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What Is Free Speech? by Fara Dabhoiwala review – a brilliant history of a weaponised mantra

This fascinating book questions whether such a misunderstood ideal should be lauded as an end in itself

The Guardian - UK

The Idea of My New Book, The Digital Fourth Amendment—and Why It Matters

A second post on "The Digital Fourth Amendment"

Reason

'What choices do you make when you are turning the moon into cheese?' Author John Scalzi on new novel 'When the Moon Hits Your Eye'

John Scalzi cased out the Armstrong Museum before writing "When the Moon Hits Your Eye." The author may have been confused of planning a heist given the way he eyed an Apollo 11 moon rock on display.

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Kamala Harris' Aides Secretly Pre-Planned for Biden's Death During Presidency: Report

A new book revealed that former Vice President Kamala Harris' aides secretly planned for Joe Biden's potential death in office.

Latin Times

The most shocking claims from the Facebook whistleblower's memoir

Never has a gag order been so ill-judged. Meta's attempts to quash Sarah Wynn-Williams' memoir, Careless People – the inside story of her six years at the company, which was then called Facebook – have made it a bigger hit than its former director of global public policy could ever…

Evening Standard

UK publishing less accessible to Black authors now than before 2020, industry names say

Ahead of the Black British book festival, literary figures say the number of books being published by Black writers has ‘plummeted’

The Guardian - UK

Queen Camilla celebrates ‘magic of storytelling’ in star-studded launch of new national reading medal

King Charles, Sigourney Weaver, Dame Joanna Lumley, Miriam Margolyes and others were in attendance at the event at Clarence House

The Independent UK

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Iowa law banning books including 1984 and Ulysses blocked by US federal judge

Judge rules that law banning school libraries and classrooms from carrying books depicting sex acts had been applied unconstitutionally

The Guardian - UK

Homeland by Richard Beck review – how 9/11 changed the US for ever

Journalist Beck argues that the war on terror made America vastly more authoritarian, paving the way for Trump

The Guardian - UK

Democrats staged ‘hush-hush talks’ in 2023 for Biden to withdraw from race, says book

New book Fight also reports Harris aides ‘strategized around the possibility that Biden might die in office’

The Guardian - US

Musician Neneh Cherry and medic Rachel Clarke are among finalists for a major nonfiction prize

A moving memoir by Swedish singer Neneh Cherry and the gripping story of a heart transplant by British doctor Rachel Clarke are among finalists for the Women’s Prize for Nonfiction

The Independent UK

Man Reveals The Real Reason He Keeps Getting Women Pregnant, Shocks His Sister

Call us naive and old-fashioned, but we believe that if you choose to have children, you decide to do so out of love for your partner and because you genuinely want to be a parent. The post Man Reveals The Real Reason He Keeps Getting Women Pregnant, Shocks His Sister…

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"He and I have that kanaka thing, we're bros!" Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett on his friendship with Jason Momoa

What do a heavy metal and Hollywood star have to bond over? A lot, it turns out.

Metal Hammer

Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction shortlist 2025: Science, nature, and power feature in works shedding light on ‘human condition’

This year’s finalists explore diverse themes including challenging power, celebrating nature, and the magic of organ transplants

The Independent UK

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Andor showrunner says season 2's more fast-paced structure is a "fascinating experiment" that is "born out of desperation": "I don't know if anyone's ever done it before"

Exclusive: Andor's Tony Gilroy explains season 2's unique story structure in a new interview with SFX

Reason

I Am Not a Fan of Law Professor Books. Why Did I Just Write One?

The first in a series about "The Digital Fourth Amendment."

The Independent UK

Amanda Knox shares why she feels ‘lucky’ as she opens up about life after prison

More than a decade has passed since Amanda Knox was cleared of her housemate’s murder. But public scrutiny has continued to follow her. Ahead of the release of her new memoir, Knox tells Andrea Cavallier how she has struggled to truly feel free and how she went from feeling utterly…

The Conversation

The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgeson Burnett was an early work of climate fiction

I grew up in a mixed-heritage family. Both of my parents’ childhoods were deeply affected by colonialism in India and they often told me stories about this period in their lives. As a result, I inherited a sense of place and a feeling for a country which was never my…

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The Guardian - UK

Michael Ratcliffe obituary

Literary editor and chief book reviewer of the Times who later joined the Observer as its theatre critic

Evening Standard

Novelist Hollinghurst ‘thrilled’ to be knighted by the King

Former Booker Prize winner Sir Alan Hollinghurst said the award made him ‘pleased for writing and for the novel’.

The Conversation

Ten years of A Little Life – what’s behind the enduring popularity of Hanya Yanagihara’s ‘trauma porn’ novel?

Hanya Yanagihara’s second novel A Little Life, released ten years ago, has become a contemporary classic – with notoriety and acclaim boosting its profile in equal measure.

The Guardian - UK

Flannery O’Connor at 100: should we still read her?

She died before she was 40, leaving behind a body of blazingly original short fiction set in America’s segregated south. But her reputation has been tarnished by accusations of racism

The Guardian - US

‘Something to believe in, even if it’s deeply silly’: why 15,000 people signed up to a letter-writing project

In a new book Rachel Syme extols the simple pleasure of connecting with friends and strangers through the mail

Marie Claire

Every Ruth Ware Book, Ranked—From 'In a Dark, Dark Wood' to 'The Woman in Cabin 10'

Netflix just released an adaptation of one of her best-sellers, 'The Woman in Cabin 10.'

The Guardian - UK

In brief: 33 Place Brugmann; The Decline and Fall of the Human Empire; A History of the World in 47 Borders – review

Residents of a Brussels apartment block contend with Nazi occupation; the existential threats to humanity explored; and a lively study of national and political boundaries

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