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The Penguin Book of Elegy by Andrew Motion and Stephen Regan review – surprisingly uplifting

From Charlotte Brontë grieving Emily to Ted Hughes lamenting a lamb, this exceptional anthology of poems is full of scholarly discernment

The Guardian - UK

Adam Kay: Undoctored at the Lyric Theatre - more NHS stories to bring tears to your eyes

The former doctor turned comic and writer will make your eyes water in more ways than one

Evening Standard

'There was an apprehension that the book might be deemed "too Black"'

Years after publishers pledged to diversify the industry in the wake of the Black Lives Matter movement, has anything really changed for Black authors? Selina Brown, founder of the Black British Book Festival, reports

Evening Standard

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Britney Spears will not read her own audiobook after ‘heart-wrenching’ time ‘reliving’ experiences

Spears will read the book’s introduction before actor Michelle Williams takes over

The Independent UK

A sad plot twist for book lovers: Newberry Book Fair to be shelved

After nearly 40 years, the fair is shutting down because it doesn’t align with the library’s mission on expanding its collection, according to the interim director.

Chicago Sun-Times

Britney Spears: The 10 biggest revelations from singer’s new memoir

Memoir contains a number of candid revelations about Spears’s personal life – including her relationship with Justin Timberlake and the battle for custody of her children

The Independent UK

What is Sam Asghari’s net worth?

Hi ex-wife’s memoir is set for release on 24 October

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What is Britney Spears’ net worth? Everything we know about her conservatorship, real estate, and divorces

Pop icon’s new memoir will be ‘a brave and astonishingly moving story about freedom, fame, motherhood, survival, faith, and hope’

The Independent UK

Tian Yi wins 4thWrite prize for ‘fantastically original’ The Good Son

Award for short story about a young man reflecting on a small-town childhood includes publication on the Guardian website

The Guardian - UK

Milwaukee comic book shop looking to sell rare copy of first appearance of Spider-Man

The 1962 Amazing Fantasy No. 15 comic book was written by Marvel Comics icon Stan Lee and tells the story of how Peter Parker was bitten by a radioactive spider, gaining amazing powers.

Chicago Sun-Times

Book Review: Sandra Newman puts a feminist spin on ‘1984’ with ‘Julia'

Rejoice, comrades

The Independent UK

Britney Spears memoir: When is The Woman in Me out and how to listen to the Audiobook version

The singer’s autobiography will walk fans through her triumphs and hardships over the years

Evening Standard

The Guardian view on the legacy of Judith Kerr: a cat, a rabbit and a tiger that romp on

Editorial: A hundred years after her birth, the power and charm of the author’s memoirs and picture books continue to win over new generations of children – and adults

The Guardian - UK

Kevin Feige Just Shattered MCU TV Canon

The Marvel president finally sets the record straight about how the MCU TV universe works.

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The Independent UK

Exhibits and collectors editions mark 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's First Folio

On the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s First Folio, rare originals are being displayed and publishers are offering collectors editions, including one that sells for $1,500

The Guardian - UK

Salman Rushdie: allow writers to create characters outside of their own experience

Booker prize-winning author said that if ‘only women can write about women and straight people about straight people’ then it signals the ‘death of art’

The Independent UK

George Harrison’s sarcastic response after being stabbed 40 times

Musician still found time for comedy after almost dying in harrowing incident

Salon

Right-wing ghouls come for the book fair

So much for "parents rights" — now they're preventing parents from buying books for their kids

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Holding the Note by David Remnick review – erudite portraits of musical greats

A collection of the New Yorker editor’s pieces on the likes of Bob Dylan, Paul McCartney and Aretha Franklin displays enviable knowledge and scope

The Independent UK

George Harrison biography shares Beatles star’s sarcastic response after being stabbed 40 times

Musician still found time for comedy after almost dying in harrowing incident

The Guardian - UK

Don’t listen to Arnold Schwarzenegger – join the rest and relaxation resistance!

Arnie’s brand of hustle culture is taking a bashing online and I am all for it. Do less, enjoy more and take that nap, writes Emma Beddington

The Guardian - UK

Toxic by Sarah Ditum review – a decade of misogyny, from Britney to Paris Hilton

These nine feminist essays about female celebrities of the 00s expose the casual sexism of the era and the way it shaped ordinary women’s lives

The Independent UK

Sam Lansky: the ghostwriter who helped bring Britney’s troubled story to the page

American journalist and author Sam Lansky has reportedly helped to shape Britney’s globally anticipated memoir, ‘The Woman in Me’. Having written a book about his turbulent teen years and interviewed A-listers from Adele to Madonna, he’s well placed to shepherd the star’s story, writes Annabel Nugent

The Guardian - UK

Anthony Holden obituary

Journalist, author and poker player who worked for the Sunday Times and became music critic of the Observer

The Guardian - UK

In brief: One Woman Show; Normal Women; Inciting Joy – reviews

A spry story of art’s interplay with power; Philippa Gregory charts 900 years of weavers, nuns and housewives; and Ross Gay waxes lyrical in a rambling collection of essays

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