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Can you imagine a world without onions?

In his new book, Mark Kurlansky wants to get to the core of the world's rarest of common foods

Salon

Latin American fiction ‘booms’ again on International Booker prize longlist

Works from the continent make up a quarter of this year’s nominees, which include novels from Argentina, Venezuela, Brazil and Peru

The Guardian - UK

Poets, writers must develop political consciousness to uphold what is right, says Shivaganga Rumma

Head of Kannada Department emphasizes literature's role in reflecting social realities and addressing contemporary issues at literary conference.

The Hindu

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I didn’t get the credit for my bestselling book: the secret life of the celebrity ghost writer

There’s nothing quite like finding six new releases on display in a bookstore – all of which you’ve written, and none of which has your name on it

The Guardian - AU

'The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire' examines Star Wars' sinister Imperial reign

A preview of DK Publishing's "The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire."

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My inability to say no is making me cry. But what can I do about it?

I stupidly said yes to a job I should have run a mile from. This must stop

The Guardian - UK

The Hunter by Tana French review – a master of her craft

In this sequel to The Searcher, the bestselling author picks up with retired Chicago detective Cal Hooper and co in a richly told tale of tangled loyalties

The Guardian - UK

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Cheltenham In Rude Health But In Danger Of Losing Diehard Racing Fans

The Cheltenham Festival is "critical" for the image and health of British racing though in "many ways the racing fan is being priced out" of this week's showpiece, William Woodhams, CEO of Fitzdares bookmakers, told AFP.

International Business Times

France’s exceptional women, their imprint on diplomacy

France champions a feminist foreign policy, with a dedicated strategy that seeks to mainstream the promotion of gender equality and the rights of women and girls in all its bilateral undertakings

The Hindu

In brief: Malma Station; Grief Is for People; Ghosts in the Hedgerow – review

A train full of family secrets, a witty and poignant memoir about kinship and loss, and sniffing out the disappearance of our favourite prickly mammal

The Guardian - UK

How to Be Somebody Else by Miranda Pountney review – a constant sense of slippage and precarity

This impressive debut lays bare the highs and lows of an Englishwoman in New York who abruptly abandons her life

The Guardian - UK

The Price of Life by Jenny Kleeman review – the uncomfortable cost of living

The author’s vivid attempt to quantify the value of human life raises challenging questions and yields some unpleasant answers

The Guardian - UK

Shadow Lines by Nicholas Royle review – buried treasure between the pages

The author’s avid hunt for notes and ephemera secreted in secondhand editions is warm-hearted and infectiously funny

The Guardian - UK

Butter by Asako Yuzuki review – a tasty exposé of fatphobia and trauma

In this Japanese bestseller based on a real-life case, food unites a journalist and a cook turned murderer in a frequently thrilling tale of fatphobia

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These three simple phrases can help parents ‘empower’ and ‘give agency’ to their teenage daughters

Struggling to communicate with you teenage daughter? These expert tips could help

The Guardian - US

The Lede review: Calvin Trillin on the golden age of American reporting

A collection of work by a giant of New York journalism is both a joy and a lesson, particularly on objectivity and its limits

The Guardian - UK

Until August by Gabriel García Márquez review – his abandoned last novel

Posthumously published against the Latin American Nobel laureate’s wishes, this brisk and frisky tale of extramarital sex is better than he feared

The Hindu

The magic of Gabo

Gabriel García Márquez has fractured our notion of reality with his stories

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‘This secret that crippled me for 50 years has been lifted’: Lucy Sante on becoming a trans woman at 67

The American author and critic on being in a band with Jim Jarmusch, the macho pre-Aids world of the gay scene in New York, and on coming out to her wife and son

Amazon Prime Video suddenly adds top 2024 Oscar contender out of the blue

Amazon Prime Video adds a superb Oscar contender that you need to watch.

The Guardian - UK

‘I wanted to save the world!’: Grace Blakeley, TikTok’s answer to Tony Benn

The millennial economist talks to Sam Leith about the perils of global capitalism, fighting her corner online and having a ‘midlife crisis’ at 29

AAP

French author steps up to fight at Adelaide Festival

Best-selling writer Édouard Louis, who says his art begins with social violence, stars in a stage adaptation of his novel about his father.

Evening Standard

Best biographies of powerful and inspirational women to celebrate International Women’s Day

From a former FLOTUS to stars of the stage, the must-reads to enlighten your bookshelf

The Guardian - UK

Kathryn Scanlan: Gordon Burn prize winner on pushing the boundaries of fiction

The Iowa-born author’s winning novel Kick the Latch is typical of her practice of creating meticulously wrought work that deconstructs reality

Evening Standard

Princess Diana's younger brother Charles Spencer reveals he was sexually abused at boarding school

Earl Charles Spencer’s memoir is also reported to reveal he lost his virginity to a sex worker aged 12

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