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Franz Kafka letter shows author’s anguished struggle with writer’s block

Letter to friend and publisher Albert Ehrenstein, to be auctioned in June, details struggle to write at time of tuberculosis diagnosis

The Guardian - UK

‘We need other logics for our approach to nature’: the woman uprooting colonialism in botany

From plant names to notions of native species, many aspects of the natural world are shaped by empire. We need to decolonise, says the author of a new book – but not all experts agree

The Guardian - UK

Private Rites by Julia Armfield review – familial conflict before the final days

Three sisters attempt to deal with their father’s death as the end of the world draws near in an evocative novel about sibling rivalry

The Guardian - UK

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The US librarian who sued book ban harassers: ‘I decided to fight back’

After Amanda Jones got death threats for speaking out against censorship, she sued her attackers and wrote a memoir

The Guardian - US

‘A sign of hope’: why weeds are finally being embraced by gardeners

Species once viewed as a threat are undergoing a horticultural reassessment and being hailed for their resilience and beauty across the UK

The Guardian - UK

Tate director Maria Balshaw: ‘I still come into work feeling terrified’

The art gallery boss on the role of museums today, the politics of sponsorship and how Cornelia Parker influenced her decision-making

The Guardian - UK

Where to buy second hand books: Top online stores to shop for quality and price

Feed your literary addiction with sustainable purchases

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Growing sponsorship row leaves UK summer arts festivals in turmoil

Book festivals and events still sponsored by Baillie Gifford to meet investment firm amid row over funding

The Guardian - UK

The Roads to Rome by Catherine Fletcher; Italy Reborn by Mark Gilbert reviews – the long path to prosperity

Fletcher’s epic and witty study unearths the history of the Roman roads and their hold on our imagination, while Gilbert celebrates Alcide De Gasperi, the postwar Christian Democrat politician whose passion for democracy energised a country scarred by war and Mussolini

The Guardian - UK

With youth suicide rates rising in Queensland, parents who have lost children are speaking out

Suicide is now the leading cause of death for those aged 10–17 in the state, amid a ‘rising mental health crisis’ in Australia

The Guardian - AU

Can you write about an ex-husband who betrayed you? The fraught ethics of writing about real people

When a writer holds the power of the narrative, what moral compass guides them through the ethical issues of writing ‘true stories’?

The Guardian - AU

Rose Tremain: ‘Sex scenes are like arias in opera. They have to move the story forwards’

The bestselling author on how to avoid reader indifference, the advantage of writing historical stories and why she returns to Blonde by Joyce Carol Oates again and again

The Guardian - UK

Filthy lucre is everywhere, but book festivals are an easy target for protesters’ fury

Hay and Edinburgh forgo pragmatism in turning their backs on the Baillie Gifford fund

The Guardian - UK

A century after his death, Kafka still sums up our surreal world

A sneak preview of a new exhibition about him sends shivers down my spine

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‘He had a sarcastic turn of phrase’: discovery of 1509 book sheds new light on ‘father of utilitarianism’

Unearthed notes owned by the renowned philosopher Jeremy Bentham reveal the roots of his influential ethics

The Guardian - UK

‘I miss my solitude’: Booker winner Paul Lynch says he is a ‘social introvert’

Author of novel Prophet Song about an imagined fascist Ireland tells Hay audience he is not a political writer

The Independent UK

‘She’s not telling the truth about war crimes’: US official resigns over Gaza war and hits out at boss Samantha Power

Alex Smith, a US official who quit his role at the US Agency for International Aid this week, hit out at the head of the agency Samantha Power for failing to call out Israel for blocking humanitarian aid to Gaza.

The Guardian - UK

Jon Ronson: ‘It’s getting harder to be optimistic’

The writer and broadcaster, 57, on tracking down stories, holding grudges, feeling happiest when he’s at work – and looking for the connections that bring us together

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TIME’s Trump cover illustration is simple yet powerful

It really hammers home the truth.

The Guardian - UK

Bad Habit by Alana S Portero review – hard times in Madrid

A vivid debut of trans life in Spain after Franco observes a world of violence and petty cruelties with compassion

Wallpaper

Step inside a forgotten brutalist necropolis in Buenos Aires

'Chacarita Moderna: The Brutalist Necropolis of Buenos Aires' is a new book by Léa Namer; an ode to 20th-century architecture, concrete and one of Argentina's first female architects, Ítala Fulvia Villa

The National (Scotland)

Literary Scottish city dubbed one of the best in Britain for book lovers

A Scottish city has been named one of the best on the British Isles for book lovers by The Telegraph.

The Independent UK

Riot grrrl pioneers Bikini Kill: ‘There is nothing more punk than a menopausal woman’

The band’s feminist swagger and on-stage rage fuelled a Nineties rock revolution. Helen Brown speaks to frontwoman Kathleen Hanna and bassist Kathi Wilcox about balancing soundcheck and misogynists, navigating interband friction, and an infamous brawl with Courtney Love

Chicago Sun-Times

This handicapper will only bet on the horses

Chuck Williams is dedicated to handicapping horses, but he won’t wager on teams or players: ‘Human beings are irrational’

The National (Scotland)

Tributes as multi-award-winning Scottish author John Burnside dies aged 69

THE multi-award-winning Scottish poet and novelist John Burnside has died aged 69 ...

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