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The generation’s novels tend to focus on the flatness of modern life—but alienation doesn’t have to be dull.

Author Jo Cheetham talks to Now Then about helping to end page 3 and how struggling to pay the bills inspired new novel Love and Rent.

Microsoft wants to build three huge AI data centres at Skelton Grange. It would drain the River Aire and become the city's biggest carbon emitter. We can still stop it - add your name to the petition.

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A brief guide to some potentially useful subreddits (and their discontents)

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The top 100 novels of all time published in English, as voted for by authors, critics and academics worldwide. How many have you read?

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And how do you know when you've read enough in your genre?

My first substack post about writing my debut coming-of-age novel: