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Historian wins £50,000 Wolfson History Prize for book about resistance movements fighting the Nazis

Halik Kochanski, who has taught at King’s College and University College London, wins prestigious prize for her work Resistance

Evening Standard

'The Expanse' authors to launch epic new space opera 'The Mercy of Gods' in August 2024

A first look and description of James S.A. Corey's upcoming sci-fi novel, "The Mercy of Gods," from the authors of 'The Expanse.'

Space

Book Review: Rock 'n' roller and Rush pioneer Geddy Lee goes deep in his memoir, 'My Effin' Life'

Geddy Lee is a rock star, that’s undeniable

The Independent UK

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What should donors learn from Ibram X. Kendi’s problems at Boston University?

In September, the award-winning author and academic Ibram X

The Independent UK

Feminist artist Cosey Fanni Tutti says Britney Spears was ‘manufactured and abused’

British musician sympathised with the US pop star following the release of her new best-selling memoir, ‘The Woman in Me’

The Independent UK

‘Israeli talking points in Carrie Bradshaw’s voice’: what we can learn from two Israel-Palestine bestsellers

An Israeli actor and a Palestinian American scholar present different narratives – one more dismissive than the other

The Guardian - US

Book Review: Mitch Albom spins moving Holocaust tale in ’The Little Liar’

Mitch Albom’s latest pocket-sized novel packs quite a punch, writes Associated Press reviewer Rob Merrill

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Librarians bring employment complaint over book bans in Texas and other states

Texas county is challenging lawsuit against book ban

The Independent UK

Only romance bookstore in Chicago off to a happy beginning

Founder of Last Chapter Book Shop in Roscoe Village says about 2,500 customers each week visit the emporium devoted to romance novels.

Chicago Sun-Times

The Fourth Sister by Laura Scott review – the deadliest slur of all?

The poet pays homage to Chekhov in her second collection, in which boredom is both feared and acknowledged and desperation tussles with wit

The Guardian - UK

In brief: Water; Wise Gals; Bazball – reviews

The powerful tale of a traumatised woman’s search for a fresh start; the CIA’s debt to a group of female spies; and the tale of test cricket’s latest buzzword

The Guardian - UK

Raised to see Israel as a ‘Jewish Disneyland’, two US film-makers are telling a different story

A new documentary argues some young Jewish Americans – including the directors themselves – have been raised in a system that demands pro-Israel activism

The Guardian - US

‘It never ends’: the book club that spent 28 years reading Finnegans Wake

The group in Venice, California, started the difficult James Joyce book in 1995. They reached its final page in October

The Guardian - US

Good Material by Dolly Alderton review – heartbreak wit with Hornbyesque charm

The Everything I Know About Love author’s second novel mixes relationship maxims with sharp observations about thirtysomething life

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Family Meal by Bryan Washington review – distant voices and still lives

The American’s second novel, narrated by characters both living and dead, feels like a wan echo of his debut

The Guardian - US

Standing My Ground review: Capitol cop Harry Dunn on January 6 and the Trumpist threat

Officer who fought the insurrectionists and dealt with PTSD issues a cri de coeur for himself and for the US

The Guardian - UK

Tackle! review – Jilly Cooper takes on the beautiful game

The octogenarian writer brings her unique brand of sexy silliness to the story of a League One football team, with mixed results

The Guardian - UK

Mike McCormack: ‘If I’ve one gift as a writer, it’s patience’

The award-winning Irish author on losing his father at 18, the drawbacks of English editors and the theme of imprisonment in his work

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The Hindu

Shelving the idea of reading some books

The German language does it best – giving us single words that can be translated only into longish English sentences. Take sturmfrei, for instance. Literally “storm free’, it means something like “When your parents are away, and you have the whole house to yourself.” Or, a personal favourite, Backpfeifengesicht, which means, “A…

The Guardian - UK

Sadistic and misogynistic? Row erupts over sex claims in book about George Orwell’s marriage

Author of acclaimed biography Wifedom hits back at critics who say book casts Orwell in an unfairly negative light

The Hindu

Children no longer read for pleasure, says Shashi Tharoor

It is a terrible loss that many youngsters and children nowadays do not enjoy the pleasure of reading, Shashi Tharoor, Congress MP, has said.

The Guardian - UK

Went to London, Took the Dog by Nina Stibbe review – more larks in London

Twenty years after leaving the capital, the diarist returns for a funny-sad adult gap year

The Guardian - UK

Judge wrong to allow Met to seize journalist’s material, high court rules

Force raided freelance journalist’s property last year, seizing electronic devices and documents

Wallpaper

Natasha Stagg is an enjoyably unreliable narrator in ‘Artless’

Natasha Stagg’s new book ‘Artless’, a collection of stories and essays from the New York-based writer, considers our media-saturated landscape

The Guardian - UK

Our Strangers by Lydia Davis review – miniature short stories

The latest collection from the US author known for her playfulness and brevity has a wintry feel

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