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• The House of Fortune by Jessie Burton review: a stifled sequel to The Miniaturist

  Her 2014 bestseller about 17th-century Amsterdam was alive with spooky mystery but in this beautifully written sequel the people feel fake

  

• 'Almost everything to do with George Michael pointed back to his father'

  James Gavin's new biography of the troubled star shifts blame away from the tabloids and onto the strict father whose approval he craved

  

• 'The success of The Miniaturist overwhelmed me but I couldn't let go of the characters'

  Jessie Burton reveals what it's like to become an overnight success – and the conversation that finally persuaded her to write a sequel

  

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  Philip Short's Putin, the result of hundreds of interviews, is illuminating – but with a subject this volatile, it already feels out of date

  

• The 'uncool' British graduate wowing the art world

  Louise Giovanelli's work is rooted in religion, Sixties films and 'Ab Fab'

  

• The House of Fortune by Jessie Burton review: a stifled sequel to The Miniaturist

  Her 2014 bestseller about 17th-century Amsterdam was alive with spooky mystery but in this beautifully written sequel the people feel fake

  

• In the Black Fantastic, review: upsetting, entertaining and intoxicating

  The Hayward Gallery's new exhibition reveals 11 artists from the African diaspora exploring bleak territory with defiance and brilliance

  

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• The 'uncool' British graduate wowing the art world

  Louise Giovanelli's work is rooted in religion, Sixties films and 'Ab Fab'

  

• James Naughtie's excellent interview with Henry Kissinger had one glaring omission

  Radio 4 aired conversations with Kissinger, Martin Lewis and Bono last week. Each provided very different insights into very different men

  

• The House of Fortune by Jessie Burton review: a stifled sequel to The Miniaturist

  Her 2014 bestseller about 17th-century Amsterdam was alive with spooky mystery but in this beautifully written sequel the people feel fake

  

• The Late Late Show with James Corden, review: Slick operation combines British wit with American polish

  What exactly is Britain's beef with Corden? He's one of our most successful showbiz exports, yet in his native UK, he is 'divisive'

  

• Authentic, devastating and perfectly cast: Sherwood is the best BBC drama of the year so far

  James Graham's story of murder, scabs and old wounds has proved to be so much more than a simple crime drama

  

• Woody Allen tells Alec Baldwin 'the thrill has gone' – and we know the feeling

  What did we learn from Baldwin's Instagram chat with the embattled director? That he likes staying home, plans to retire, and has bad wi-fi

  

• LCD Soundsystem: a brilliant gig that felt more like a banging club night

  The influential Brooklyn collective launched their Brixton Academy residency with a shuddering evening of electro-rock

  

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