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Super Thursday: 7 books to pick up on the biggest day in publishing

From Mary Berry to Shirley Ballas, some major names have new books coming out.

The Independent UK

Roberto Saviano faces defamation verdict for remark about Giorgia Meloni

Writer could be imprisoned if found guilty over comments castigating Italian PM for her vitriol about Mediterranean rescues

The Guardian - UK

Captain Sir Tom Moore’s daughter ‘admits keeping money from books’

Hannah Ingram-Moore said Sir Tom wanted the family to keep the book profits.

The Independent UK

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Sister Helen Prejean sues Louisiana officials over ‘secret’ settlement to slow death penalty appeals

Settlement by state leaders would slow most death penalty clemency appeals

The Independent UK

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

Queen celebrates poetry charity anniversary with famous faces

The Queen hosted a reception to mark 30 years of the Forward Arts Foundation on Wednesday evening.

The Independent UK

Imprisoned Uyghur academic named 2023 PEN writer of courage

Professor and global expert on Uyghur folklore Rahile Dawut was reportedly sentenced to life in prison after going missing six years ago

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Michael Rosen names Uighur scholar Rahile Dawut PEN Writer Of Courage 2023

The British author announced Dawut as an award winner on Wednesday during an event held at the British Library in London.

The Independent UK

Passionflix: everything you need to know about the romance streaming service

Passionflix is a streaming service that brings romance novels to life with faithful and dedicated adaptations.

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Salman Rushdie announces memoir, Knife, about stabbing that left him blind in one eye

Author was giving a public lecture at New York’s Chautauqua Institute last year when a man rushed the stage and stabbed him repeatedly

The Independent UK

How to read Haruki Murakami in English the Japanese way – in four steps

With more than 40 years of writing to choose from, it’s difficult to know where to begin when reading Haruki Murakami. Earlier this year in Japan, he published his 15th novel, The City and Its Uncertain Walls, though the release date for an English translation has not yet been announced.

The Conversation

Jada Pinkett Smith says Will Smith ‘became the drug’ during their relationship

Actress recently revealed she and Will have been separated for seven years

The Independent UK

Salman Rushdie announces memoir, Knife, about being stabbed in 2022

The author describes the book, subtitled Meditations After an Attempted Murder, as ‘a way to take charge of what happened, and to answer violence with art’

The Guardian - UK

Salman Rushdie was stabbed on stage last year. He's releasing a memoir about the attack

Salman Rushdie has written a memoir about the horrifying attempt on his life that left him blind in his right eye and with a damaged left hand

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The Secret Life of John le Carré by Adam Sisman review – the spy who loved me

A chronicle of the author’s many affairs unable to be published during his lifetime

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Porsche Marks 75 Years Of Excellence With Exciting Book Collection

The new releases will be exhibited at the Frankfurt Book Fair.

The Guardian - UK

Night Side of the River by Jeanette Winterson review – uneasy ghost stories

Winterson weaves her own thoughts on the supernatural with fictional explorations of apps, avatars and AI

The Guardian - UK

Permacrisis by Gordon Brown, Mohamed El-Erian and Michael Spence review – road to nowhere

A call for growth from three veterans of the financial crisis rings hollow

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The Independent UK

5 new books to read this week

This week’s bookcase includes reviews of She’s A Killer by Kirsten McDougall and Murder On The Dance Floor by Shirley Ballas.

The Guardian - UK

A Stroke of the Pen by Terry Pratchett review – newly discovered early stories

A collection of comic tales published pseudonymously in the 1970s and 80s is slight, but shows sparks of the brilliance to come

The Guardian - AU

Sonic Youth co-founder Thurston Moore cancels book tour, revealing ‘debilitating’ health condition

The 65-year-old musician says it was ‘utterly distressing’ to be told he shouldn’t travel after a longstanding but undisclosed illness recently escalated

The Independent UK

Hughes Van Ellis, youngest known survivor of Tulsa Race Massacre, dies at 102

Hughes Van Ellis, who was the youngest known survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre and who spent his latter years pursuing justice for his family and other descendants of the attack on “Black Wall Street,” has died

The Hindu

India’s great revolts began in the villages: P. Sainath

P. Sainath reveals stories of unsung heroes of India's Freedom Struggle. He interviewed freedom fighters for 20 yrs & compiled them in a book. Former West Bengal Governor Gopalkrishna Gandhi released the book, illustrated by 16 artists. It is meant to inspire post-1947 generations & those robbed of their history.…

Al Jazeera

Indian author Arundhati Roy may face prosecution for 2010 speech on Kashmir

Delhi gov’t approves for case to proceed before courts for speech allegedly advocating Kashmir’s secession from India.

The Independent UK

Movie Review: In ‘Anatomy of a Fall,’ a sharp courtroom drama that will end relationships

Justine Triet's Palme d'Or-winning film “Anatomy of a Fall” finds a writer on trial for the suspicious death of her husband

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