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Miss Austen: the TV show about the Georgian writer’s life embraces her love of fiction

At the heart of the BBC’s new series Miss Austen is a fictional Cassandra Austen (played by Keeley Hawes). Reviews have stressed that the real life Cassandra’s destruction of her sister Jane Austen’s letters has been considered one of the greatest acts of literary vandalism in history. These letters would…

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I was a cold war courier – the British leftists who smuggled books into the eastern bloc

Letters: In response to an article about a CIA operation, Carl Gardner on tense days travelling to Prague, and David Parker on his father posting letters inserted into the Guardian

The Guardian - UK

Read Jeffrey Epstein's Black Book As MAGA Fallout Continues

Household names like Michael Bloomberg, Alec Baldwin, Mick Jagger and Richard Branson are in the files. None of them were accused of crimes related to Epstein

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Revered in Riyadh but nixed in New York: how The Little Prince (almost) conquered the world

The beloved tale got Turks applauding and Saudis cheering. How will it be received in Britain? We meet the team behind a high-flying, dance-circus rejig

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The Witcher series' new book offers a blast to Geralt's teenage past dubbed Crossroads of Ravens, and it'll be out in English this fall

The prequel stars an 18-year-old Geralt

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Africa’s newest book prize is named after Andreé Blouin: who was she?

Andrée Blouin was a political activist and writer from the Central African Republic. Until recently, her name hardly ever appeared in the grand narratives of Africa’s liberation.

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Netflix series 'The Leopard' remakes the classic Italian novel as a sumptuous period drama

Classic Italian novel “The Leopard” has been transformed into a sumptuous period piece by Netflix

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Every Jennifer Weiner Novel, Ranked—From 'Good in Bed' to 'In Her Shoes'

All hail the queen of beach reads!

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Making sense of ‘middlebrow’ Hindi publications in post-independence India

Exercises in redrawing the contours of the ‘public sphere’, to borrow from German theorist Jurgen Habermas, come with as many possibilities as with risks. This is more often the case when the frames are historical and the gaze is directed at examining the public sphere of an era through a…

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James by Percival Everett audiobook review – reimagining Huckleberry Finn

Dominic Hoffman narrates this satirical, Booker-nominated reworking of the children’s classic, written from the perspective of the enslaved Jim

The Guardian - UK

Andrey Kurkov: ‘At 17, I got my hands on an illegal copy of The Gulag Archipelago’

The Ukrainian author on the joys of Jack London, cracking Hermann Hesse, and the soldier’s tale he can no longer reread

The Guardian - UK

61 People Use One Quote To Convince You To Read Their Favorite Books

It’s a truth universally acknowledged that a great book can change your life, but finding the right one isn’t always easy. The post 61 People Use One Quote To Convince You To Read Their Favorite Books first appeared on Bored Panda.

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Dark Like Under by Alice Chadwick review – teenage kicks

This 1980s-set debut novel takes place over 24 hours as the ripple effects of a teacher’s death are explored

The Guardian - UK

The Leopard to With Love, Meghan: the seven best shows to stream this week

A lush Italian period drama packed with sex and summertime colour, and the delayed lifestyle extravaganza from the Duchess of Sussex lands at last

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Actors like to get political at the Oscars – this year many won’t dare

OSCARS 2025: In a world awash in war and fascism, Academy Award winners are having to navigate an impossible conundrum: do you talk about it all on stage, or ignore it entirely? Al Horner speaks to Hollywood insiders and Oscar winners Adam McKay and Graham Moore about the biggest elephant…

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How ‘muscular Christianity’ strove to bring men back to religion – and what it can teach us today

Most people recognise organisations such as the YMCA and the Boy Scouts, or events such as the Modern Olympic Games, summer camps and wilderness retreats.

The Independent UK

Author Robert Harris on 'Conclave' success ahead of Sunday's Oscars

“Conclave” author Robert Harris isn’t staying up to watch the Oscars

The Guardian - UK

‘This moment is medieval’: Jackson Katz on misogyny, the manosphere – and why men must oppose Trumpism

The result of the US election unleashed a ferocious feminist backlash, he says, and makes his 40-year struggle to end violence against women more urgent than ever

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‘Heck, why don’t we just come up with a book?’: how Gene Hackman became an author

A voracious reader, the celebrated actor found a new creative outlet after retiring and went on to write five books that ranged from adventures on the high seas to gritty westerns

Evening Standard

Fatboy Slim unveils exciting new career move amid ex-wife Zoe Ball’s surprising beach café job

The British DJ, 61, is celebrating four decades in the music industry

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Pope Francis: why his papacy matters for Africa – and for the world’s poor and marginalised

Pope Francis remains in a critical condition and hospitalised as he battles pneumonia in both lungs. The first pope from the Americas and also the first to come from outside the west in the modern era, the Argentinian was elected leader of the Catholic church on 13 March 2013. At…

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Chameleon by Robert Dessaix review – a dazzlingly beautiful mix of sex, travel and intimacy

Blending biography and travelogue offers a rich and entertaining education about the author’s life – a detailed map of the literature, ideas and places that shaped him

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50 Funny Memes For Those Who Are In Need Of Their Daily Dose Of Laughter

Sarcastic humor may not be for everyone, but these memes may get you to crack up at least once. The post 50 Funny Memes For Those Who Are In Need Of Their Daily Dose Of Laughter first appeared on Bored Panda.

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50 Times Book Lovers Were Horrified By What They Saw And Just Had To Share It (New Pics)

Even the best books aren’t immune to tiny mistakes—typos, missing pages, and printing errors can haunt both readers and writers alike. The post 50 Times Book Lovers Were Horrified By What They Saw And Just Had To Share It (New Pics) first appeared on Bored Panda.

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Betsy Arakawa death: The classical pianist who was married to Gene Hackman since 1991

The couple were found dead in their home in Santa Fe

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