Democracy: Eleven writers and leaders on what it is – and why it mattersIn collaboration with the Financial Times: powerful, urgent reflections on the value of democracy from eleven women writers and thought leaders This is an exceptional moment for democracy. In the year of elections, read Margaret Atwood, Mary Beard, Lea Ypi, Elif Shafak and more on what democracy means and why it matters. In 2024, nearly half the world will take part in a national election, with billions heading to the polls. It's a thrilling,

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author of Empress of all Seasons

in her comic novels

Must relish sixteen-hour shifts with a deliberately nap-deprived pre-schooler

You’ve built something amazing

Neuroses vs

' Jack Burns' mother

portable edition

Without sentimentality

Full of sharp wit and exuberant

Hot Comb is a propitious display of talent from a new cartoonist who has already made her mark

how great does a betrayal have to be to be to break it