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Guadeloupean writer Maryse Condé dies aged 90

Guadeloupe-born author Maryse Condé, who best known for novels tackling the legacy of slavery and colonialism in Africa and the Caribbean, has died aged of 90.

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Eight writers win ‘freedom and time to write’ with $175,000 Windham-Campbell prizes

Honours that span fiction, nonfiction, drama and poetry go to practitioners around the world including novelist Deirdre Madden and poet Jen Hadfield

The Guardian - UK

Best summer reads for 2024: Books to enjoy on holiday in the sunshine

Hot weather literature that’s aching to be yellowed by Ambre Solaire and spilled Pimm’s

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From Persecution To Patron Saints The Remarkable Stories Of Medical Icons

L.D. George Angus's latest book, Unveiling the Legends: Celebrating Medical Visionaries, Their Revolutionary Contributions, and Sacred Resting Grounds, will take readers on a journey through the lives and work of medical pioneers who changed the world across generations.

Medical Daily

Retired Justice Kennedy To Release Two-Volume Memoir

Retired Justice Kennedy's two-volume memoir 'Life and Law' offers insights into his life journey and court legacy, set for release this fall.

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"It was an extremely complicated production": How we made Cannonball!

From tricky pop-ups to beautifully illustrated characters, Taxi Studio's new book is a triumph of problem solving.

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Award-winning French writer Maryse Conde dies at 90

French writer Maryse Conde, who died on Tuesday at the age of 90, became one of the greatest chroniclers of the struggles and triumphs of the descendants of Africans taken as slaves to the Caribbean.

France 24

Just when you think Trump can’t get any weirder … he launches his own version of the Bible

Of course there’s extra material as well as the usual gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. But is it enough to make America believe again, asks Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK

Maryse Conde: Daring Storyteller Who Explored Black Identity

The mother of four, who once said she "did not have the confidence to present her writing to the outside world", was in her eighties before she won a major award, in 2018.

International Business Times

Maryse Condé, Guadeloupean 'grand storyteller' dies aged 90

Author of novels drawing on African and Caribbean history enjoyed international acclaim, including the New Academy prize, which stood in for the Nobel in 2018

The Guardian - UK

Crooked Seeds by Karen Jennings review – a perfectly realised fictional creation

A South African woman’s woes are slowly illuminated in a stark, darkly humorous novel by the author of the Booker-longlisted An Island

The Guardian - UK

Law book publishers who print statutes should be extra cautious, any mistakes may invite contempt or perjury proceedings: Karnataka High Court

High Court of Karnataka warns publishers of legal books to avoid errors or face legal consequences and blacklisting.

The Hindu

Malayalam author C. Radhakrishnan quits Sahitya Akademi citing political interference

Controversy in Sahitya Akademi as Malayalam author resigns over political interference in literary body's autonomy.

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Revenue not so much, but recognition is returning to Sulekha’s sought after inks

Sulekha, the socially conscious 90-year-old brand of fountain pen ink has already regained some of its past glory, having resumed production during the first COVID-19 lockdown four years ago

The Guardian - UK

Scottish authors criticise cancellation of Glasgow literary festival Aye Write

Val McDermid and Douglas Stuart were among many writers to express outrage after Creative Scotland turned down the literary festival funding application

The Guardian - US

Barnes & Noble workers plan union drive at largest US bookstore chain

Despite pushback from CEO James Daunt, employees are organizing for better pay, ‘dignity’ and working conditions

The Guardian - UK

Picture books for children – reviews

Bashful cats and lonely ponies stalk the pages of this month’s choices

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Reason

Amended Federal Rule of Evidence 702 on Expert Evidence

An article I coauthored spurred an amendment to the Federal Rules of Evidence

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Phelps reflects on career in service of the public

She has reached the pinnacle of medicine, politics and social advocacy, but Kerryn Phelps is not done yet with giving back to her community.

The Guardian - UK

The Washington Book: How to Read Politics and Politicians review – unpicking the lexicon of America’s leaders

New York Times columnist Carlos Lozada examines the speeches, writing and linguistic tics of presidents and members of Congress to expose ‘inveterate deceivers’

Reason

Journal of Free Speech Law: "Fake News, Lies, and Other Familiar Problems," by Prof. Sam Lebovic

The fifth of twelve articles from the Knight Institute’s Lies, Free Speech, and the Law symposium.

The Guardian - UK

How to Make a Bomb by Rupert Thomson review – struck by sickness, an academic seeks solace in love

A man swaps his comfortable existence for an affair in Thomson’s lyrical study of a midlife crisis

The Guardian - AU

‘I want to be a Clifty’: Charmian Clift’s unfinished last novel finally gets its moment

More than 60 years after it was put aside to help her husband George Johnston write My Brother Jack, Clift’s novel The End of the Morning is being published

The Hindu

‘Load the box’ concept to promote book reading

Kitab Lovers' innovative "Load the Box" concept offers affordable books at Mysuru book fair, catering to all readers.

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