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Pope Francis Saw Clergy's Lack Of Humility As A 'Cancer': Author

Pope Francis saw priests' embrace of the trappings of power as a "cancer" corroding the Roman Catholic Church, according to a best-selling Spanish author who travelled to Mongolia with the pontiff.

International Business Times

Cover revealed for Sir Paul McCartney’s upcoming Wings book

The book, which is being published on November 4, also includes a foreword written by Sir Paul.

Evening Standard

Indara Meets Yaddle In An Exclusive Excerpt From 'Star Wars: The Acolyte — Wayseeker'

In a new excerpt from the 'Star Wars' novel, 'The Acolyte: Wayseeker,' Jedi Indara gets an assignment from Yaddle.

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What we’re reading: writers and readers on the books they enjoyed in April

Writers and Guardian readers discuss the titles they have read over the last month. Join the conversation in the comments

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Gruffalo to return with first new book in more than 20 years

Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler have announced they are working on a new outing for the monster in the deep dark wood, due out in September 2026

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MAGA's coping strategy: More fantasy

The right’s go-to conspiracy theory can help explain why Trump’s base won’t drop him anytime soon

Salon

Vanishing World by Sayaka Murata review – a future without sex

The Convenience Store Woman author imagines the creep of a new worldview, in a novel that highlights the weirdness of normal life

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Most parents don’t enjoy reading to their children, survey suggests

Report from Nielsen and HarperCollins shows that parents see reading as a literacy skill, rather than something to encourage their children to love

The Guardian - UK

The Names by Florence Knapp review – What's in a name? Rather a lot in this intriguing debut novel

Do we choose our children’s fate when we name them? Three names, three fates.

Evening Standard

Mysterious skull found decades ago could belong to legendary king, archaeologists say

Hungarian king was renowned for reforming justice administration and for being a patron of art and science

The Independent UK

Nicola Sturgeon to launch memoir at Edinburgh International Book Festival

Former first minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon will launch her memoir at the Edinburgh International Book Festival.

The National (Scotland)

Sturgeon to launch memoir at Edinburgh International Book Festival

Also on the line-up are authors Maggie O’Farrell and Ian McEwan, as well as Gavin And Stacey co-creator and writer, Ruth Jones.

Evening Standard

Kardashian Robbery Suspect Says Heist Was One 'Too Many'

At the Paris trial of 10 people accused of robbing Kim Kardashian at gunpoint in 2016, a defendant who wrote a book about the jewellery heist Tuesday said he regretted participating while one of his co-accused vehemently denied any involvement.

International Business Times

Jane Gardam obituary

Prolific novelist and short-story writer with a taste for the absurd

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Inverse

The Most Divisive Sci-Fi Movie Of 2024 Is Getting A Strange Sequel

Francis Ford Coppola's self-funded magnum opus is getting a new life on the page.

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s just a book’: Wuthering Heights casting director defends choice of Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi

Kharmel Cochrane responded to criticism of both actors’ ages and of Elordi’s ethnicity being unfaithful to Emily Brontë’s novel, saying ‘wait until you see the set design’

The Guardian - UK

Jane Gardam, author of Old Filth and The Hollow Land, dies aged 96

Described by Ian McEwan as ‘a treasure of English contemporary writing’, the Yorkshire-born novelist’s career spanned 50 years

Reason

Does a "More Honest" Discussion about Antisemitism on College Campuses Require an Honest and Unsanitized Account of October 7?

A recent blog post at AAUP's Academe is attracting notice for the way it characterizes the October 7 attack.

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Evening Standard

Parallel Lines by Edward St Aubyn review: An elegant skewering of the beautiful and the damned

Death, psychosis, apocalypse — it’s a strong mixture for a novel. In the hands of a writer less capable than Edward St Aubyn, it would probably add up to a fatal dose for a book that you were actually hoping to read and enjoy.

Evening Standard

Page-turners: best books to buy this week

From dictators and diet pills to a stranded whale and an equine mystery, these are the books to buy this week

Marie Claire

Why is everyone suddenly obsessed with Labubu dolls? The surprising story behind the fashion world's latest must-have collectible

The surprising story behind the fashion world's latest must-have collectible

The Guardian - UK

Philip Pullman announces The Rose Field, the final part of Lyra’s story

The acclaimed writer of His Dark Materials says the third volume in The Book of Dust series will portray a ‘dangerous, breathtaking quest’

Inverse

20 Years Later, A Forgotten Sci-Fi Adventure Deserves Better Than Its Tepid Reception

When it was released in 2005, 'Hitchchiker's Guide to The Galaxy' was poorly received. It didn't deserve that.

Marie Claire

Ana Huang Is Ready to Rule Over Romance

With the release of 'King of Envy,' the author, who started as a self-published BookTok favorite, is quickly becoming the queen of the genre.

The Guardian - UK

Consider Yourself Kissed by Jessica Stanley review – a delightfully grounded romance

This irresistible love story braids the personal and the political – from Brexit to who gets to use the spare room as an office

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