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Richard Madeley’s description of his own crime novel his most ‘accidental Partridge’ moment yet

“He even sounds like him these days,” one listener joked

The Independent UK

Young adult books roundup – reviews

A teen romance centred on Eid, an exploration of toxic masculinity and a thriller from the queen of YA crime are among this month’s highlights

The Guardian - UK

Godwin by Joseph O’Neill review – unmissable edge-of-your-seat drama

Tension at a writers’ co-op is spliced with the hunt for a gifted footballer in the Netherland author’s first book in 10 years, an exceptional tale of desire and betrayal

The Guardian - UK

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Sympathizer end is "not about nihilism"

Don McKellar discusses Robert Downey Jr, the Captain's epiphanies and closing the story in the brutal present tense

Salon

Top judge reveals colleague’s sexist comment when she was appointed first woman to the House of Lords

Baroness Hale also discussed how laws around domestic abuse have changed in the UK over the years

The Independent UK

Apple TV+'s Dark Matter overtaken by Dune: Part Two as the most watched streaming title last week

Dune: Part Two overtook Apple TV+ show Dark Matter as the most watched title in last week's streaming charts, but it still holds second place.

iMore

What I learnt from my teacher Martin Amis, reveals millennial novelist Coco Mellors

The ‘Cleopatra and Frankenstein’ author also told Hay Festival audiences that being a mother is not ‘an enemy to being an artist’

The Independent UK

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The life sabbatical: is doing absolutely nothing the secret of happiness?

Few of us have the money to take a long pause from work or caring responsibilities. But, as I found, even a day can make a difference

The Guardian - UK

Question 7 by Richard Flanagan review – the Booker winner’s beautiful, unclassifiable memoir-cum-novel

In seeking to understand his parents and his life, Flanagan merges memory and fiction to ponder the random nature of existence, resulting in a masterpiece of subtlety and depth

The Guardian - UK

Endgame 1944: How Stalin Won the War by Jonathan Dimbleby review – the Red army’s advance into history

A fresh take on Operation Bagration, the colossal eastern front offensive in the second world war, is the author and broadcaster’s best book yet – and shows how next to the Soviets, the Germans’ worst enemy was Hitler

The Guardian - UK

TV tonight: Park Chan-wook’s adaptation starring Hoa Xuande and Robert Downey Jr

Sandra Oh is also among the cast of The Sympathizer, based on Viet Thanh Nguyen’s Pulitzer-winning novel. Plus: D-Day 80: We Were There. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK

‘I was told I was stupid’: Peep Show’s Paterson Joseph on his debut novel – and writing three operas

He starred in Peep Show, Green Wing and Wonka – and his first novel won an award. Now the star is making operas with 64 homeless people. Not bad going for someone who was written off by his teachers

The Guardian - UK

Inside Scots novel born from 'touch starvation' in pandemic

DURING the pandemic, as she was shielding in her parents’ house, Margaret McDonald developed what she calls “touch starvation”, which she…

The National (Scotland)

Don’t ruin my Netflix series with awful Irish accents, says Marian Keyes

Bestselling author, speaking at Hay Festival, made a plea to the creators of her book adaptation

The Independent UK

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California evangelical seminary ponders changes that would make it more welcoming to LGBTQ students

An evangelical seminary in Pasadena, California, is considering revisions to its sexual standards

The Independent UK

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas author: ‘If you want the facts of the Holocaust, don’t read a novel’

Author John Boyne appeared on BBC Radio 4’s ‘Desert Island Discs’ where he spoke about the criticism of his 2006 book

The Guardian - UK

BookTok star Jack Edwards: ‘I got to interview the Gruffalo last year. They say don’t meet your idols’

The social media influencer on how he became a hit on BookTok, democratising book reviewing, and trying to explain to his family what he does for a living

The Guardian - UK

Parade by Rachel Cusk review – a brilliant and unsettling feat

With this freewheeling examination of creation, gender and art, the bold and original Cusk is ever more determined to write about life precisely as she finds it

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The Independent UK

Alba Arikha, Two Hours review: A wonderful, wry lesson in forging a life without regret

Spanning almost 40 years of a woman’s life, ‘Two Hours’ has all the highly aestheticised self-scrutiny of Rachel Cusk, only much more amusing

The Guardian - UK

I have a dream job and family, but I really want to write novels

Get up very early in the morning and just write. You will make mistakes but learn from them. Don’t be in a hurry and keep taking small steps

The National (Scotland)

The play which brings Nan Shephard's The Living Mountain to life

THE Scottish philosopher who inspired Tony Blair may also be the reason Nan Shepherd tried to find solace in the Cairngorms.

The National (Scotland)

New book proposes 'alternative path' for Scottish independence

SCOTS should be able to demand an independence referendum from a People’s Council embedded into a written constitution, an investment manager has…

The Guardian - UK

David Nicholls warns readers against trying to visit novel’s locations

Bestselling writer says Lake District sites in new book You Are Here are ‘genuinely all made up’

The Independent UK

Wes Streeting: I won’t give in to doctors’ unions on huge NHS pay demands

Exclusive: The shadow health secretary vows to be ‘a shop steward for patients’ as he warns: ‘The NHS is not the envy of the world’

The Independent UK

David Nicholls reveals unfilmable Starter for Ten scene that was ‘expensive mistake’

Novelist, speaking at Hay Festival, explained how some great moments in literature are unadaptable

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