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The Christmas that went wrong: I met my new girlfriend’s family – and talk turned to my book on masturbation

My partner’s family knew I was writing about self-discovery and self-pleasure, but I wasn’t prepared for where the discussion would take us

The Guardian - UK

Charles Handy obituary

Philosopher and management thinker who coined the phrase ‘portfolio’ career, and believed companies should retain their humanity

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Whose lunch is it anyway? Match the authors with their midday meal

You can tell a lot about a person from the food they eat. But can you match these seven writers to the things they devour?

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How Bob Dylan stole Christmas and made himself the crotchety elf-in-chief

IN FOCUS: With much-anticipated Dylan biopic ‘A Complete Unknown’ arriving in the US on Christmas Day, Kevin E G Perry looks at how the gravelly singer-songwriter became an unlikely festive favourite

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New book questions Robert Burns' ties to Scottish independence movement

A NEW book raises the question of whether Burns is the best cultural icon for the Yes movement...

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The Witcher fans in shambles after a new book reveals just how old Geralt really is

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Lifetime's new holiday rom-com A Carpenter Christmas Romance premieres tonight

A writer retreats to her family's farmhouse to finish her novel and ends up encountering a former crush in the cheery new title

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‘One of the most beloved writers of all time’: the genius of Joan Aiken at 100

From Willoughby Chase to Black Hearts in Battersea, Joan Aiken’s tales of plucky orphans surviving in industrial Britain are a keystone of children’s literature

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Morning and Evening by Jon Fosse review – what happens when we die

The Nobel prize winner pushes at the veil between this world and the next in the immersive tale of a solitary fisherman

The Guardian - UK

Vance, video games and a very poor prediction: how well do you remember 2024? – quiz

Were you a newshound or a snooze-hound this year? Try our quiz to find out

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Mayawati calls for protest on Dec 24 against Shah's remarks on Ambedkar

In a series of posts on X, Mayawati said that Shah's remarks have hurt the hearts of the people. Read further on Dynamite News:

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The Guardian view on celebrity books: call them by their names

Keira Knightley and Jamie Oliver are the latest stars to write children’s books, but too often famous names hide the talents of ghostwriters

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Cory Doctorow’s prescient novella about health insurance and murder: ‘They’re going to be afraid’

The parallels between the science fiction writer’s five-year-old story and present-day events are startling

The Guardian - US

Booksellers predict Orbital by Samantha Harvey will be UK No 1 bestselling book

The Booksellers Association spoke to staff who also highlighted James by Percival Everett, and everything from Chris Hoy’s autobiography to a book about fishing by a dog

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The real casualty of Prince Andrew’s Christmas woes and a festive treat from Abba

Plus: Harry’s royal-themed message to the little people and why no one comes close to Britain’s love of knitted flapjacks

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Bleak House by Charles Dickens audiobook review – Sam Mendes’s all-star adaptation

Ambika Mod, Thandiwe Newton and Mackenzie Crook are among the lineup in this cinematic telling of Dickens’s classic

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The best recent science fiction, fantasy and horror – reviews roundup

Troll: A Love Story by Johanna Sinisalo; How to Build a Universe that Doesn’t Fall Apart Two Days Later by Philip K Dick; The Woman Who Fell to Earth by RB Russell; Mystery Lights by Lena Valencia

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One Hundred Years of Solitude: Colombians celebrate Netflix TV series of the country’s ’national poem’

Considered impossible to film – by even Gabriel García Márquez himself – the series brings the mythical Macondo to life

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The Dead of Winter by Sarah Clegg review – the dark side of Christmas

From the devilish Krampus legend to a spot of disembowelment, the author takes us on a scary romp through Europe’s most disturbing festive folklore

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Preview Grant Morrison and Matt Fraction's one-page horror stories from Ice Cream Man #43

Morrison will write not one but TWO stories for the issue

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Five Financial Goals To Boost Your Wealth In 2025

Not sure what your financial goals should be for 2025? Now's the time to decide.

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The Granddaughter by Bernhard Schlink review – love and loss in Berlin

A widower sets out to understand his wife’s death in this tale of memory, trauma and German reunification, from the author of The Reader

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6 best African sci-fi and fantasy books to read this holiday

Science fiction, fantasy, horror and other forms of speculative fiction are breathing new life into African writing. International awards, TV deals, new publishing imprints, a growing fanbase and academic studies are adding to the interest.

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Time of the Child by Niall Williams – new life, new meaning

A baby is abandoned outside a church in this compelling tale of love and moral crisis in 1960s rural Ireland

The Guardian - AU

Nagi Maehashi’s RecipeTin Eats: Tonight tops Nielsen BookData’s Christmas 2024 bestseller list

Released in mid-October the cookbook sold more than 77,000 copies in its first week

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