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OPINION - Books of the year: The Evening Standard team choose their favourites

The Evening Standard columnist has infantilised Rupert Murdoch once before, in 2008’s The Man Who Owns the News, a magnificent biography that many in his family are still fuming about; so this fabulously gossipy book is a sequel of sorts, even if it does have a broader remit. And while…

Evening Standard

OPINION - Britain faces a literacy crisis that could make us fatter, less employable and depressed

Reading can be for solitary pleasure or it can be a quotidian task. Some people avoid books in favour of other forms of recreation; others read everywhere from bathrooms to Tube carriages. Some people love reading so much they even study English till the very end of school.

Evening Standard

Rare Raymond Chandler poem is a tribute to his late wife, with a surprising twist

A rare and newly published Raymond Chandler poem is an ode to his late wife, Cissy, that holds a surprising plot twist

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‘Freedom begins with a book’: incarcerated people to judge new US literary award

The Inside literary prize, chosen by a jury of 300, is hailed by finalists including Imani Perry and Tess Gunty

The Guardian - US

Best movies of 2023 in the US: No 10 – Anatomy of a Fall

A novelist turns from witness to prime suspect when her husband is found dead by their blind son in Justine Triet’s Palme d’Or-winning courtroom drama

The Guardian - UK

45 Funny And Witty Memes About Literature That Might Inspire You To Open A Book

Something that you probably weren’t aware of is that SparkNotes is ridiculously good at the social media game. Their literary memes are as funny as they are clever! The post 45 Funny And Witty Memes About Literature That Might Inspire You To Open A Book first appeared on Bored Panda.

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The best Australian children’s books of 2023: Alice Pung, Davina Bell, Sean Avery and more

From picture books to young adult novels and nonfiction, one teacher-librarian picks her favourite reads

The Guardian - AU

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Groundbreaking graphic novel on Gaza rushed back into print 20 years on

When Joe Sacco created Palestine no one knew what ‘comics journalism’ was. Now his pioneering book has eager new readers

The Guardian - UK

Kissinger and a forgotten genocide

It's hard to keep track of Kissinger's crimes — but his handling of the Pakistan crisis of 1971 was up there

Salon

The best children’s and YA books of 2023

From a bear who stockpiles dreams to a sisterhood of knights via a tiger sea captain, our critics pick their favourite titles for children and young adults

The Guardian - UK

African writer ruined by row with Graham Greene finally gets chance to shine

Fifty years after being accused of plagiarism, book is reissued in a bid to rehabilitate gifted Malian author Yambo Ouologuem

The Guardian - UK

80 years of BMW design in a monumental new book

‘BMW: Behind the Scenes’ is billed as the ultimate book on the Bavarian carmaker’s aesthetic history

Wallpaper

Top English university to be asked to return ancient Scottish book

CAMBRIDGE University will be directly approached about returning a historic Scottish text north of the Border by a “frustrated” councillor.

The National (Scotland)

The exhilarating world of used books

Leakey's is the largest second-hand bookshop in the UK, founded in 1979 by Charles Leakey. His son, Sam, and I talked in his office at the shop in Inverness, Scotland. Sam told me they collect as many books as they can and readers buy as many as they wish. I…

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The Guardian - UK

Michael Rosen: ‘My daughter once called me an “optimistic nihilist”’

The former children’s laureate who has enjoyed a red letter year on striving for happiness, the secret to writing for kids, and which book he wants for Christmas

The Guardian - UK

‘I’ve had death threats’: Real Happy Valley writer vilified in tweets by police

Former Met PC Alice Vinten says online abuse worse since publication of book about women in force that inspired BBC drama

The Guardian - US

Republicans will do anything to ban books, even saying they cause porn addiction

One woman’s bizarre claim about a Scholastic book featuring a single kiss is part of a coordinated assault on US free speech

The Hindu

BLF, a community event where writers are the stars

Sometimes it is difficult to take literature festivals too seriously. Jaipur, the daddy of them all, always has enough big-name writers to make up for the annoying presence of Bollywood stars and politicians (even if some of them can read). Sponsors are seen as necessary evils, and there is a…

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'Foundation' fuels up for a thrilling 3rd season on Apple TV Plus

Apple TV Plus continues exploring the universe of the sci-fi show 'Foundation' with a third season approval .

Evening Standard

Your week in chic: From Karl Lagerfeld's interiors to Miu Miu's super cool Christmas gifts

From Karl Lagerfeld's incredible homes to Miu Miu's coolest gifts and luxury pyjamas Victoria Moss rounds up this week's style news

The Guardian - UK

The best books of 2023

From Paul Murray’s brilliant tragicomedy to Barbra Streisand’s epic memoir, Guardian critics pick the year’s best fiction, politics, science, children’s books and more. Tell us about your favourite books in the comments

The Guardian - US

The Squad review: AOC, the rise of the left and the fight against dark money

Ryan Grim provides an exhaustive account of challenges faced – and sometimes failed – by the US progressive stars

The Guardian - US

Liz Cheney read my book: a historian, Lincoln and the lessons of January 6

In 1861, an inauguration took place in a crisis. History was set to repeat itself in 2021 – but one Republican had done her research

The Guardian - UK

The best fiction of 2023

From Paul Murray’s The Bee Sting to Zadie Smith’s The Fraud, and a companion to Nineteen Eighty-Four – this year’s fiction highlights

I found the best Christmas present for people who love the Great Outdoors

Weird Walk is a bizarrely wonderful compendium of mystical places to visit on foot in the UK

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