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Greta Thunberg cancels Edinburgh book festival appearance over 'greenwashing' row

CLIMATE activist Greta Thunberg has cancelled her appearance at the Edinburgh International Book Festival this summer.

The National (Scotland)

The 8 hottest beach reads to pack this summer

Whether you fancy a politicised love story, a look into the lives of the super-rich or the fictional autobiography of a medieval mystic, Alex Peake-Tomkinson has the coolest must-reads to distract — whatever the extreme weather

Evening Standard

‘An Atlas of Es Devlin’ maps the artist’s extraordinary career

‘An Atlas of Es Devlin’, a comprehensive look at how to make stage design great, brings together a chorus of collaborators to celebrate the artist's work

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Interview | Amitav Ghosh on his new book ‘Smoke and Ashes’

Amitav Ghosh talks about the power of poppy in the world and how it continues to be more important than we realise. He reflects on his Bengali upbringing and how it has shaped his writing, and his most ambitious work, the ‘Ibis Trilogy’.

The Hindu

Chinmaya Gharekhan, author of Centres of Power — My Years in the Prime Minister’s Office and Security Council, says, ‘We could take a stronger position on Ukraine war’

Indian and UN diplomat Chinmaya Gharekhan’s Centres of Power: My Years in the Prime Minister’s Office and Security Council

The Hindu

An Upcoming Stephen King Movie Has Hit A Roadblock, And I'm Not Sure It Will Ever Get To Move Forward

One of the most exciting upcoming Stephen King movies just lost its director, and that's a bummer for multiple reasons.

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Gavin Selerie obituary

Other lives: Lecturer and writer whose poetry mixed verse with original academic analysis

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This week's bestselling books

The latest Nielsen BookScan New Zealand bestseller list, described by Steve Braunias

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The Guardian view on Heartstopper: a phenomenon that defines a generation

Editorial: Alice Oseman’s tale of queer romance is a global success story built on fans who want to feel good about themselves in tough times

The Guardian - UK

The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart release date and time — how to watch online

Seven-part drama starring Sigourney Weaver and based on Holly Ringland's novel, here's everything you need to watch The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart online from anywhere.

Tom’s Guide

West Girls by Laura Elizabeth Woollett review – sexism, schoolgirls and supermodels

These cleverly interconnected stories explore the power and price of beauty, following an ethnically ambiguous girl who pretends to be part-Asian to become a model

The Guardian - AU

What is Book Creator and How Can It Be Used to Teach? Tips & Tricks

Book Creator is a free tool that allows users to create multimedia ebooks

Tech&Learning

New Stephen Hawking book 'You and the universe' asks kids to save the Earth (exclusive)

Physicist Stephen Hawking's clarion call to help Earth is now coming to kids in an illustrated book. Daughter Lucy Hawking collaborated on the project, too.

Space

How we met: ‘I was stranded on a climb. I called for help – and he answered’

Jane, 62 and Abdel, 60, met in a small Berber town while she was travelling in Morocco in 2005. They married months later, and now split their time between Tafraoute and Cornwall

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I Will Greet the Sun Again by Khashayar J Khabushani review – a tender debut of Iranian-US identity

Three brothers are kidnapped from LA to their father’s Iran in this astonishingly accomplished tale of displacement and the search to belong

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Amazon drops The Wheel of Time season 2 sneak peek on Prime Video

Amazon has added The Wheel of Time season 2's opening scene onto the end of the first season finale on Prime Video to whet our appetites for the new series.

Evening Standard

Prince Andrew biographer blasts government’s ‘attempts to block’ research

‘I think it is a matter for MPs to raise in Parliament,’ said Andrew Lownie

The Guardian - UK

Chasing Shadows by Miles Johnson review – criminal world

A thriller-like tale of global drugs and terrorism that may be too complex for its own good

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You Hurt My Feelings movie review: a deft and witty look at the travails of bourgeois cry-babies

The comedy is so light it could get wafted away on a wisp of Upper West Side wind

The Guardian - UK

The Future Future by Adam Thirlwell review – the historical novel, subverted

This slippery, anachronistic and strangely beautiful tale of patriarchy and power moves from revolutionary Paris to a lunar commune

The National (Scotland)

Nicola Sturgeon to host festival event celebrating Andrew O'Hagan's Mayflies

This will be the festival's 10th anniversary.

The National (Scotland)

Scots boxing coach has high hopes for book about childhood in Dundee

A SCOTTISH boxing trainer who emigrated to Australia is hoping a book based on his life will be adapted for the big screen when it’s pitched at a…

The Independent UK

Florida father tried to remove ‘Arthur’ book from schools because it could ‘damage souls’

Complaint revolved around mention of spin the bottle

The Conversation

Five must-read summer non-fiction books – reviewed by our experts

Looking to expand your horizons this summer? We’ve asked our experts to review some of the biggest non-fiction books released this year so far. There are books to expand your knowledge of environmental collapse, others that will give you an insight into the work and lives of creatives like artist…

The Guardian - UK

Nicky Singer obituary

Other lives: Author and playwright whose novel Feather Boy was adapted into a BBC TV children’s drama

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