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The 22 Best Books About Fashion That Every Style Lover Should Read

From nonfiction deep dives about brands to memoirs by style icons.

Marie Claire

One of the summer’s must-read novels is on the Booker Prize longlist

It’s a joy to see Rita Bullwinkel’s wonderful ‘Headshot’, the story of eight teenage girls at a boxing contest, on this year’s enticing Booker Prize longlist, writes Jessie Thompson. Here’s why you should read it

The Independent UK

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

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

The Guardian - UK

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Filling the silences in family stories − how to think like a historian to uncover your family’s narrative

Great-grandmothers. We all have them. But most of us will never know them except through glimpses of fading bits of paper: sepia photographs, recipe cards, letters in handwriting traced by a fountain pen dispensing cocoa-colored ink.

The Conversation

Why Kate Middleton Almost ‘Refused’ the Princess of Wales Title

Marie Claire

Edna O’Brien in her own words – archive, 1962

20 November 1962: The writer talks to Denis Hart about leaving County Clare for London, debut novel The Country Girls, and her new play

The Guardian - UK

Becky Cloonan's folk horror anthology Come Find Me is "a landmark event in modern horror comics"

The one-shot includes new stories by Cloonan, E.M. Carroll, Molly Mendoza, and more

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Star Wars’ Best Show is Getting Some Much-Needed Backstory

One of the biggest blind spots in the Star Wars timeline is getting an entire book trilogy dedicated to it, and if done well they should perfectly complement the most thrilling show on Disney+.

Inverse

A Little Trickerie by Rosanna Pike review – loveable historical fiction

An irreverent heroine brings late medieval England to life in this raucous tale based on a real-life hoax

The Guardian - UK

Ohio Sen. JD Vance Praises Heritage Foundation President

Ohio Sen. JD Vance praises Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts in upcoming book foreword, raising questions about ties to Trump campaign and advoca...

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Kate Middleton laid out ‘bold’ family priorities in candid conversation with Queen Elizabeth II, new book reveals

The Princess of Wales has always been clear about she plans to raise her three children

GoodToKnow

How race, celebrity and speed dominated the pool at the 1924 Olympics

A new book looks at how swimmers from Chicago, Hawaii and Japan helped usher in a new Olympic era a century ago in Paris

The Guardian - US

Harry Edward, Britain’s first black Olympic medallist, to be commemorated with blue plaque

The sprinter Harry Edward, Britain’s first black Olympic medallist, is to be commemorated with a blue plaque on his London home

The Guardian - UK

Hannah Gavron: The pioneering 1960s feminist you’ve never heard of who still has lessons for modern women

When Daisy Boulton stumbled across ‘A Woman on the Edge of Time’, a son’s book exploring the life and suicide of his mother, she felt an overwhelming connection. Helen Coffey talks to her about the new musical it inspired, and takes a deep dive into the story of a woman…

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JD Vance writes glowing foreword to Project 2025 leader’s upcoming book

Republican vice-presidential nominee praises Kevin Roberts’ conservative vision, stymying Trump’s efforts to deny ties

The Independent UK

‘The people who shaped your transformative years’: TikTokers react to Francine Pascal’s death

‘Our girl is gone’

Evening Standard

Three British authors nominated for the Booker Prize longlist

This year’s prize features three debut novelists and six previously nominated writers

Reason

Biskupic's Second Installment on Trump Immunity

We learn very little new: Roberts made no efforts to appeal to the left, as he sought to reclaim his Court.

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The Independent UK

Francine Pascal death: ‘Sweet Valley High’ author dies, aged 92

The Independent UK

My encounter with Edna O’Brien, the great literary crusader and giant of Irish literature

The death of Edna O’Brien at the age of 93 brings an end to the long reign of one of Ireland’s greatest writers, who attracted both controversy and adulation throughout her trailblazing career. Lynn Enright remembers the profound personal impact of her debut novel ‘The Country Girls’ – banned in…

The Guardian - US

Francine Pascal, creator of the Sweet Valley High books, dies aged 92

Author’s long-running high school book series sold more than 200m copies and led to a hit TV show

The Guardian - UK

This Booker longlist might just be the most enjoyable of recent years

No Sally Rooney, one clear favourite and a novel set in space - this is a longlist of unexpected discoveries and big ideas

The Guardian - UK

Three British novelists make Booker 2024 longlist among ‘cohort of global voices’

Hisham Matar, Sarah Perry and Samantha Harvey in running for prize, along with the first Native American and Dutch authors ever to be nominated

The Independent UK

Booker Prize announces 13 books on ‘glorious’ longlist of ‘timeless and timely fiction’

This year’s longlist spotlights stories about belonging and displacement, featuring literary heavyweights such as Richard Powers and Percival Everett alongside a clutch of debut novelists

Marie Claire

Royal expert claims King Charles gave Harry a 'substantial sum' of money

He reportedly helped Harry and Meghan financially

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