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US public schools banned 10,000 books in most recent academic year

Survey by PEN America suggests bans nearly tripled nationwide from previous year’s figure

The Guardian - US

Poem of the week: Llyfr Geirfa fy Nhad / My Father’s Vocabulary Book by Gwyneth Lewis

A daughter remembers her father through his dogged work to learn the Welsh language, and his leaving of it

The Guardian - UK

William Boyd: ‘Ulysses is the novel to end all novels’

The ‘Gabriel’s Moon’ author on which of his 18 novels means the most to him, and the book he once loved obsessively

The Independent UK

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‘Moneypenny with more power’: book celebrates UK’s forgotten female spies

Dr Claire Hubbard-Hall reveals contribution of Kathleen Pettigrew, most senior secretary in MI6 and inspiration for Ian Fleming, and others in new title

The Guardian - UK

Wolfson History Prize shortlist unveiled including books on NHS and Winnie and Nelson Mandela's marriage

The winner of the £50,000 first prize will be announced on 2 December at a ceremony in London

Evening Standard

The Women Behind the Door by Roddy Doyle review – his best yet

In the third outing for Paula Spencer – mother, alcoholic, domestic abuse survivor – Doyle captures her strength and vulnerability in prose that radiates energy and life

The Guardian - UK

Prof. Paul Robinson & Jeffrey Seaman Guest-Blogging About "Confronting Failures of Justice: Getting Away with Murder and Rape"

I'm delighted to report that Prof. Paul Robinson (Penn) and Jeffrey Seaman will be guest-blogging this coming week about their new book. Here's the publisher's summary: Most murderers and rapists escape justice, a horrifying fact that has gone largely unexamined until now. This groundbreaking book tours nearly the entire criminal…

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Apples Never Fall fans praise BBC drama as 'better than The Perfect Couple'

Comparisons have been drawn between BBC's Apples Never Fall and Netflix's The Perfect Couple

WhatToWatch

A Kid from Marlboro Road by Edward Burns review – the most Irish-American novel of the year

A 12-year-old New Yorker records his childhood memories and family anecdotes in the film-maker’s vivid and tender first book

The Guardian - UK

All My Precious Madness by Mark Bowles review – poignant meditation on masculinity and alienation

A working-class writer rails against the corporate world and small-mindedness in a striking debut novel written as a monologue

The Guardian - UK

Alice Oseman: ‘I’m 50 pages into writing the final Heartstopper... I’m excited but it’s also bittersweet’

The creator of the bestselling graphic novels and TV series on turning 30, making playlists for her books and why it’s important to her to be visibly political

The Guardian - UK

In brief: My Roman Year; Madwoman; Mapping the Darkness – review

A sensuous memoir by the author of Call Me by Your Name; a suspenseful tale about a mother’s trauma-haunted double life; and the science of sleep illuminatingly explored

The Guardian - UK

Caine Prize for African Writing: Nadia Davids on her winning story about women and freedom

South African playwright, academic, novelist and short story writer Nadia Davids is the winner of the 2024 Caine Prize for African Writing. It’s an important award that has played a significant role in shaping the career trajectories of numerous African writers. She received the prize for her exquisitely written and…

The Conversation

Intermezzo by Sally Rooney review – is there a better writer at work right now?

With her fourth novel, the Normal People author leans fully into her talent, creating a funny, tender tale of two grieving brothers and their messy love lives that’s utterly perfect

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What would you do for £5,000? We found out in 1995

A small ad offering just about anything resulted in some strange proposals

The Guardian - UK

Isabella Hammad: ‘I heard Edward Said speak when I was seven’

One of Granta’s best young novelists on rage, identity politics and the need for precision as well as poetry

The Guardian - UK

On my radar: Yotam Ottolenghi’s cultural highlights

The chef on a novel that triumphantly captures messy London life, a Turkish Netflix drama that shows Istanbul’s split worlds and the app that gets him going in the morning

The Guardian - UK

‘I no longer have to save the world’: Novelist Richard Powers on fiction and the climate crisis

The Pulitzer-winning author of The Overstory on how ocean life inspired his latest novel – and why we need to rewrite our relationship with nature

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The Guardian - UK

The Haunted Wood: a History of Childhood Reading by Sam Leith review – young at heart

A thoughtful, witty and warmhearted journey through children’s literature

The Guardian - AU

Five Great Reads: Sally Rooney, impossible beauty standards, and Labor’s environment policy flop

Guardian Australia’s weekend wrap of essential reads from the past seven days, selected by Kris Swales

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on the Booker prize shortlist: a cause for celebration

Editorial: The most female finalists in the award’s history. What took it so long?

The Guardian - UK

Five of the best books shaped by lists

From the poptastic Top 10s of High Fidelity to the life-saving work of Oskar Schindler, here are some of the best tabulations in literature

The Guardian - UK

How a digital detox day could help people take control of downtime

Offline Club’s first global event on Sunday will begin with tips on how to be phone-free for 24 hours every week

The Independent UK

Jeff Bezos leaves a glowing Amazon review for Lauren Sanchez’s new children’s book

The billionaire gave his fiancee five stars and a glowing 11-word review

The Guardian - UK

Arundhati Roy to publish first memoir

Booker prize-winning author of The God of Small Things will reflect on her life and complex relationship with her late mother in ‘radically honest’ book

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