Summer Reads: 3 for 2 on Paperbacks
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Reading List: Books about Friendship

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Members’ Map: Sarah Hall on Places of Significance in Helm

In this article Sarah Helm discusses places of significance in the Eden Valley in Cumbria related to her current arresting …

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Members Only Arts Editors’ Cultural Picks: Spring/Summer 2025
Arts Editors’ Cultural Picks: Spring/Summer 2025

Read our picks of upcoming cultural highlights in the UK across drama, pop culture, poetry and classical music.

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Members Only Faber Members 2024 Books of the Year
Faber Members 2024 Books of the Year

Faber Members pick their books of 2024. Thank you to everyone who took part, here is a selection of some …

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Faber Members’ Favourite Countryside Photographs

For over a century, the Guardian’s Country Diary has published the nation’s most celebrated writers of natural history as they …

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Members Only Faber Authors pick books for the key issues of our time
Faber Authors pick books for the key issues of our time

With the General Election coming up in under two weeks, we asked some of our authors what work they would …

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Members Only Faber Members’ Memories of Childhood Books
Faber Members’ Memories of Childhood Books

Members submitted the children’s books that made a lasting impression on them and why.

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Members Only Extract: The Secret Public by Jon Savage
Extract: The Secret Public by Jon Savage

Read an extract of The Secret Public by Jon Savage,

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Members Only Extract: Wendy Erskine’s Introduction to Will Ashon’s The Passengers
Extract: Wendy Erskine’s Introduction to Will Ashon’s The Passengers

We’re delighted to share the foreword to The Passengers by Will Ashon, penned by Wendy Erskine.

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Members Only Faber Arts Editors on Events Not to Miss in Spring 2024
Faber Arts Editors on Events Not to Miss in Spring 2024

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Members Only Faber Members Books of 2023
Faber Members Books of 2023

This list captures nominations from fellow Faber Members for their book of 2023 — we hope it provides some inspiration …

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The Letters of Great Authors and Artists

Authors’ letters provide fascinating insights into the personalities and social context behind some of the greatest works of our time.

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Members Only Black History Month: Groundbreaking Contemporary Fiction by Women
Black History Month: Groundbreaking Contemporary Fiction by Women

This week we highlight some works of contemporary literature that break new ground, written by Black women and inspired by …

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Members’s First Encounters: Seamus Heaney

We asked Faber Members to send in their first encounters with the writing of Seamus Heaney and were thrilled with …

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Members Only Members Interview: Mary Jean Chan in Conversation
Members Interview: Mary Jean Chan in Conversation

Mary Jean Chan shares their personal approach to writing poetry in Bright Fear with poet, writer and editor Sylee Gore.

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Members Only Members Rereading Recommendations
Members Rereading Recommendations

Thank you to all Members who took part. We hope you find some new gems for your list.

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Members Only Faber Arts Editors’ Autumn 2023 Picks
Faber Arts Editors’ Autumn 2023 Picks

Read our picks of upcoming cultural highlights in the UK across drama, pop culture, poetry and classical music.

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Faber author and Faber Academy tutor Richard T. Kelly shares a writing exercise for Faber Members.

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Members Only Where to start reading: Lorrie Moore
Where to start reading: Lorrie Moore

Whether you’re new to her work or looking for your next read, we’ve put together a brief guide to Lorrie …

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Behind The Book: Beyond Measure

Read James Vincent on Beyond Measure: The Hidden History of Measurement, a revelatory and vibrant story of measurement which will …

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Members Only Behind the Book: Lucy Caldwell on These Days
Behind the Book: Lucy Caldwell on These Days

Lucy Caldwell describes the inspiration behind These Days which this month won the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction.

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Members Independent Bookshops

Sorted by region, these are some of our Members' favourite independent bookshops across the UK and the Republic of Ireland.

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Members Only Members Q&A: Claire Kilroy
Members Q&A: Claire Kilroy

The author of Soldier Sailor answers questions for our Faber Members.

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Members Only Reading List: Books on Small Islands
Reading List: Books on Small Islands

Are you planning a summer getaway? Or not going away and looking for a bit of escapism? Browse our list …

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Members Only Extract: Oscar and Lucinda by Peter Carey
Extract: Oscar and Lucinda by Peter Carey

Daring, rich, intense and bizarre, Oscar and Lucinda is Peter Carey’s Booker Prize-winning historical novel set in Victorian times.

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Members Only Where to start reading: The novels of Peter Carey
Where to start reading: The novels of Peter Carey

Whether you’re new to his work or looking for your next read, we’ve put together a brief guide to Peter …

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Members Only Watch: John Banville in conversation with Alex Clark
Watch: John Banville in conversation with Alex Clark

John Banville, author of Snow, April in Spain and The Lock-Up, joins journalist and broadcaster, Alex Clark, in conversation.

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Members Only Extract: Among Others by Michael Frayn
Extract: Among Others by Michael Frayn

It’s the other people around you, says Michael Frayn, who make you what you are. Read an extract from his …

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Members Only Members Q&A: Sebastian Barry
Members Q&A: Sebastian Barry

Twice Costa Book of the Year Award-winner Sebastian Barry takes questions from Faber Members across the world.

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Members Only Members Question: Why Do People Like Hardcover Books?
Members Question: Why Do People Like Hardcover Books?

Faber Members from across the UK and beyond tell us their reasons for buying hardbacks (or shunning them!)

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Members Only Faber Book Club 11: The Buddha of Suburbia by Hanif Kureishi
Faber Book Club 11: The Buddha of Suburbia by Hanif Kureishi

The Buddha of Suburbia, Hanif Kureishi’s debut novel won the Whitbread Award for first novel and inspired a groundbreaking BBC …

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