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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."

Reason

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 Independent UK

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…

The Conversation

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Michael Ratcliffe obituary

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

The Guardian - UK

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’.

Evening Standard

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 Conversation

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 - UK

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‘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

The Guardian - US

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

Here's what you should read before her new thriller 'The Woman in Suite 11' hits shelves.

Marie Claire

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

The Guardian - UK

On the Clock by Claire Baglin review – a fast food novel for a refined palate

Tensions sizzle alongside burgers in the hazy timelines and brisk prose of the French writer’s disorienting debut

The Guardian - UK

The Alienation Effect by Owen Hatherley review – how immigrants reshaped postwar Britain

Behind many symbols of quintessentially British culture – from Picture Post to Pevsner’s guides – were refugees who fled Europe in the 1930s and 40s

The Guardian - UK

Sydney erotic novel author charged after outrage over ‘child abuse material’ in book

Erotic novel ‘Daddy’s Little Toy’ has been accused of ‘featuring paedophilia’, while the author has called the outcry a ‘big misunderstanding’

The Independent UK

‘Impressive, ingenious and affecting’ poem about missing an absent son wins National Poetry Competition

Fiona Larkin’s poem uses Finnish grammar to explore her feelings about her son’s move from the UK to Brisbane

The Guardian - UK

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Novelist Anne Enright wins a $175k Windham-Campbell prize

Awarded to writers of fiction, nonfiction, poetry and drama, 2025’s recipients include novelist Sigrid Nunez, playwright Roy Williams and poet Anthony V Capildeo

Evening Standard

Charity shop workers left ‘speechless’ as donated Bible sells for £56,000

The Bible in Chinese, dated 1815-1822, had been given to Oxfam’s Chelmsford bookshop in Essex

The Conversation

East of Empire: partitioning of India and Palestine unleashed the violent conflict that continues today

What can Indian and Pakistani press archives, government records and memoirs tell us about the Middle East of the 1920s and ’30s, when Britain’s empire was in its twilight years? What did the dissolution of the Ottoman empire, the movement for Egyptian independence, or the crisis in British Mandate Palestine…

The Guardian - AU

The Last Anniversary review – Liane Moriarty adaptation with one of Australian TV’s best ensembles

As expected, this six-part series is full of mystery, family drama and rich people hiding secrets. But it’s also surprisingly nuanced, thanks to its A-game performances

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Evening Standard

What’s new beautiful? The expert’s guide to this week’s best beauty

Rose Beer introduces this week’s best beauty buys.

The Conversation

Three graphic novels that address the history of slavery – and commemorate resistance

Millions of people were abducted from west Africa and forcibly trafficked to the Americas over the 400 years of the transatlantic slave trade, from the 15th to the 19th century.

The Guardian - UK

The big idea: should you dump your toxic friend?

Self-help pundits advise us to cut difficult people out of our lives, but it’s not the only option

The National (Scotland)

Sir David Murray to disclose untold Rangers story in tell-all autobiography

David Murray to reveal untold Rangers story in tell-all autobiography

The Independent UK

Amanda Knox reveals how she survived four years in an Italian prison on murder charges

More than a decade has passed since Amanda Knox was freed from prison after serving time for the murder of her 21-year-old roommate Meredith Kercher while studying abroad in Italy. But what happened next? Knox’s new memoir Free: My Search for Meaning reveals the difficulty of reintegrating back into society.…

Marie Claire

10 Books to Read for a Killer Vacation

Pack these novels about vacations gone very wrong on your next trip.

The National (Scotland)

Lost diary of Scottish artist discovered nearly 50 years after his death

A DIARY belonging to acclaimed Scottish artist Duncan Grant has been discovered nearly 50 years after his death in 1978 ...

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