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Money by David McWilliams review – the story of cold hard cash

An economist explains how money shaped civilisation from 18,000BC to the present day via King Midas and Darwin

The Guardian - UK

Ian Rankin on how death of his mother led to bestselling Rebus series

SCOTTISH author Ian Rankin explained why the death of his mother when he was just a teenager may have led him to his most famous character from his…

The National (Scotland)

Small Bomb at Dimperley by Lissa Evans review – a deeply pleasurable postwar tale

This family saga set in a country house at the end of the second world war is a warm, funny exploration of domestic life and social change

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Sex Education star cast in Harry Potter-inspired one man play

The production will be Asa Butterfield’s first ever theatre role

The Independent UK

Our Evenings by Alan Hollinghurst review – his finest novel yet

Gay life in England across the decades, from the 1960s to the pandemic, is captured with glowing intensity through an actor’s memories

The Guardian - UK

Fostering a love of stories in a child’s first years is key to lifelong reading

Children’s literacy rates are falling around the globe. In response, a number of governments, including New Zealand’s, are overhauling the way reading is taught in primary school.

The Conversation

'We are close:' SETI astrobiologist Nathalie Cabrol on the search for life

Astrobiologist Nathalie Cabrol seeks answers to two key questions: Are we alone in the universe? How did life on Earth begin in the first place?

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Queen Camilla's Son Shares a Rare Update on King Charles' Cancer Treatment

Tom Parker Bowles described his mother as "tough" while coping with Charles' diagnosis.

Marie Claire

Judge Blocks Release of Prince Harry’s Visa Files After Some of His ‘Spare’ Revelations Were Questioned in Court By Right-Wing Think Tank

The Sept. 23 judgment is a major victory for the Duke of Sussex.

Marie Claire

A Texas county has told an appeals court it has a right to cull books on sex, gender and racism

Lawyers for a Texas county that wants to keep 17 books off its library shelves went before 18 federal appeals court judges in New Orleans to argue their case

The Independent UK

James Middleton's cosy coffee corner with Emma Bridgewater mug and rustic wooden table have got us excited for slow autumnal mornings

James Middleton shared a glimpse at his coffee table set-up and the 'rustic' and 'homely' style is something we'll be copying this season

Woman & Home

Wuthering Heights: Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi's casting has not pleased fans

Fans of Emily Bronte’s classic novel have asked whether the filmmakers have even read the book

Evening Standard

Lost in Austin: Climate Change, Displacement, and Race in the Texas Capital

The story of Rainey Street is Austin gentrification in microcosm.

Texas Observer

Sally Rooney’s new novel, Intermezzo, is her longest and best consideration of ‘idiotic desire and love’ yet

On the level of theme, the Irish writer Sally Rooney is firmly in her wheelhouse in her new novel Intermezzo. We find Peter and Ivan Koubek having just lost their father and trying to forge a life through and past this bereavement by way of intimate relationships.

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People Support Menendez Brothers After Erik’s Stepdaughter Says She Hopes Kim Kardashian Will Help

“You never know what someone’s true motive is behind them wanting to speak with my dad.” The post People Support Menendez Brothers After Erik’s Stepdaughter Says She Hopes Kim Kardashian Will Help first appeared on Bored Panda.

The Independent UK

Jacqueline Wilson shares the dark Tracy Beaker plot publishers asked her to cut

Exclusive: Author said she was warned that children might be inspired to experiment with inhalants

The Guardian - UK

Dorset ‘Stonehenge’ under Thomas Hardy’s home given protected status

Enclosure found under late novelist’s garden is older than Salisbury monument and wins national recognition

Salon

What to know about Banned Books Week

From September 22-28, the American Library Association will hold its annual effort to combat challenges to books

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Jonathan Coe and Kit de Waal among 35 writers of ‘protest zine’ defending threatened Birmingham libraries

Launched by poet Liz Berry and novelist Catherine O’Flynn, pieces for each of the city’s 35 branch libraries speak against a ‘tidal wave of market forces’

Marie Claire

Kate Middleton's Brother, James, Says He Received $1 Million Hollywood Deal After Reading at the Prince and Princess of Wales' Wedding

“They even ventured that members of my wider family might like to take part.”

The Guardian - UK

‘I think Tom Cruise was annoyed with Nicole Kidman that night’: Jonathan Becker on photographing the world’s biggest stars

He has captured Cruise and Kidman partying, the ‘charm’ of Trump, a disgruntled Bowie, and a deathly Mapplethorpe. As the ex New York cabbie releases a book of his extraordinary pictures, he recalls a bygone age when ‘the Kardashians would be laughed off the planet’

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The graphic novel adaptation of post-apocalyptic classic The Road is one of the most frightening and beautiful comics you will read this year

Interview | Artist and writer Manu Larcenet on adapting Cormac McCarthy's famous novel

The Guardian - UK

Novelist Rebecca Watson: ‘What are siblings: twisted reflections of ourselves? Allies? Enemies?’

The author of I Will Crash, about an estranged brother and sister, looks at other books on difficult sibling relationships, from authors including Sally Rooney and Julia Armfield

Inverse

112 Years Later, the Most Misunderstood Sci-Fi Classic Is Getting a Huge Upgrade

'John Carter of Mars' is about to become a new radio series, and the cast is perfect.

The Independent UK

Sally Rooney reveals why she hasn’t accepted any offers to adapt third novel into TV series

‘I felt that world was not where I belonged’ said the bestselling author

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