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Bad Habit by Alana S Portero review – hard times in Madrid

A vivid debut of trans life in Spain after Franco observes a world of violence and petty cruelties with compassion

The Guardian - UK

Step inside a forgotten brutalist necropolis in Buenos Aires

'Chacarita Moderna: The Brutalist Necropolis of Buenos Aires' is a new book by Léa Namer; an ode to 20th-century architecture, concrete and one of Argentina's first female architects, Ítala Fulvia Villa

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Literary Scottish city dubbed one of the best in Britain for book lovers

A Scottish city has been named one of the best on the British Isles for book lovers by The Telegraph.

The National (Scotland)

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Riot grrrl pioneers Bikini Kill: ‘There is nothing more punk than a menopausal woman’

The band’s feminist swagger and on-stage rage fuelled a Nineties rock revolution. Helen Brown speaks to frontwoman Kathleen Hanna and bassist Kathi Wilcox about balancing soundcheck and misogynists, navigating interband friction, and an infamous brawl with Courtney Love

The Independent UK

Robbers striking people alone in Grant Park, police warn

Jewelry is being snatched by groups of as many as five people, police said.

Chicago Sun-Times

Tributes as multi-award-winning Scottish author John Burnside dies aged 69

THE multi-award-winning Scottish poet and novelist John Burnside has died aged 69 ...

The National (Scotland)

The tradition Kate Middleton and Prince William upheld when Louis was born that they skipped with George

The Prince and Princess of Wales kept a royal tradition going with Prince Louis's full name and it's linked to several generations

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John Burnside, author of Black Cat Bone, dies aged 69

The Scottish writer, whose career spanned more than 35 years, was one of only four people to have won both of the UK’s most prestigious poetry prizes for the same book

The Guardian - UK

Coram Boy review – hectic melodrama about the Georgian-era baby trade

The performances are strong, but can’t rescue a convoluted adaptation of Jamila Gavin’s award-winning novel about foundlings and orphans sold to criminals for a shilling

The Guardian - UK

Morris Gleitzman: ‘In the last couple of years, I’ve found it is getting a lot harder to be optimistic’

The amiable grandfather of Australian letters talks climate change, the mystery of the muse and the uncertain nature of life

The Guardian - AU

Royal Biographer Is Convinced That This Detail Within the Pages of Prince Harry’s Memoir ‘Spare’ Signals That “Part Two Might Be On Its Way”

Harry himself has said in the past that there was enough material for two books.

Marie Claire

Kafka 100: struggles of disabled characters in systems that don’t support them feel just as relevant today

Throughout his work, Franz Kafka depicts bodies disabled by the exhausting effects of the workplace. In Amerika (1911 to 1914), set in an era of early 20th-century free-market enterprise, Kafka portrays the gruelling consequences of overwork on desperate people.

The Conversation

David Baddiel: trauma passed on from Holocaust is why I do comedy

Promoting his book at Hay festival, comedian says his mother and grandparents’ flight from Nazi Germany affected later generations

The Guardian - UK

‘I wanted Queenie in everyone’s house’: Candice Carty-Williams’s era-defining novel explodes on to TV

Her literary debut was a smash-hit tale of female self-discovery. As it gets its long-awaited television debut, the author talks breakups, Bridget Jones and why Ian McEwan gets an easier ride than she does

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Tom Lake by Ann Patchett audiobook review – Meryl Streep narrates a bittersweet tale of first love

A mother reveals her mysterious past in a tale of choice and the roads not taken

The Guardian - UK

What we’re reading: writers and readers on the books they enjoyed in May

Authors, critics and Guardian readers discuss the titles they have read over the last month. Join the conversation in the comments

The Guardian - UK

River East, River West by Aube Rey Lescure review – all change in China

Shortlisted for the Women’s prize, this immersive debut tells an intergenerational story about coming of age in a country that’s rapidly growing

The Guardian - UK

The Playbook by James S Shapiro review – a very 1930s culture war

This history of the bitter fight over the Federal Theatre Project has disturbing lessons for today’s politics

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Cocaine-fuelled adviser 'disgraceful' in duping clients

A financial adviser who ripped off almost $500,000 from clients was a drug user who spent about $3000 a week on cocaine, a court has heard.

The Guardian - UK

Edinburgh international book festival ends Baillie Gifford partnership

Festival bows to pressure from authors and activists over investment firm’s links to Israel and fossil fuel companies

The Guardian - UK

Yepoka Yeebo takes home 2024 Jhalak prize for writers of colour

Author of Anansi’s Gold, a nonfiction account of a notorious Ghanian conman ‘told with biting wit’, wins £1,000 award

Evening Standard

Best illustrated books for adults for a visually captivating yarn

Picture perfect storytelling at its finest

Evening Standard

Best Japanese novels to read in translation

Experience the culture and history of Japan through contemporary literature

The National (Scotland)

Scottish festival cuts ties with sponsor amid threat of boycotts over Israel links

A LEADING Scottish festival has cut ties with one of its key sponsors after the threat of boycotts due to alleged links to Israel and fossil fuel…

The Guardian - US

Summer Camp review – Diane Keaton and pals reunite in so-so friendship comedy

The star hopes for some more of that Book Club magic although she’s the weakest link in a trio buoyed by Kathy Bates and Alfre Woodard

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