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Background For Love by Helen Wolff – a startling tale of romance from a great proponent of translated fiction

All publishing can be seen as a kind of translation. Sometimes from one language to another but also from one place to another, one time to another, one reader to another.

The Conversation

Liz Truss secretly mocked Rishi Sunak with ‘Russhi’ nickname for not doing enough to oppose Putin

Truss believed Sunak was guilty of ‘screwing’ her with ‘vicious attacks’ on her by his team

The Independent UK

My Good Bright Wolf by Sarah Moss review – trauma response

An important memoir about the reverberations of a difficult childhood is marred by self-critical asides

The Guardian - UK

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Bookshop.org launches secondhand book buy-back scheme that will rival Amazon

Books can be exchanged for credit in the ground-breaking new scheme

The Independent UK

The Watermark by Sam Mills review – a time-travelling romp

Two lovers are trapped in a series of books, tumbling through different eras and genres, in this superb metafictional adventure

The Guardian - UK

A Voyage around the Queen by Craig Brown review: a fun, fizzy collection of recollections

Tales about Elton John and Marilyn Monroe. Anecdotes about lipstick and curtseys. Gossip about Princess Anne. Brown’s new book about the late Queen Elizabeth is a portrait of a very odd life, says Harriet Addison

Evening Standard

Bookshop.org launches buy-back scheme for secondhand books

Bookloop will allow customers to trade books they own for credit to use on the online retailer’s website, with accumulated royalties being distributed to authors

The Guardian - UK

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Dolly Parton's Imagination Library Promotes Literacy Across States

Dolly Parton's Imagination Library promotes literacy through book giveaways, inspired by her father's story. Join the mission to spread the joy of reading!

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Dolly Parton is sending free books to children across 21 states — and around the world

Dolly Parton’s father grew up poor and never got the chance to learn to read

The Independent UK

Melania Trump’s newly-unveiled book cover design raises eyebrows

The memoir, set to be released on October 1, is described by her office as ‘a powerful and inspiring story of a woman who has carved her own path, overcome adversity and defined personal excellence’

The Independent UK

Liz Truss considered cutting NHS cancer care to pay for tax cuts, claims new book

Truss at 10: How Not to Be Prime Minister claims the then PM suggested severe spending cuts to fill financial black hole

The Guardian - UK

Leonard Riggio, who forged a bookselling empire at Barnes & Noble, dead at 83

Leonard Riggio, a brash, self-styled underdog who transformed the publishing industry by building Barnes & Noble into the country’s most powerful bookseller but later saw his company overtaken by the rise of Amazon

The Independent UK

Queen Elizabeth Didn't Make It to Prince Philip's Bedside Before He Died

"He died before the Queen could be called."

Marie Claire

“We shared the experience of spending more hours in the studio than I’ve spent doing anything else in this life”: The final track Eddie and Alex Van Halen wrote together will feature on highly anticipated new audiobook memoir

The drummer's upcoming book is a “love letter” to his brother, offering an “intimate and open account” of their personal and musical relationship – and it will include the last song they worked on together

Guitar World

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Marie Claire

Prince Harry Decides Not To Add Anything New to the Paperback Edition of His Tell-All Memoir ‘Spare’

The Duke of Sussex’s choice is widely considered to be a step toward reconciliation with the royal family.

The Independent UK

Liz Truss wanted to sign eye-watering energy deal that would have cost bill-payers £30bn extra

A poor-value deal negotiated by Liz Truss nearly cost the country £130bn, book claims

The Independent UK

Liz Truss considered scrapping all NHS cancer treatment after crashing economy, book claims

New book by Sir Anthony Seldon features interviews with insiders from the Truss government

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A New Book Argues Grades Are Failing Students. Here’s Why

Joshua R. Eyler gives the U.S. grading system an “F” in his new book, "Failing Our Future: How Grades Harm Students, And What We Can Do About It."

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The Guardian - UK

Bluff by Danez Smith review – ‘Afropessimism’ as an artform

The American poet’s dark, politically conscious fourth collection tackles the entrenched problem of anti-blackness and the aftermath of the George Floyd protests

The Guardian - AU

‘You need to think of history like a sausage’: Rodney Hall devours one momentous year in his new novel

At 88, the two-time winner of the Miles Franklin award has captured the grand geopolitical tangle of 1954 in his ambitious 14th novel, Vortex

The Guardian - AU

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time is about an autistic boy. But it hasn’t always been autism-friendly

Mark Haddon’s bestselling novel gets an Australian adaptation ‘that Christopher himself would enjoy’ – with a warning system, ‘timetables’ and an autistic star

The Independent UK

Trump is easily susceptible to being manipulated, his former national security adviser warns

HR McMaster’s new memoir promises ‘readers insight into what a second Trump term would look like’

The Guardian - UK

If Only by Vigdis Hjorth review – love will tear her apart

The pursuit of an unprepossessing academic is pushed to its tragicomic limits in this highly pleasurable tale of unrequited passion

The Guardian - UK

A Voyage Around the Queen by Craig Brown review – a crown jewel among royal biographies

The Private Eye satirist’s portrait of the late monarch is rich in vignettes, but also has a revelatory depth

The Guardian - UK

From Persia with love: the new one-woman play that’s good enough to eat

When Atoosa Sepehr fled Iran overnight for a new life in London, family recipes helped her stave off homesickness. Now her story has been turned into a drama – with mouthwatering onstage cooking

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