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Lit With Charles

The Round-up

Mar 16, 2026
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Some fantastic articles in this week’s Round-up: we’ve got Borges reflecting on fiction and imagination, a handful of British authors offering practical advice on reading more, Margaret Atwood on storytelling and political power, a visit to George Orwell’s remote retreat on Jura, and a thoughtful piece on the quietly radical possibilities of literary structure.


As far as literature goes, his is both some of the most challenging and rewarding out there.

  1. Jorge Luis Borges, The Art of Fiction No. 39 – The Paris Review


I’m always looking for tips on how to read more, and these ones come from some of the best British literary minds out there!

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