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Mary Beard and Jarvis Cocker join judging panel of 2026 Booker prize

Raymond Antrobus, Rebecca Liu, and Booker Prize-shortlisted author Patricia Lockwood make up the rest of the ‘stellar’ group

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The Winds Of Winter Delayed: How Brandon Sanderson's Tactic Can Solve George R.R. Martin's Stall Ire

The decade-long delay for The Winds of Winter has alienated George R.R. Martin's fanbase. See how fantasy author Brandon Sanderson's simple transparency tactic can win back trust.

International Business Times UK

Where to start with: Arundhati Roy

As Foyles names her memoir its book of the year, here’s a guide to the Booker prize winner’s wide-ranging oeuvre of fiction and nonfiction

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Underground art: exploring the unique designs of London’s tube seats

Most metros use plastic or metal, but the distinctive fabrics on London’s network are full of clues to its history

The Guardian - UK

Ever Since We Small by Celeste Mohammed review – a big-hearted Caribbean tale

This Trinidadian family saga blurs the line between real and imagined to create a multilayered history of an island and its people

The Guardian - UK

Exclusive 'Stranger Things' Book Excerpt Reveals Nancy Wheeler's Missing Story

When did Nancy become such a badass? Read on to find out in an untold story, set before 'Stranger Things' Season 5.

Inverse

Johnny Depp Is Adapting A Classic Work Of Russian Literature, And I'm So Here For It

Have some sympathy, and some taste.

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Rick Riordan Tells Us About One Aspect Of Adapting Sea Of Monsters He Really Loves (And Two Cast Members Very Much Agree)

It's time to go deeper into the world of demigods.

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“This unreleased circuit, hidden for decades, represents an alternate, previously unknown branch of Big Muff development”: Electro-Harmonix and JHS Pedals team up to release a “lost” Big Muff

While researching a book on the history of EHX, Josh Scott found a 50-year-old schematic from Big Muff inventor Bob Myer. He took it to the breadboard and now it's here... The Big Muff 2

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What To Know About Sophie Kinsella's Aggressive Form of Brain Cancer, Glioblastoma

Sophie Kinsella died at 55 after battling glioblastoma, an aggressive and incurable brain cancer. Here's what to know about the disease, its symptoms, treatments and why awareness matters.

International Business Times UK

Sophie Kinsella, 55, Passes Away After Brain Cancer Fight: 'She Died Peacefully'

Beloved Shopaholic author Sophie Kinsella dies at 55 after battling aggressive brain cancer. She passed peacefully, surrounded by family and love.

International Business Times UK

5 notable books by author Sophie Kinsella, who died at age 55

Few authors made readers laugh harder than did author Sophie Kinsella

The Independent UK

Quick Facts about Sophie Kinsella: Career, Family, Net Worth and Her Battle Against Brain Cancer

The tragic death of Sophie Kinsella at 55. We explore the Shopaholic author's $40M net worth, her husband Henry Wickham, five children, and her fight with glioblastoma.

International Business Times UK

Big Big Train announce new Woodcut – The Making And The Meaning book

Prog rock septet Big Big Train will release their new album, the conceptual Woodcut, in February

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Sophie Kinsella once revealed the celebrity fan who ‘made her day’

The author has died at the age of 55, three years after being diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer

The Guardian - AU

Discover Australia’s top 50 children’s picture books as nominated by Guardian readers

The readers have spoken and this list of books will comprise the best Australian children’s picture books poll in a few weeks

The Independent UK

Tributes paid to ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ author Sophie Kinsella after death from cancer

Sophie Kinsella’s books have sold around 45 million copies in more than 60 countries

Evening Standard

Sophie Kinsella dead aged 55: Best-selling author of Shopaholic series dies after brain cancer battle

Family pay tribute to author with ‘love of life’ as she passes away after battle with glioblastoma

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The Independent UK

Sophie Kinsella death: Confessions of a Shopaholic author dies, aged 55

The bestselling author was best known for her ‘Shopaholic’ novels, which were adapted into a hit film starring Isla Fisher

The Guardian - UK

Confessions of a Shopaholic novelist Sophie Kinsella dies aged 55

The ‘queen of romantic comedy’ has died 18 months after announcing her brain cancer diagnosis

The Guardian - UK

Don’t Burn Anyone at the Stake Today by Naomi Alderman review – how to navigate the information crisis

The author of The Power looks to the past for lessons in surviving an era of seismic technological change

Axios

SCOTUS' denial of Texas case fuels First Amendment fears

The clash that pits First Amendment rights against government and parental controls is playing out across the country.

Evening Standard

Jane Austen’s will to go on show at Love Letters exhibition

The National Archives’ display will also include Lord Alfred Douglas’s petition to Queen Victoria pleading for the release of his lover Oscar Wilde.

The Guardian - UK

Martin Collins obituary

Other lives: Political activist and organiser with a focus on Ireland who worked to help secure the Good Friday agreement

The Guardian - UK

Faith Evans obituary

Talented editor and literary agent who was a co-founder of Women in Publishing

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