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Dreams don’t die in middle-age – here’s why it’s never too late to pursue your passion

As a 90-year-old astronaut finally achieves his dream of going to space, Helen Coffey looks at the trend for people living their best lives past the first flush of youth

The Independent UK

Mexican Feminists Torn Over Prospect Of First Woman President

Mexico appears almost certain to elect its first woman president on June 2 -- a prospect that divides opinion among women's rights activists in a country with a long history of macho culture.

International Business Times

German author Jenny Erpenbeck wins International Booker Prize for tale of tangled love affair

German author Jenny Erpenbeck and translator Michael Hofmann have won the International Booker Prize for the novel “Kairos.”

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Kairos by Jenny Erpenbeck wins International Booker prize

Erpenbeck is the first German writer and Michael Hofmann the first male translator to win the £50,000 prize for novel which tells the story of a relationship set against the collapse of East Germany

The Guardian - UK

Dying ex-doctor serving life for murder may soon be free after a conditional pardon and 2-year wait

Vince Gilmer, the former North Carolina doctor whose murder conviction and medical mystery captured widespread attention after being documented in a popular radio show and a book, is set to be released from a Virginia prison

The Independent UK

The 19 best books about Irish history to read in 2026

From the origins of the Irish language to intimate, personal histories of Ireland’s darkest periods, these are some of the best books about Irish history

Evening Standard

Attorneys stop representing a Utah mom and children's grief author accused of killing her husband

A team of attorneys has withdrawn from representing a Utah mother accused of killing her husband with fentanyl then publishing a children’s book about loss and grief

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Appeal launched to help journalist in Gaza escape with her family

A JOURNALIST hoping to escape from Gaza with her family has launched an appeal, after their home was destroyed by Israeli occupation forces.

The National (Scotland)

Alice Munro, master of the short story: superlative tales that exalt the drama of the everyday

Affectionately termed “Canada’s Chekov”, Alice Munro died on May 13 at the age of 92, leaving behind a unparalleled legacy of masterful short stories.

The Conversation

Joyce will be quietly smug! Richard Osman confirms who's playing her in Thursday Murder Club

Richard Osman has announced the final star joining The Thursday Murder Club lineup.

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7 biggest differences between 'Bridgerton' season 3 and the book

The latest season of the Netflix hit follows the story from 'Romancing Mister Bridgerton' but how faithful is the adaptation?

Tom’s Guide

US Open champ Coco Gauff calls on young Americans to get out and vote. 'Use the power that we have'

She’s the U.S. Open champion

The Independent UK

The Horse by Willy Vlautin review – man and beast in harmony

A musician’s chance encounter with a half-blind nag makes him take stock of his shattered life in the author and songwriter’s latest succinct but compelling novel

The Guardian - UK

Nostalgia: A History of a Dangerous Emotion by Agnes Arnold-Forster review – the past isn’t a foreign place

The historian’s wide-ranging exploration of wistful reminiscence cautiously champions its benefits to society and challenges the view that it is dangerous and foolish

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The new Apple TV+ show Dark Matter topped last week's streaming charts

The new Apple TV+ show Dark Matter is the brand's latest novel adaptation, and it topped last week's streaming charts.

The Conversation

The Details: could a ‘quiet COVID book’ win the 2024 International Booker prize?

This year’s International Booker prize shortlist is neatly varied, offering generational sagas, magical realism, and personal and political narratives that are “implicitly optimistic” , exploring the current realities of racism and oppression, global violence and ecological disaster.

The Guardian - UK

Labour MP Dawn Butler withdraws from Hay festival in sponsorship row

Butler is among several writers refusing to appear at the literary festival over sponsor Baillie Gifford’s alleged involvement in ‘technology and arms in Israel’

The Guardian - UK

States of Innocence review – ambitious Milton opera leaves us in the dark

Ed Hughes and Peter Cant’s chamber opera meditates on literature, aesthetics and theology and boasts John Tomlinson as Milton. But this opera of ideas doesn’t allow us to make out the actual ideas

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Zayn Malik announces CBeebies bedtime stories appearance following former bandmate Harry Styles

Malik is the latest A-list star to read on the series

The Guardian - US

Why are class reunions so terrifying?

The prospect of a high school or college reunion elicits shame, dread and regret. What if going could actually be good for your mental health?

The Independent UK

Netflix darling Harlan Coben explains why his leading character hasn’t made it to screen

Bestselling author is behind several Netflix mystery hits, including ‘Fool Me Once’ and ‘Stay Close’

The Guardian - UK

So Long Sad Love by Mirion Malle review – an irresistible celebration of female courage

A French cartoonist has doubts about her boyfriend in Mirion Malle’s third book in English, a striking hymn to women and solidarity

The Independent UK

Olivia Laing on the politics of gardens: ‘A garden is a rebel state’

When Olivia Laing began restoring a walled garden in Suffolk, the writer found that green spaces can also be sites of beauty, refuge and radical politics. They speak to Lucy Jones about their new book, ‘The Garden Against Time’

The Guardian - US

‘Scary’: public-school textbooks the latest target as US book bans intensify

A school district in Houston has voted to redact chapters on vaccines and climate change, and parents and educators are worried

The Guardian - AU

Elizabeth Harrower and Shirley Hazzard only met six times. They wrote to each other for 40 years

The two literary greats wrote 400,000 words to each other in letters that now reveal rare insights into their friendship - sometimes affectionate, intimate, cool and resentful

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