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Who She Was review: Tony Parsons' new thriller is a love letter to Cornwall

In the Cornish folk tale of the Mermaid of Zennor, a mysterious young woman sometimes spotted at her parish church is followed home one day by a young man and never seen again. A group of local sailors later claim to find her when she reappears to them as a…

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The Guide #143: Welcome to the era of TV’s Anachronistically Audacious Historical Heroine

In this week’s newsletter: My Lady Jane is the latest in a subgenre of fun, raucous and yet slightly patronising reimaginings of revolutionary women from the past

The Guardian - UK

Senate Judiciary Committee Uncovers Additional Trips By Justice Thomas

Senate Judiciary Committee investigates undisclosed trips by Justice Clarence Thomas provided by GOP donor, raising ethics concerns.

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Jamie Oliver and Julia Donaldson shortlisted for The Week Junior 2024 Book Awards, but probably not for the books you think

The shortlist for The Week Junior 2024 Book Awards has been announced with some famous faces (and names) making the cut

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50 True Interesting Facts About Random Things, Shared By This Facebook Page

Don’t forget to stay curious, people! The post 50 True Interesting Facts About Random Things, Shared By This Facebook Page first appeared on Bored Panda.

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Prima Facie by Suzie Miller review – Jodie Comer narrates with charisma and firepower

The star of the original award-winning play about sexual assault brings emotional complexity to this novel adaptation

The Guardian - UK

The best recent crime and thrillers – review roundup

The Midnight Feast by Lucy Foley; Death in the Air by Ram Murali; The Burial Plot by Elizabeth Macneal; French Windows by Antoine Laurain; The Man in Black & Other Stories by Elly Griffiths

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Caroline Lucas: ‘Rory Stewart finds Westminster as dysfunctional as I do’

The MP and author on reading her political rival’s memoir, the wonders of Robert Macfarlane and the joy of Barbara Kingsolver

The Guardian - UK

Naomi Klein blasts ‘conspiracy theorist in chief’ Trump as she wins Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction

Exclusive: ‘His lawlessness is part of his brand,’ the author said

The Independent UK

Hungry for What by María Bastarós review – darkly compelling tales from Spain

A sense of dread hangs over this gripping short-story collection, the author’s first collection in English

The Guardian - UK

‘Roger Daltrey told me I should have written this years ago’: PR guru Alan Edwards on his rock’n’roll life

From being fired by Elton John to saying a final farewell to David Bowie, PR whizz Alan Edwards tells some extraordinary tales in his new book, ‘I Was There’

The Independent UK

Sons make $1m plea to solve mother's bookshop murder

Maria James was brutally murdered four decades ago and her sons believe the killer's identity is being covered up by people keen to protect the Catholic Church.

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Justice Clarence Thomas took more trips paid for by donor Harlan Crow, Senate panel reveals

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin says his committee has uncovered at least three additional luxury trips given to Justice Clarence Thomas by donors as part of the panel’s ethics investigation into the Supreme Court

The Independent UK

Satire can spread online as misinformation. Here’s why we still shouldn’t label it

There has been much discussion in recent years about satire’s role in the online world – and the risks we face from it being misunderstood.

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The Independent UK

Hunter Biden brought girlfriend and brother’s widow to dad’s home, baby mama claims

Lunden Roberts has written a book about her time dating the president’s son which is published in August

The Guardian - UK

VV Ganeshananthan and Naomi Klein win Women’s prizes for fiction and nonfiction

Judges praised Klein’s Doppelganger for its ‘courageous’ study of truth in politics and called Ganeshananthan’s Brotherless Night a ‘masterpiece’ of historical fiction

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Karen Pirie season 2: release date, cast, plot, trailer and everything we know

Karen Pirie season 2 sees Karen reinvestigate the 1984 kidnapping of a heiress...

The Guardian - AU

Hurdy Gurdy by Jenny Ackland review – a toothless abortion tale

If novels like this one are feminist – and that’s a slippery question – then it feels like a masochistic kind of empowerment

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The Guardian - UK

Happy Pride month to everyone! Except the landlords and asset managers bleeding dry queer culture

Asset managers are hoovering up Britain’s LGBTQ+ venues, with potentially disastrous consequences for the gay scene, says senior data analyst Adam Almeida

The Guardian - UK

Five of the best fashion memoirs

From sizzling muckraking and celebrity gossip to why asparagus should be sexy – these books sneak a peak behind the glitz and glamour of the rag trade

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New Game of Thrones spin-off teased ahead of House of the Dragon season 2 premiere

Game of Thrones writer George R. R. Martin has teased Ten Thousand Ships, a new spin-off of the fantasy epic series.

The Guardian - UK

The Friday Afternoon Club by Griffin Dunne review – Hollywood tales

A fond but frank memoir of an eccentric showbiz family shaped by tragedy

Woman & Home

Is Lessons in Chemistry based on a true story? The link between the novel and the hidden women in STEM

Brie Larson might have captivated audiences in Lessons in Chemistry, but how much of the series was inspired by real events?

The Independent UK

Stranger than fiction: Florida school board bans a book about book bans after Moms for Liberty crusade

The book tells the story of a fictional fourth grader who runs a secret library of banned books

The Independent UK

Oklahoma Supreme Court rejects state education board's authority over public school libraries

The Oklahoma State Supreme Court has rejected the state Board of Education's attempt to determine what books are available in public school libraries

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