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On my radar: Slavoj Žižek’s cultural highlights

The Slovenian cultural theorist on enjoying books that contradict him, Boots Riley’s hilarious TV series, and his ‘terrifying’ taste in food

The Guardian - UK

Vivek Shanbhag and the unbearable lightness of being

It is an old joke in Kerala that the finest writer in Malayalam is Marquez. While many of us read Marquez in English translation (by Gregory Rabassa or Edith Grossman), thousands in Kerala read One Hundred Years of Solitude in Malayalam, as translated by Dr. S. Velayudhan (‘Ekanthathayude Nooru Varshangal’) in 1984.

The Hindu

Expert alarmed as Texas book bans grow

“When white supremacy wins these fights, all of our children lose,” professor warns

Salon

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A Memoir of My Former Self by Hilary Mantel review – B-sides and rarities

A posthumous collection of the Booker-winner’s nonfiction shows her lesser-known works to be the equal of her hits

The Guardian - UK

Recalling "Learning in Wartime" in Wartime

For many, this past weekend's terrorist attacks on people in Israel and the resulting war between Israel and Hamas raises profound questions about the role of the academy in wartime.

Reason

Maurice Leitch obituary

Radio drama producer and writer whose novel Poor Lazarus won the Guardian fiction prize in 1969

The Guardian - UK

Live by Robert Elms review: Good books about live music are rare — this one’s a gem

There are far too many books about music, even though I’ve written a fair few myself. The market is starting to feel saturated; graze the music section on your local Waterstones and you’ll find endless biographies of bass players in long-forgotten prog rock groups, a multitude of cut-and-paste hagiographies and…

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‘I stand with Britney’: Michelle Williams to narrate audio edition of Britney Spears memoir

Spears will narrate the introduction of ‘The Woman in Me’, releasing the same day as the print version

The Independent UK

Batley library book-takers urged to return and help save building

Appeal follows emptying of shelves in apparent misunderstanding at ‘fill a bag with books for £1’ event

The Guardian - UK

The problems with Graham Linehan’s memoir Tough Crowd

The ‘Father Ted’ writer who more recently uses his platform to share controversial views on the transgender community has released a memoir describing how his life was ‘smashed to smithereens’. It’s a strange, sad read, writes Louis Chilton – one that crumbles under the slightest scrutiny

The Independent UK

Digested week: When should we talk to children about the very worst things?

This week’s events make me wonder how long I can keep stalling. Plus, Keir Starmer’s Jason Bourne moment

The Guardian - UK

Authors join call for Baillie Gifford to divest from fossil fuel

More than 150 writers and industry professionals are asking the firm, which is a leading sponsor of UK literary festivals, to drop their investments

The Guardian - UK

The best recent science fiction, fantasy and horror – reviews roundup

Out There Screaming edited by Jordan Peele; A Haunting on the Hill by Elizabeth Hand; Lamb by Matt Hill; My Brother’s Keeper by Tim Powers

The Guardian - UK

A Memoir of my Former Self review: Hilary Mantel was peerless, but this new collection is one for purists

If you would like to read what Hilary Mantel made of Robocop, then I have the book for you. But if you’re looking for a memoir, as you might expect given the title, then you are out of luck. This is a collection of essays, lectures and journalism (Mantel spent…

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Tamil board book featuring a princess called Kundhavai helps children deal with emotions

Meet princess Kundhavai who learns to express her emotions better with help from her aunt in Emmozhi Publications' picture book Thottachiningi Ilavarasi

The Guardian - UK

John Niven: ‘My comfort read? Alan Clark’s diaries’

The Scottish author on laughing out loud at Catch-22, being inspired by Martin Amis and the joy of Graeme Johnston’s Kerby

The Guardian - UK

The Pole and Other Stories by JM Coetzee review – a late love affair

Coetzee’s purist approach to storytelling strikes a chord in this novella and five tales

The Hindu

Books on cricket | 11 for the pitch happy

From essays and tour books to those that convey “the real flavour of cricket”, this selection of books on cricket is for the die-hard fan

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Review of Sudipta Biswas’s Tulsidas Balaram — The Boy, The Hero, The Tormented Footballer: Golden boot

Sudipta Biswas's book, ‘Tulsidas Balaram: The Boy, The Hero, The Tormented Footballer’, is a tribute to a distinguished forward, who was an integral part of India's golden era of football. It captures the world of football through interviews, research and anecdotes, and highlights the heartbreaking episode of Balaram not being…

The Independent UK

Unpublished works, manuscript by legendary Argentine writer Cortázar sell for $36,000 at auction

A buyer from Argentina has paid $36,000 for a manuscript of works, including seven unpublished stories, by legendary Argentine writer Julio Cortázar at an auction in the Uruguayan capital, Montevideo

The Independent UK

Captain Sir Tom Moore wanted family to keep money from his books, daughter says

The daughter of Captain Sir Tom Moore has admitted her family kept profits from three books he had written.

The Independent UK

Jada Pinkett Smith says Will Smith ‘became the drug’ during their relationship

Actress recently revealed she and Will have been separated for seven years

The Guardian - UK

Italian writer Roberto Saviano fined €1,000 for libelling Giorgia Meloni

Supporters of author, who castigated PM over migration policies, say verdict will have ‘chilling effect’ on media

The Independent UK

What is Britney Spears’ net worth? Everything we know about her conservatorship, real estate, and divorces

Pop icon’s new memoir will be ‘a brave and astonishingly moving story about freedom, fame, motherhood, survival, faith, and hope’

The Independent UK

What is Sam Asghari’s net worth? Everything we know about actor’s career and divorce from Britney Spears

Hi ex-wife’s memoir is set for release on 24 October

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