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Duchess of Sussex as narcissistic as Wallis Simpson, royal biographer claims

Sally Bedell Smith claims there are similarities between Harry and Meghan and Wallis Simpson and King Edward VIII

Evening Standard

7 must-know tips for illustrators negotiating a book contract

We get some advice from the AOI on everything from advances to dramatisation rights.

Creative Bloq

Poem of the week: To Robert Browning by Walter Savage Landor

A warm and generous-minded tribute from an older poet to the ‘brighter plumage, stronger wing’ of his younger colleague

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Why does Cleopatra always have to die nude? Male titillaters – and the artist who stood against them

From Medusa to Circe, novelists have scored hits with feminist reimaginings of Greek myths and historical figures. But Swiss-born painter Angelica Kauffman beat them to it – by 250 years

The Guardian - UK

The Silver Bone by Andrey Kurkov – droll detective work in revolutionary Kyiv

The first in a series of crime mysteries by Ukraine’s most famous writer has a rattling plot and a torrent of enjoyable absurdities

The Guardian - UK

Can you solve it? Lewis Carroll for insomniacs

It’s not all about Alice

The Guardian - US

Deyan Sudjic’s new book explores the appeal of analogue technology

‘Analogue: A Field Guide’ by Deyan Sudjic delves into the design history of hundreds of iconic pieces of personal tech

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'If you loved me, you wouldn't leave me here' - Charles Spencer reveals Princess Diana’s poignant words to her father on being sent to boarding school

Earl Spencer reveals chilling details of his boarding school days

Woman & Home

All Before Me by Esther Rutter review – the healing power of place and poetry

Filled with fascinating potted histories, this memoir of a year spent at Wordsworth’s Dove Cottage following a breakdown is wonderfully revivifying

The Guardian - UK

Saul Reichlin obituary

Other lives: Actor whose mellifluous voice narrated hundreds of audiobooks and video games

The Guardian - UK

Boarding schools have a devastating impact on society, says Charles Spencer

Brother of Diana reveals he was sexually abused as a child at Maidwell Hall and that a nanny would beat him and his sister

The Guardian - UK

Maybe I should have suppressed my shriek as the screen flooded with porn, but I was teaching my kids a life lesson

When you think about it, adults – parents in particular – are setting an example of one type or another whenever children are watching them

The Guardian - AU

New to 3 Body Problem? Here’s what you need to know about the Netflix's blockbuster show

This blockbuster new show is based on an insanely complicated Chinese novel

Evening Standard

In brief: Four Shots in the Night; The Kellerby Code; Masquerade – review

The gripping real-life story of the murder of a spy; a funny and chilling debut in hock to the Ripley books; and the definitive biography of Noël Coward

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Moto Hagio, the pioneering graphic artist who opened doors for women in manga

Moto Hagio is a unique figure in the male-dominated world of Japanese manga, breaking down barriers and revolutionising the comic book genre since the 1970s. France honoured her with an award and exhibition at the Angoulême International Comics Festival in January.

The Guardian - UK

Feeling empty inside, one sociologist found answers by exploring his own traumatic childhood

Along the way Corey Keyes developed concepts of languishing and flourishing which others have found helpful, writes Genevieve Fox

The Guardian - US

Among the exvangelicals: Sarah McCammon on faith, Trump and leaving the churches behind

In her first book, the NPR political correspondent examines a growing movement away from the rightwing Christian church

The Guardian - UK

Crime and thrillers of the month – review

Three doctors’ enduring bond is put to the test in former nurse Christie Watson’s thoughtful first thriller, while Abigail Dean dissects a school shooting in a month littered with big hitters

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Books everywhere: how a literary festival put the Victorian village of Clunes on the map

More than 90 booksellers descend on the central Victorian village for its annual booktown event, which has become an economic lifeline

The Hindu

Of books and bookstores

Discover the joy of reading through cherished family books, second-hand store finds, and exploring bookstores in Bangalore.

The Guardian - UK

The Rev Richard Coles: ‘I think my CV looks like the work of a fantasist’

The pop star turned vicar and radio host on his new career as crime novelist, missing the clergy and why his books speak to the anxiety of uncertain times

The Guardian - UK

The Bee Sting’s Paul Murray: ‘Climate worry is the unavoidable background for being alive in the 21st century’

The Irish author, whose novel won the inaugural Nero Gold Prize, believes that no book can ignore the subject

The Guardian - UK

On my radar: Nicole Flattery’s cultural highlights

The Irish writer on a sumptuous Francis Ford Coppola film, swimming in winter and the thrill of using a dumb phone

The Guardian - UK

‘The little girl in Persepolis has grown up’: Marjane Satrapi on life after her hit graphic novel – and her radical new work

As a new wave of protests sweep Iran, the author explains why she has returned to drawing. Plus: an extract from her new collection of protest cartoons

Creative Bloq

How to design engaging book cover art

The author and illustrator of The Search for WondLa refreshes his book cover to celebrate its upcoming TV adaptation.

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