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The author and critic, who died last week aged 87, left behind a treasure trove of writings – sensuous, erudite, experimental and in love with literature. Here are some good places to begin

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Prince Harry 'ready to forget row with family and attempt reconciliation'

Extracts from book by Omid Scobie claim Harry is hopeful of reviving relationship with estranged family

Evening Standard

OPINION - Deadly Game review: Michael Caine is a peerless actor, but how’s his first novel?

Perhaps he was inspired by Alan Garner who, at 88, last year became the oldest ever person to be nominated for the Booker Prize. Maybe as “a life-long reader of thrillers” he thought, as most life-long readers of thrillers do at some point, that thrillers quite often seem formulaic and…

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A Nearly Normal Family cast: who's who in the Netflix drama

Who's in the A Nearly Normal Family cast? Find out who stars in the Netflix adaptation of M. T. Edvardsson's gripping family drama.

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‘Mainstream media silent on tribal issues’: Adivasi writer Jacinta Kerketta refuses press award

Distressed about the lack of respect being given to Adivasis in Manipur, Adivasi writer Jacinta Kerketta, refused an award from the India Today group for her work.

Newslaundry

Malorie Blackman’s career honoured in British Library exhibition

Show dedicated to the prolific children’s and young adult novelist includes 82 rejection letters alongside her children’s laureate medal

The Guardian - UK

Sara M Saleh: ‘I want to know the system and its flaws, so I know how to undo it, transcend it’

Grief and trauma can be generational, says the poet and human rights lawyer, but gifts can be generational too

The Guardian - AU

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Jane Austen’s own copy of Curiosities of Literature to go up for auction

Described as ‘a remarkable piece of history’, the copy of Isaac D’Israeli’s essays collection is one of 20 books the author is known to have owned, and features her own underlinings and annotations

The Guardian - UK

Children’s and teens roundup – the best new picture books and novels

A poetic Advent calendar, warming words from Neil Gaiman, a magnificent menagerie and a sinister secret Santa

The Guardian - UK

One Night review – Jodie Whittaker absolutely soars in this mystery drama

Forget Doctor Who, this Big Little Lies-esque Australian drama really lets the actor spread her wings. It’s a glossy female-centred look at past secrets that’s full of important questions

The Guardian - UK

‘What he said is disgusting’: Stockton seethes over minister’s alleged jibe

People in Teesside town say comment attributed to James Cleverly was rude, wrong and revealing of Tory attitudes

The Guardian - UK

Camilla ‘makes reading sexy’, says Ben Okri as Queen hosts Booker Prize event

The Queen is a passionate reader and patron of a number of literacy charities

The Independent UK

Camilla told she ‘makes reading sexy’ as she hosts Booker Prize authors

The Queen is a passionate reader and patron of a number of literacy charities.

The Independent UK

The In-Between by Christos Tsiolkas review – carnal but tender love story marks a new era for the author

Jettisoning the rancour of 7 ½, Tsiolkas finds himself in a more gentle and hopeful place, with a book about two heartsore men that might be his best

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The Conversation

Booker prize 2023: why these shortlisted novels represent a 'golden age' of Irish writing

This year’s Booker prize shortlist is an exciting line up, melding established, prize-winning authors and debut writers. The 2023 shortlist contains two Irish authors – Paul Murray and Paul Lynch – and on the long list of 13 novels, Elaine Feeney’s How to Build a Boat and Sebastian Barry’s Old…

The Guardian - UK

Water by John Boyne review – a cathartic journey of recovery

A woman retreats to a remote Irish island following the collapse of her life, in the first of a series named for the four elements

The Guardian - US

Trump called Iowa evangelicals ‘so-called Christians’ and ‘pieces of shit’, book says

Mockery over ‘Two Corinthians’ slip and endorsement battles in 2016 echo in 2024 race as Republican contenders seek first win

The Hindu

Renowned artist Giridhar Khasnis ventures into Kannada literature with debut collection ‘Ellindalo Haari Bandu’

Famed artist, art critic, photographer and writer Giridhar Khasnis debuts in Kannada literature with Ellindalo Hari Bandu (which in English translates to came flying from somewhere), his inaugural collection of 85 short tales, micro stories, and prose poems. Ranging from micro stories spanning a few lines to the longest ones…

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Apple TV+'s Lessons In Chemistry Changed The End In A Big Way, And Brie Larson Explained Why It Was 'Perfect'

The end of Apple TV+'s Lessons in Chemistry is quite different compared to the book, and Brie Larson explained why it's perfect.

The Independent UK

Missouri library bans ‘porn star book’ – but only after waitlist runs out

A wave of book bans is sweeping across the United States

The Guardian - UK

Pat Pinsent obituary

Other lives: University of Roehampton lecturer who was a mainstay of the children’s literature MA

The Guardian - US

Missouri library will ban porn star book – after 20 people on waiting list read it

St Charles city-county system to remove Bang Like a Porn Star: Sex Tips from the Pros after critics claim it is too sexually explicit

The Guardian - US

Jimmy Kimmel on Marjorie Taylor Greene’s new book: ‘First book she’s ever written or read’

Late-night hosts discuss Greene’s new book, Biden’s mix-up of Taylor Swift and Britney Spears, and more GOP conspiracies about January 6.

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Good Jew, Bad Jew: new book explores why the west views brutality against Ukrainians and Palestinians differently

In a recently published book Steven Friedman, who has written extensively on the political and social aspects of apartheid and post-apartheid South Africa, explores the racist underpinnings of the west’s responses to Israel’s war in Gaza. This is an extract from the book, Good Jew, Bad Jew.

The Conversation

South African politicians vs judges: new book defends the constitution

In 1994, South Africa became a democracy founded on a supreme constitution. The constitution’s preamble affirms the nation’s quest to

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