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Michael Longley obituary

Belfast poet of exceptional poise and eloquence – but with a sardonic streak to temper his technical accomplishment

The Guardian - UK

Dozens of jobs at risk as DC Thomson to stop publishing four magazines

A SCOTTISH publisher is considering closing four magazines with 35 jobs at risk of redundancy only weeks after announcing tens of millions in…

The National (Scotland)

Unfinished Business by Shankari Chandran review – page-turning political thriller from Miles Franklin winner

The award-winning author has hit a more commercial note with this nuanced thriller about a CIA agent investigating the assassination of a journalist in Sri Lanka

The Guardian - AU

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‘Secret Lowry’: the ex-gravedigger who painted northern life, from factory to fuggy pub

He repaired his car with Sellotape and kept his trousers up with rope. But Eric Tucker had a hidden life – painting drinkers, smokers and factory-workers without saccharine or sentiment. Now a book celebrates his extraordinary life

The Guardian - UK

The Grammar of Angels by Edward Wilson-Lee review – spellbound

The short, blazing life of Italian philosopher Pico della Mirandola

The Guardian - UK

The Gorgeous Inertia of the Earth by Adrian Duncan review – the meaning of beauty

A sculptor embarks on a philosophical quest in this revelatory tale of love and loss, exploring our relationship with the divine

The Guardian - UK

British crime writer Mick Herron wins Crime Writers’ Association lifetime achievement award

The author of books such as Slow Horses and Down Cemetery Road receives the prestigious Diamond Dagger award for his contribution to the genre

The Guardian - UK

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“Actions Have Consequences”: Mother Grounds Teen, Cancels Senior Trip After Uncovering Her Cheating

A mother grounds her teen daughter for cheating, only for the father to defend her, sparking a reminder of his own past infidelity. The post “Actions Have Consequences”: Mother Grounds Teen, Cancels Senior Trip After Uncovering Her Cheating first appeared on Bored Panda.

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My local bookshop has hit on an incredible business strategy: be nice to customers

It’s weird more high-street shops don’t behave like this. Friendliness is one of the few things they have going for them in the war against the machines, writes Joel Snape

The Guardian - UK

30Th Annual Audie Awards Nominees Announced

Explore the diverse nominees for the 30th Audie Awards, featuring renowned narrators and a wide range of audiobook genres.

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The kindness of strangers: I lost my Kindle – and the person who found it loved my book collection

We exchanged emails and arranged to meet. One friend quipped that if we got married it’d make a magnificent story

The Guardian - AU

D.H. Lawrence’s final days were marked by medical scepticism

As the NHS enters its annual winter crisis, we are encouraged to think carefully before ringing 111, 999 or going to A&E. Quite when to relinquish our bodies to the experts and accept all the accompanying anxieties of waiting for test results or treatment can be a problem, as it…

The Conversation

Sweat by Emma Healey review – from trauma to treadmill

A personal trainer puts her abusive ex-boyfriend through his paces in a revenge tale from the author of Elizabeth Is Missing

The Guardian - UK

13 Fantasy Books to Read When You Need an Escape

If you need a bit of escapism, these #BookTok-obsessed series and enchanting novels will do the trick.

Marie Claire

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“We have made the collective decision that 2025 will be our last year.” UK metal favourites Orange Goblin to break up after 2025 tour

The London metal crew will play in Europe and the US in spring and summer, and then… that’s all, folks!

The Guardian - UK

The Book of George by Kate Greathead review – male misadventures

This wryly comic tale follows the lives of a stunted antihero and his long-suffering girlfriend

The Guardian - UK

The Loves of My Life: A Sex Memoir by Edmund White review – a glorious celebration of queer love

In frank and hilarious style, the author recounts the significant encounters that helped make him who he is

The Guardian - AU

Australian independent publishing stalwart Text acquired by global giant Penguin Random House

Local publishing house says it will ‘retain creative control’ and no redundancies are planned for Melbourne office

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The Guardian - UK

Children facing a ‘happiness recession’ says laureate Frank Cottrell-Boyce

Author will highlight the ‘enormous disadvantage’ handed to children without access to books, and call on government to improve early-years literacy

The Independent UK

Former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has memoir coming out in June

Two years after her shocking decision to resign as prime minister of New Zealand, Jacinda Ardern is set to publish a memoir about her eventful time in office

The Guardian - AU

Jacinda Ardern says upcoming memoir aimed at ‘anyone who has ever doubted themselves’

New Zealand former prime minister says A Different Kind of Power promotes her belief in ‘empathetic leadership’ and will be released in June

The Independent UK

Children’s Laureate Cottrell-Boyce warns early years reading at ‘crisis point’

Author Frank Cottrell-Boyce wants the Government to address the ‘invisible privilege and inequality’ of ‘more and more children’ falling behind.

The Independent UK

Jules Feiffer, Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist and writer, dies at 95

Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist and writer Jules Feiffer has died

Marie Claire

Why Princess Margaret Felt a "Deep Sense of Hurt and Betrayal" Because of Princess Diana

"She also made it clear to her children that she did not want them fraternizing with the enemy."

GamesRadar

Onyx Storm: Empyrean unabridged audiobook is out now and $41 off with 3 months of Audible

Out today, Onyx Storm: Empyrean is cheap on Audible for a limited time

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