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Book bans spiked 33% last school year

"Eating away at the foundations of our democracy"

Salon

This week's bestselling books

The latest Nielsen BookScan New Zealand bestseller list, described by Steve Braunias

Newsroom.co.nz

New guidelines urge UK libraries not to avoid controversial books and ideas

‘In [a] polarised world, it is important our sector is clear in its opposition to censorship’ says the Cilip report, published as services increasingly asked to remove books

The Guardian - UK

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How BookTok trends are influencing what you read – whether you use TikTok or not

If you’ve been in a bookshop recently, you may have seen references to BookTok – whether it’s stickers on books or whole tables dedicated to “BookTok favourites”.

The Conversation

Body Friend by Katherine Brabon review – poetic reflections on living with chronic pain

Three women inhabit the space between illness and recovery in a novel that moves with a syrupy slowness, refusing our thirst for plot

The Guardian - AU

Heavy metal and macho writers: how Germany’s #MeToo moment is finally taking off

Until now, women here have struggled to be heard on harassment and abuse. But two controversies are changing that, says Guardian columnist Fatma Aydemir

The Guardian - UK

Coleen Rooney announces new autobiography that promises ‘inside story’ into Wagatha Christie trial

‘My Account’ will give readers insight into Rooney’s legal battle with Rebekah Vardy and a ‘full account’ of her life to date

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Cartoonists defy government with drawing book for refugee children

The Home Office painted over a Mickey Mouse mural earlier this year

Evening Standard

In Daughter, Claudia Dey Explores the Ugly Side of the Great Literary Male

The wry, furious novel gives the overlooked daughter of an egotistical writer a voice

The Walrus

Ghost writing, the voice of Beep the Meep and shrinkflation – take the Thursday quiz

Fifteen questions on general knowledge and topical trivia, plus a few jokes, every Thursday. How will you fare?

The Guardian - UK

The Vaster Wilds by Lauren Groff review – a survival story

A servant girl is deep in the woods and on the run, in this exhilarating fable set in an embryonic America

The Guardian - UK

Grief author accused of killing husband with fentanyl cocktail claims damning letter is merely a book excerpt

Kouri Richins, 33, is accused of slipping a lethal dose of fentanyl into a Moscow Mule her husband drank

The Independent UK

Key takeaways from Michael Wolff’s book on Murdoch, Fox and US politics

Here’s what we’ve learned so far from the eagerly awaited book The Fall: The End of Fox News and the Murdoch Dynasty

The Guardian - US

Amir Khan was never dull – but will he ever be truly loved?

Khan’s autobiography, Fight For Your Life, covers the boxer’s rapid rise to fame during the Athens Olympics, his world-title wins, and numerous personal controversies

The Independent UK

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The Variations by Patrick Langley review – hearing the voices of the dead

There’s a Nabokovian intrigue to this thrilling tale of a composer and her grandson with the same mysterious gift

The National (Scotland)

What makes Scottish architecture Scottish? New book aims to answer question

AN architectural historian has released a new book tracing the history of Scottish architecture ...

The Independent UK

Cassidy Hutchinson claims Rudy Giuliani sexually assaulted her on Jan 6 in new book

‘I fight against the tension in my muscles and recoil from Rudy’s grip … filled with rage, I storm through the tent, on yet another quest for Mark,’ 27-year-old writes

The Hindu

Media should support good aspects of government for its criticism to be valued and respected: Stalin

CM Stalin urges media to support govt schemes, appreciate good work. He calls for safeguarding democracy, secularism, social justice & brotherhood. N. Ram, B. Srinivasan & Kamal Haasan recall close relationship between Karunanidhi & media. CM promises transparency in procurement of books & periodicals for State libraries.

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Māori writing: the struggle continues

Te reo Māori is thriving, and there are more books by Māori authors, but what about the quality?

The Guardian - US

Texas teacher fired for showing Anne Frank graphic novel to eighth-graders

Move comes as education laws restricting teaching of race, sexuality and other topics are being implemented across the US

The Independent UK

Charles gives Macron Voltaire collection to mark first state visit

In return, the president gave the King a golden coin featuring Charles’s portrait.

The Independent UK

Bombshell new book claims Rupert Murdoch often wishes Trump was dead

‘Trump’s death became a Murdoch theme: ‘We would all be better off …?’ ‘This would all be solved if …’ ‘How could he still be alive, how could he?’ Michael Wolff writes

Evening Standard

The Lesson movie review: like many an undergrad, this film isn’t as enchantingly clever as it thinks it is

Daryl McCormack just about holds up this self-important thriller

The Guardian - US

Ex-Trump aide Cassidy Hutchinson claims Rudy Giuliani groped her on January 6

Exclusive: in a new book, Hutchinson describes incident in which the former New York mayor put his hand ‘under my blazer, then my skirt’

Evening Standard

OPINION - My midlife sex romp made media waves and shows that Britain is still ageist

Motherhood, career, money, debt, drugs, miscarriage, abortion, rape, frequenting gay clubs in the hope of meeting “the one”, I’ve written a book about womanhood in all its messy, chaotic glory. Spending several months writing my first (and last) no-holds-barred memoir in bed, it’s jam-packed with brilliant advice, even if I…

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