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This week's bestselling books

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

Newsroom.co.nz

What we’re reading: writers and readers on the books they enjoyed in September

Writers, critics and Guardian readers discuss the titles they have read over the last month. Join the conversation in the comments

The Guardian - UK

Roman Empire TikTok trend becomes marketing ploy for Mary Beard

The classicist released her book Emperor of Rome with impeccable timing

Evening Standard

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Opinions by Roxane Gay review – the art of argument

A second collection from the author of Bad Feminist is, at its best, effortlessly convincing

The Guardian - UK

Did Oscar Wilde set back the cause of gay rights? Author Tom Crewe on why the great playwright is no hero

The author of award-winning alternative history novel ‘The New Life’ tells Louis Chilton how Wilde’s trial set back a moment of optimism

The Independent UK

A journey of discovery and identity formation: The Dictionary of Lost Words makes its wonderful stage debut

The Dictionary of Lost Words follows Esme as she navigates the patriarchal world of Victorian England. While her father and colleagues construct the Oxford English Dictionary, Esme begins to form her own dictionary – particularly the words spoken by women and the working class who have been excluded.

The Conversation

The Dictionary of Lost Words review – stage adaptation of bestseller finds power in the silences

Pip Williams’ 2020 novel was all about words – but on stage, it could do with a few less

The Guardian - AU

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New 50p coin celebrates The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe

The Royal Mint’s craftspeople have reproduced an original illustration of Mr Tumnus and Lucy walking through snowy woods in Narnia.

The Independent UK

Ricardo Nuila: The People’s Doctor

Physician and Author Ricardo Nuila thinks public hospitals could help save patients trapped in our troubled medical system.

Texas Observer

Bjorn Lomborg: Why Do We Fixate on Climate Rather Helping the World's Poor?

The 'Skeptical Environmentalist' offers 12 low-cost, proven policies that he says would save 4.2 million lives and generate $1.1 trillion in new wealth every year.

Reason

A history of nurses: They once had the respect they're now trying to win

In Taking Care: The Story of Nursing and its Power to Change the World, author Sarah DiGregorio tells how nurses had great stature centuries ago — and how they got pushed into the background.

WEKU

Pushing Buttons: Why I’m mourning the death of the true arcade game

In this week’s newsletter: A trip to the Devon coast led me to visit some seaside arcades for the first time in years, and reminded me how much games have changed

The Guardian - UK

Jared Kushner pressured Washington Post to fire editor over Russia, book says

Marty Baron says Trump’s son-in-law leaned on Post publisher to withdraw support of Russia election interference investigation

The Guardian - US

Mary Beard says Roman Empire a ‘safe space for being macho’ amid TikTok trend

The historian was speaking amid a trend on social media that highlights how often men ponder the time of togas, swords and emperors.

The Independent UK

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The Guardian - UK

My Weil by Lars Iyer review – a sharp satire on the state of higher education

Corporate academia, a crumbling society and student pretensions are all skewered in this darkly comic novel

The Guardian - UK

The best recent translated fiction – review roundup

The Living and the Rest by José Eduardo Agualusa; Near Distance by Hanna Stoltenberg; Vengeance Is Mine by Marie NDiaye; The Siren’s Lament: Essential Stories by Jun’ichirō Tanizaki

The Independent UK

5 new books to read this week

This week’s bookcase includes reviews of Land Of Milk And Honey by C Pam Zhang and Absolutely And Forever by Rose Tremain.

The Independent UK

Most unwanted gifts people have received

A poll of 2,000 adults found 63 per cent receive up to seven presents each year which they’ll never use

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Unwanted Gifts: Diet Plans, Cufflinks, And Soap On A String Top List, Sparking Disappointment And Awkwardness

Unwanted gifts: diet plans, cufflinks, and soap on a string top the list, causing disappointment and awkwardness.

The Guardian - UK

Showing support for young asylum seekers

Letters: Readers on the colouring book that cartoonists created for refugees

The Independent UK

Trump shouted ‘Hang’ in his office while MAGA mob chanted ‘Hang Mike Pence’ on TV, Cassidy Hutchinson claims

‘What is he saying? I can’t make it out. I hear him say ‘hang’ repeatedly,’ the former White House aide said about the former president

Newsroom.co.nz

Shock claim: people reading NZ fiction

An annual report on the state of New Zealand fiction as something that people actually want to buy

The Independent UK

Book Review: 'The Spice Must Flow' chronicles the legacy of the breakthrough novel 'Dune'

The saga of how cult sci-fi novel “Dune” slowly permeated the mainstream over decades is a tale with almost as many twists and turns as “Dune” itself, and author Ryan Britt recounts it in the lively and entertaining “The Spice Must Flow," writes AP's Mae Anderson

The Guardian - UK

4thWrite prize shortlist reveals more rising literary stars

Ranging across continents and genres, the six stories in contention for 2023’s award have been praised for ‘distinctiveness and depth of feeling’

The Guardian - UK

The White Review literary magazine ceases publishing

A statement cited increased costs and removal of UK state funding as the magazine, which featured writers including Paul Murray, Caleb Azumah Nelson and Sally Rooney, is to consider its future

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