky business of artists at the cinema.

'Homework', by Geoff Dyer

'The Hollywood History of Art', by Christopher Frayling

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This week, Claire Harman explores the self-possession and vigour of the youngest of the Brontë clan; and Lily Herd on musical brothers at war in a new play.

'This Dark Night: The life of Emily Brontë', by Deborah Lutz

'Hit Machine', by Jonathan Caren, Soho Theatre, London, until August 15

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This week, Carrie Cracknell joins us to talk about the delights and challenges of directing Tom Stoppard's Arcadia; and Hirsh Sawhney on the empathetic brilliance of Sigrid Nunez.

'Arcadia', by Tom Stoppard, Duke of York's Theatre, London, until September 12 2026

'It Will Come Back to You', by Sigrid Nunez

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