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Wilf Wikkerink – Book Depot CEO is a Visionary in Retail Innovation

Wilf Wikkerink's journey from humble beginnings on a dairy farm to becoming the CEO of Book Depot is an inspiring story of vision, perseverance, and a deep commitment to people-centric leadership. His career reflects a steadfast dedication to ...

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'The Fantasy Worlds of Irwin Allen' book honors the king of ‘60s sci-fi TV

A preview of Titan Books' "The Fantasy Worlds of Irwin Allen"

Space

‘We miss her so much’: fans welcome Angela Merkel’s return to stage

Events in Berlin to promote former chancellor’s autobiography remind people of when ‘everything was more or less OK’

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Nicola Sturgeon's 'favourite book' removed from Scottish school reading list

FORMER first minister Nicola Sturgeon’s favourite book has been removed from the Scottish Higher English reading list ...

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Of course the girls are reading horny fairy books. It’s cheaper than travel and more fun than therapy

We want dragons, rose gardens and strong characters who are absolutely getting laid but whose relationships with men don’t define them

The Guardian - AU

Leave the Girls Behind by Jacqueline Bublitz review – tale of murdered girls is gripping but flawed

In her second novel the crime author cannily uses the trappings of her genre to explore the ways society and the justice system fail women

The Guardian - AU

Jan Smuts was a white supremacist. Nelson Mandela a black liberation hero. New book explores what they have in common

Jan Christiaan Smuts (1870-1950) and Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (1918-2013) belonged to and were shaped by two different epochs in South Africa, yet left an indelible mark on its history. Sociologist Roger Southall has brought them together, so to speak, in a book, Smuts & Mandela, The Men Who Made South…

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Netflix Just Quietly Released the Best Tech Noir Thriller of the Year

'The Madness' is a Hitchcockian thriller made for our day and age.

Inverse

Trump Pentagon pick Pete Hegseth’s books foreground anti-Muslim rhetoric

Hegseth’s conspiracy theory- and falsehood-laden book American Crusade depicts Islam as historic enemy of west

The Guardian - US

Thirst by Giles Foden review – adventures on the Skeleton Coast

An environmental scientist goes in search of a hidden aquifer, in an action-packed novel that reads like a movie pitch

The Guardian - UK

Michelle Obama starts every day with this one simple tip to inspire positivity - and it easily fits into our daily routine

Michelle Obama shares the simple way she starts every day, that makes her feel positive even if she's in a slump - and it doesn't take up too much time.

Woman & Home

Harry Potter: First edition JK Rowling book sells for £36,000

The ‘Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone’ first edition was purchased for £10 in 1997

The Independent UK

Poor Artists by The White Pube review – how to make it in the art world

An aspiring young artist’s journey makes for a critique of the art world, in novel form

The Guardian - UK

‘Gentlemen shared their tattoos over dinner’: how our taste for tattoos started with the rich

Highly decorated skin is everywhere these days, but tattoos have a more elevated pedigree than you may think. A new book aims to make us think differently about Victorian aristocrats … and bank managers

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Novels about serial killers and loyal dogs voted Waterstones books of 2024

Booksellers chose true-crime inspired Butter by Asako Yuzuki as book of the year, while Ross Montgomery’s fun adventure I Am Rebel took the children’s prize

The Guardian - UK

The Madness review – Colman Domingo’s slick, smart conspiracy thriller gets better and better

Colman Domingo is a charismatic presence in this expertly crafted cat-and-mouse story about a TV host caught up in far-right machinations – which really gains heft as it goes on

The Independent UK

Foodie mystery novel Butter named Waterstones Book Of The Year

The novel focuses is about a Tokyo female journalist who tries to interview a female gourmet cook and serial killer in prison.

The Conversation

Calling the Shots: A Queer History of Photography is a vibrant look back in time

In what way can a photography collection at one of London’s most prestigious museums authentically narrate queer history? It is a question I asked myself while reading the fascinating new book, Calling the Shots: A Queer History of Photography. Written by curators Zorian Clayton, Lydia Caston and Hana Kaluznick, it…

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Warren Chernaik obituary

Other lives: Professor of English at London University who urged students to think for themselves

The Guardian - UK

Peter Wedge obituary

Other lives: Social researcher whose book Born to Fail? had a lasting impact on policy

GamesRadar

Justice League Unlimited #1: Who is Air Wave and how does he fit into the re-formed superteam?

Is the revamped character a friend or a foe?

The Independent UK

Voices: Not even JK Rowling can take glory away from Barbra Banda

COMMENT : The Orlando Pride and Zambia goalscorer has been rightly crowned BBC Women’s Footballer of the Year, writes Kat Brown – much to the dismay of the Harry Potter author and her toxic friends

The Guardian - UK

Samuel Beckett smoking a French cigarette: John Haynes’s best photograph

‘One day, I was summoned to a pub near the Royal Court theatre where Samuel Beckett was looking at my work. “These are wonderful pictures,” he said’

Radio France Internationale

Franco-Algerian writer Sansal held in Algeria on state security charges

French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal – who was arrested in mid-November in Algiers – has been placed under a detention order for alleged threats to state security, his lawyer said on Wednesday. Algerian justice officials and authorities have still not commented on the case.

The Guardian - US

‘Most of these guys had never fired a weapon’: inside the FBI’s early hunt for gangsters

The new book Gangster Hunters recalls J Edgar Hoover and his so-called ‘G-Men’ who took down some of the biggest criminals of the time

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