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Uma Thurman is the president that we all need in Red, White & Royal Blue

Here’s an exclusive early glimpse of the upcoming rom-com

Evening Standard

Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀'s new novel is a modern Nigerian tragedy about the rich and the poor

Nigerian writer Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀ took the literary world by storm with her debut novel Stay With Me in 2017. Six years later, she has followed up with an equally brilliant second novel, A Spell of Good Things, which has been longlisted for the Booker Prize 2023.

The Conversation

The 60-minute writing workout with Ross Raisin

A series of creative workshops packed with practical exercises, designed to help you flex your writing muscles – led, this month, by the celebrated novelist Ross Raisin

The Guardian - UK

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How to paint with four values in Procreate

Artist Min Yum explains how to paint with four values in Procreate (and Photoshop) for striking environments.

Creative Bloq

Princess Diana’s eating disorder described in new children’s book

The book, part of the ‘Little People, Big Dreams’ series, will ‘introduce young readers to the world’s most loved princess’

The Independent UK

Strangers at the Port by Lauren Aimee Curtis review – an island controlled by men

The second novel from one of Granta’s Best of Young British Novelists is a study of power, exile and dislocation

The Guardian - UK

Of Thomas Hardy and PJ Harvey: on the trail of Dorset’s inspirational powers

The county’s people, landscapes and villages have provided material for generations of writers, prompting not only great literature but social reform

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Stormzy’s new star author Taylor-Dior Rumble on writing Merky’s first romcom: ‘I kid you not, I Googled “How to write a book”’

As British rapper Stormzy’s imprint #Merky Books releases its first romcom, Ellie Muir speaks to Taylor-Dior Rumble, the author of ‘The Situationship’, which now looks to be one of the biggest hits of the summer

The Independent UK

The Weekend review – Charlotte Wood stage adaptation tells of love, loss and ageing

Warmth, humour and a heartbreaking dog ground this new play about three women in their 70s dealing with the death of a friend

The Guardian - AU

Author John Green hits back as his novel The Fault in Our Stars is moved to adult section in library

Another of the writer’s works, Looking for Alaska, has become a regular feature on the top 10 most challenged books list

The Independent UK

Baby’s baptism goes wrong in mother’s viral video

‘Priest upgrades Baptism to an exorcism,’ one Tik Tok user joked

The Independent UK

Online bookshop hits £3 million for independent sellers

The bookshop’s next goal is to increase online sales for the independent sellers five-fold by 2028.

The Independent UK

After Good Omens' Heartbreaking Season 2 Finale, Neil Gaiman Already Has A Backup Plan If Season 3 Doesn't Happen At Amazon

With a bummer ending capping off Good Omens Season 2, Neil Gaiman has comforting news for those looking forward to another potential chapter.

Cinemablend

Queen Rock legend Brian May launches Space.com astrophotography competition for signed copy of his asteroid book (video)

Sir Brian May and NASA's OSIRIS-REx chief scientist Dante Lauretta challenge Space.com readers to photograph solar system objects to win a signed copy of their new book about asteroid Bennu.

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Knight Terrors is turning into a therapy session for the DC universe

Opinion | The heroes are working through some things

Evening Standard

Nicola Sturgeon revealed to be writing ‘deeply personal and revealing’ memoir

The former Scottish first minister said she will aim to ‘chronicle key events of the past three decades of Scottish and British politics’

Cinemablend

As Stranger Things' Creators Prepare An Adaptation Of Stephen King's The Talisman, The Author Is Considering Completing The Book's Trilogy

Stephen King might be developing a sequel to The Talisman and Black House, which were co-written by Peter Straub.

Marie Claire

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Can't Stop "Looking Inwards" as They Acquire Movie Rights to Book Reminiscent of Their Lives: Expert

It's fiction, but it has parallels to their own lives.

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The Guardian - UK

Lost on Me by Veronica Raimo review – a wryly comic coming-of-age

This novel about a young woman growing up in a dysfunctional family in Rome is a gleeful dance between truth and fiction

Al Jazeera

The ‘hanging libraries’ of Nigeria: How a book drive is exciting pupils

The quality of basic education is on a decline in Nigerian public schools. One volunteer book drive wants to halt that.

The Guardian - UK

Nicola Sturgeon’s ‘deeply personal and revealing’ autobiography to be published in 2025

Pan Macmillan will publish the former first minister’s as-yet-untitled memoir

The Guardian - UK

Witness by Jamel Brinkley review – downbeat tales of New York

Gentrification is a recurring theme in the Brooklyn writer’s second short-story collection

Evening Standard

Megan Fox has written a poetry book on ‘toxic men’

The actress has a new side hustle

The Independent UK

Sturgeon writing ‘deeply personal and revealing’ memoir

The former Scottish first minister said she will aim to ‘chronicle key events of the past three decades of Scottish and British politics’.

The Independent UK

Elon Musk gave Grimes a ‘trivia test’ on Lord of the Rings when they first started dating

The SpaceX founder took the ‘Genesis’ singer to the Tesla factory in Fremont for one of their first dates

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