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Ballet Black: Shadows review – killer moves in a dance adaptation of murderous blockbuster

Oyinkan Braithwaite’s novel My Sister, the Serial Killer is the inspiration for Cassa Pancho’s dramatic ballet, accompanied by Chanel DaSilva’s A Shadow Work

The Guardian - UK

Murder the Truth by David Enrich review – disturbing read on effort to undo free speech in US

Book delves in to network of Trump, government members and ultra-rich to overturn Times v Sullivan

The Guardian - US

Stories of Ireland by Brian Friel review – a solid gold treat

Originally published in 1979, this tremendous set of stories by the great Irish playwright is full of country folk looking to make their mark

The Guardian - UK

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In brief: Bowieland; Deep Cuts; The Inalienable Right – review

A Bowie travelogue following in his footsteps; a charming debut novel for music lovers of a certain age; and a stirring snapshot of gay life in the 80s

The Guardian - UK

Harry’s immigration files to be released publicly, US court rules

Judge Carl Nichols ordered the release of the documents as part of an ongoing Freedom of Information request.

Evening Standard

Whistleblower’s exposé of the cult of Zuckerberg reveals peril of power-crazy tech bros

Meta’s attempt to silence ex-employee Sarah Wynn-Williams has drawn attention to its work on stifling freedom of expression in China

The Guardian - UK

Róisín Lanigan: ‘I moved to London and got bedbugs’

The Northern Irish journalist turned author on writing a haunted house novel for the rental age, her trick for capturing dialogue and favourite millennial reads

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Judgy kids, road-trips and ‘epic scenes of female masturbation’: welcome to the new midlife crisis novel

Coined to define the ennui of mid-30s men, the midlife crisis has evolved, says Benjamin Markovits, bringing a boom in sharp writing about messy middle age

The Guardian - UK

14 pro tips for creating eye-catching book cover design

Expert tips from a manga artist and typography expert, for stunning book covers of any genre.

Creative Bloq

African book fair in Paris celebrates diversity of diaspora voices

The fourth edition of the African Book Fair is under way in Paris, with Diaspora Travels as its theme. Cameroon and Brazil are the guests of honour during the three-day event, which brings together hundreds of authors, publishers and readers.

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Nova Scotia House by Charlie Porter review – radical visions of gay 90s London

Memories of love and heartbreak during the Aids epidemic are brought vividly to life in this exhilarating, risk-taking debut

The Guardian - UK

Meta Strives To Stifle Ex-employee Memoir

Meta wants to derail a freshly released memoir by a former employee whose scandalous allegations the tech giant argues are untrue and should never have been published.

International Business Times

Funding fights, memoirs by Boris Becker and Stallone, plus the queen of romantasy: this year’s London book fair

The 2025 book trade jamboree featured a bonanza of heart-shaped fiction, celebrity memoirs, and some vexed discussion about festival finances and children’s reading

The Guardian - UK

Marika Sherwood obituary

Historian and anti-racism campaigner who wrote several groundbreaking books about Black British history

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Man Finds True Love After Wife’s Death, Shuns Her Memory Until 20 Years Later, Kids Clap Back

When they didn't invite their father who seemed to have moved on with his new wife, the dad flipped out and confronted his children. The post Man Finds True Love After Wife’s Death, Shuns Her Memory Until 20 Years Later, Kids Clap Back first appeared on Bored Panda.

The Guardian - UK

Amazing: of all the books in all the world Mr Free Speech Zuckerberg wants to ban, it’s the one about him

Whether the Meta boss and his ex-lieutenant Sheryl Sandberg are truly beyond awful is neither here nor there. I thought he was done with factchecking, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

Evening Standard

Theft by Abdulrazak Gurnah review: tightly-plotted excellence

I’ve just finished a story about a man who has everything,” says Karim, the ostensible hero of Nobel Prize winner Abdulrazak Gurnah’s 11th novel, set in 1990s Tanzania. “How do you think the story will end?” he asks Badar, his mother’s servant boy, in a cruel taunt disguised as a…

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Jess Kidd: ‘My older sister taught me to read with Mills & Boon’

The author on growing up with tales of swooning heroines, the thrill of Dylan Thomas and the genius of George Saunders

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Succession star Matthew Macfadyen to play George Smiley in fresh John le Carré adaptation

Actor will follow in the footsteps of Gary Oldman, Rupert Davis, Alec Guinness and Denholm Elliott

The Guardian - UK

The CIA Book Club by Charlie English review – ‘It was like fresh air’

A fascinating, exciting history of how the agency smuggled subversive books across the iron curtain

The Guardian - AU

Matthew Macfadyen to play George Smiley in new John le Carré TV show

Succession star lined up to play the famous spymaster in Legacy of Spies, a new small-screen adaptation that will draw on several of le Carré’s bestselling books

The Independent UK

Russell Brand sued for £220,000 by publishers after failing to write two books

The comedian and actor, who has denied claims of sexual misconduct by several women, had reportedly agreed a deal to write two books for Pan Macmillan

The Independent UK

John Feinstein, bestselling author and one of country's foremost sports writers, dies at 69

John Feinstein, one of the country’s foremost sports writers and the author of numerous bestselling books, died unexpectedly Thursday

Evening Standard

Sadiq Khan demands book exchanges reinstated in Tube stations amid fire safety row

TfL had ordered the libraries’ removal for fire safety reasons outlined by the LFB - but Mayor says he is hoping for ‘very swift announcement of a U-turn’

The Guardian - UK

Brian Maidment obituary

Other lives: Academic expert on downmarket illustrated books, prints and ephemera of Georgian and Victorian eras

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