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Good book, great film
When he was asked to be guest director for a festival dedicated to films based on books, Jonathan Coe set out to disprove the adage that great literature makes terrible movies
Rosemary Sutcliff’s The Eagle of the Ninth
Not just a rollicking adventure, Rosemary Sutcliff’s The Eagle of the Ninth, which has just been filmed, is a touching true story about love and loyalty. Charlotte Higgins looks back on a childhood favourite
Javier Cercas: A life in books
‘People of my generation liked Tarantino and Almodóvar – they weren’t interested in the civil war’
A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan – review
Justine Jordan predicts that a novel with music at its heart will be a big hit with British readers
