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The New Statesman guide to the best political fiction: part one

Featuring favourites from Mary Beard, Tom Watson, George Osborne and Ali Smith.

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    Peter Adey's wonderfully digressive book explores the science and history of levitation

    From flying carpets to rocket men, we have always dreamed of defying gravity

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    Despite its idiosyncrasies we need more books like it.

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    The author's lustrous and smart fourth novel never quite coalesces into purposeful significance.

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    Defining The Defenders: the long history of the superhero team-up

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    Giacometti’s life is glimpsed in revealing shards. 

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    Meet Anne Marie Waters - the Ukip politician too extreme for Nigel Farage

    In January 2016, Waters launched Pegida UK with former EDL frontman Steven Yaxley-Lennon (aka Tommy Robinson). 

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