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Surprise as sealskin is discovered to be cover material of ‘hairy’ medieval books

The findings from volumes kept in a Cistercian monastery in France shed new light on a robust medieval trade network that went well beyond local sourcing

The Guardian - UK

Proto by Laura Spinney review – how Indo-European languages went global

The fascinating story of the ancient words that survive in the mouths of billions of speakers today

The Guardian - UK

Sex, patriotism and Donald Trump cologne: the US adverts that explain the 00s

The final book in Jim Heimann’s survey of a century of US advertising takes us to a decade where Apple sold a new way of living and mermaids hawked Evian. It’s a ‘swan song’, he says – for his series but also the industry as a whole

The Guardian - UK

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Weezer bassist Scott Shriner’s wife held on $1m bail after cops say she pointed a gun at LAPD officers following frantic car chase

Police officers were reportedly pursuing suspects in a hit-and-run when the incident occurred

The Independent UK

Thomas Pynchon announces new novel Shadow Ticket, his first in 12 years

Like his previous two novels, Pynchon’s next book is a noir detective story

The Independent UK

Thomas Pynchon announces Shadow Ticket, his first novel in more than a decade

The elusive 87-year-old author’s new book is a noir caper set during the big band era following a detective in search of a cheese heiress

The Guardian - UK

Patti Smith to publish ‘intimate’ new memoir, Bread of Angels

Published in November, it will cover everything from Smith’s childhood to her rise as a punk rock star and later retreat from public life

The Guardian - UK

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After 100 years, The Great Gatsby still reminds us of the ability of literature to transform everyday life

Last November, I flew to New York to see a play: Gatz, an eight-hour reading of the entire text of The Great Gatsby by the experimental theatre ensemble the Elevator Repair Service.

The Conversation

Mystery ‘hairy’ material used to make handcrafted medieval book covers finally revealed

Strange “hairy” covers of books in medieval Europe were made from seal skin obtained from Viking descendants, a new study has found.

The Independent UK

The Testaments: Will June be in the spin-off of The Handmaid's Tale?

The Handmaid's Tale is finishing with season 6, but that's not the end for Gilead. The story is set to continue with spin-off, The Testaments.

Woman & Home

Artwork of Jane Austen’s older sister to go on show in house where siblings lived

Exhibition of rarely seen paintings by Cassandra Austen is part of events marking 250th anniversary of author’s birth

The Guardian - UK

The Best of Everything by Kit de Waal review – the power of kindness

Love and loss combine in this tender tale of how a mourning Caribbean mother cares for others

The Guardian - UK

Teen Author Turns Rice into Climate Education

Amid the atmosphere of the 53rd National Book Fair and the 23rd Bangkok International Book Fair at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center (QSNCC), one voice stood out — that of a 17-year-old who introduced a fresh perspective on rice through a bilingual children’s book.

Bangkok Post

Poetry in motion: walking the new Wordsworth Way in the Lake District

The route follows in the Romantic poet’s footsteps, traces his life and celebrates the landscapes that inspired so much of his work

The Guardian - UK

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The Independent UK

Themed cocktails and escape rooms… 100 years on, we’ve lost sight of the real Great Gatsby

THE READING LIST: Something of F Scott Fitzgerald’s 1925 book has been lost in the fog of its own mystique, commercialised by endless business endeavours that seem to contradict its core message. Nick Hilton revisits the classic on its milestone anniversary and hears warning bells for today’s billionaire oligarchs

International Business Times

Author Of Explosive Meta Memoir To Star At US Senate Hearing

The former Facebook employee behind a scathing book about parent company Meta will testify Wednesday before US senators keen to establish whether the social networking giant ever collaborated with the Chinese government.

The Conversation

The Great Gatsby at 100: this great American novel is a universal meditation on time and change

One hundred years after its publication, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s third novel, The Great Gatsby – the story of nouveau riche Jay Gatsby’s obsessive quest to win back his lost love, Daisy Buchanan – is best remembered for its depiction of America’s Jazz Age excess, especially through Gatsby’s wildly extravagant parties.

The Guardian - UK

Clive Wilmer obituary

Poet and scholar who promoted the work of John Ruskin and edited a selection of Thom Gunn’s essays

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Majority of attempts to ban books in US come from organised groups, not parents

Last year 72% of demands to censor books were initiated by pressure groups and government entities; with just 16% of ban attempts made by parents

Texas Observer

The Sordid, Unscientific Story Behind Lethal Injection

A new book by a national expert explores the failures of the United States’ favored execution method.

The Independent UK

International Booker Prize shortlist 2025: ‘Truly disturbing and achingly beautiful’ global stories

Selection features stories that offer ‘a miraculous lens through which to view human experience’

The Guardian - UK

‘Mind-expanding books’: International Booker prize shortlist announced

From Muslim Indian women’s lives to a Danish time looper, all six contenders for the £50,000 prize are from independent presses, as translator Sophie Hughes earns an unprecedented third nomination

The Guardian - UK

Allies at War by Tim Bouverie review – a revelatory study of second world war alliances

In focusing on the multilateral bonds that were forged to defeat Hitler, this entertaining account offers fresh disclosures about the course of the war

The Guardian - UK

Anglo-Boer war whistleblower Emily Hobhouse celebrated in Cornish home

Series of events mark 165th anniversary of birth of forgotten pacifist who exposed conditions in British concentration camps

The Independent UK

Robert Caro, Salman Rushdie and Sandra Cisneros honored by Authors Guild

Robert Caro, Salman Rushdie and Sandra Cisneros were honored Monday night at an Authors Guild dinner gala that celebrated the written word and its vital role in the preservation of democracy

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