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Australian court rules that ‘undeniably offensive’ erotic novel constitutes child sex abuse material

Novel ‘sexually objectifies children’, judge says

The Independent UK

I Grew Up With a Stage Mom. I Can’t Help But Love Them

In an excerpt from her book 'One Bad Mother,' Ej Dickson explores our love-hate relationship with notorious momagers.

Marie Claire

‘A white man’s war, a Black man’s fight’: the eye-opening story of Black soldiers in Vietnam

At a time when Black military history is being rewritten under Trump officials, new book The War Within a War provides a vital reminder

The Guardian - US

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How to go from rough sketch to stunning book cover art in three steps

Discover how Marvel and DC artist Ivan Shavrin brings the energy of his initial sketch to his final cover art.

Creative Bloq

Three sexual assault lawsuits against Neil Gaiman dismissed by US judges

Federal judges have dismissed three lawsuits accusing the author of sexually assaulting his children's nanny in New Zealand

The Independent UK

Wuthering Heights review – Emerald Fennell’s astonishingly bad adaptation is like a limp Mills & Boon

1/5 Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi’s performances are almost pushed to the border of pantomime, while Fennell’s provocations seem to define the poor as sexual deviants and the rich as clueless prudes

The Independent UK

Troubles-rooted play Sapling wins Women’s prize for playwriting

Judges, including Guardian editor-in-chief Katharine Viner, praise Georgina Duncan’s play as the kind ‘producers dream of and audiences yearn to watch’

The Guardian - UK

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I’m Pumped After Harry Potter’s New Draco Actor Weighs In On Key Way The Show And Films Are Different

It's almost time to go to Hogwarts.

Cinemablend

Who is Shelley Lewis? Jeffrey Epstein’s British ex-girlfriend who discussed having a baby with the convicted paedophile

Shelley Lewis sent emails to Epstein talking about ‘a baby’

Evening Standard

Trump’s border czar warned deportations should be targeted to ‘keep faith of American people’

The Guardian - US

Voices: Readers say Wuthering Heights is a ‘masterpiece full of nuance’ – but films rarely do it justice

YOUR VIEWS: As Emerald Fennell’s hotly anticipated Wuthering Heights adaptation arrives this week, our community said the novel is meant to unsettle rather than seduce – and that its cruelty, complexity and discomfort are precisely what make it one of the greatest works of fiction ever written

The Independent UK

Poem of the week: To Wordsworth by Percy Bysshe Shelley

The radical young poet’s backhanded tribute to the older writer is a stern judgment on his lapsed political idealism

The Guardian - UK

Female, Nude by Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett review – a seductive drama of art and rivalry

Tensions simmer when a struggling artist joins her wealthy friends for a hen week on an exotic Greek island

The Guardian - UK

‘I’m not blaming Bond for screwing up my career’: Maryam d’Abo on playing a thieving writer on stage – and a sniper cellist in 007

The former Bond girl talks about her new role as a top writer accused of stealing a story as her actor husband is cancelled – and why she has no regrets about her time aboard the 007 rollercoaster

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Gordon Brown by James Macintyre review – a very different kind of politician

A new biography reveals Brown to be a man of exceptional vision and probity – what a contrast with today’s politics

The Independent UK

Hannibal at 25: The inside story of cinema’s most disappointing – and disgusting – sequel

FLASHBACKS: The source material was so deranged that Jodie Foster refused to come back, but that didn’t stop Hollywood from adapting Thomas Harris’s unpleasant, character-destroying sequel to ‘The Silence of the Lambs’. Tom Fordy looks back on the very difficult making of the most pig-squealing, brain-sautéing blockbuster in film history

The Guardian - UK

Music, Bollywood stars and a party vibe: why India’s literature festivals are about so much more than books

At the country’s more than 100 literary gatherings, books are promoted with great fanfare, but spectacle takes pride of place

The Guardian - UK

Lord of the Flies review – Jack Thorne’s take on the classic is nowhere near the original’s power

The acting is absolutely excellent, but the script isn’t great. This show lacks the dread of William Golding’s novel

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How do romance novelists do Valentine’s Day? Heart-shaped pizzas and ICE intervention training

We asked five romance writers for creative and sweet ways to celebrate whether you’re single, partnered or anything in between

Apple TV’s new fantasy series could be what Rings of Power wishes it was

Brandon Sanderson signs on

The Guardian - UK

The Gambler review – kooky dancing and onstage rock in dizzying Dostoevsky adaptation

Japanese company Chiten abandon naturalism for rhythmic dialogue and highly stylised movements – but there is much invention to admire

The Times of India

When Shashi Tharoor turned Dubai into ‘A Wonderland of Words’: Inside Indian politician’s session at Emirates Literature Festival 2026 that the UAE audience loved

Shashi Tharoor captivated Dubai at the Emirates Literature Festival, sharing insights on language's power to shape thought and culture. His "Wonderland of Words" session, blending humour and anecdotes, highlighted linguistic connections and the importance of clear communication. Tharoor also stressed lifelong reading for children and cautioned against over-reliance on AI…

Radio France Internationale

How drinking culture, linked to French identity, can be a ’tool of exclusion'

Alcohol consumption is declining in France, but in a country where wine in particular is linked to sociability and national identity, drinking less or going teetotal can feel like a political statement.

Evening Standard

Operation Heartbreak: An alternate history of Ian Fleming’s body on the beach

Operation Mincemeat is one of the better known operations of the Second World War, thanks to the film of the same name which was turned into an improbable musical. It caught the imagination because it was so very macabre: the body of a British officer would be found washed up…

The Independent UK

Lord of the Flies is a seismic, chilling masterpiece – of course, Adolescence creator Jack Thorne chose to adapt it

IN FOCUS: William Golding’s 1954 novel is required reading in schools across the world, and its title has become shorthand for the breakdown of civilisation, writes Martin Chilton. As a new TV adaptation arrives, it’s a reminder of how the book contains many warnings we must heed today

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