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Jim Powell obituary

Other lives: Writer and historian whose success as a novelist began when he was 61

The Guardian - UK

'Ripe' Is Our August Book Club Pick

Read an excerpt of Sarah Rose Etter's new novel, here, then dive in with us throughout the month.

Marie Claire

Miles Franklin 2023: a guide to the shortlist of Australia’s biggest literary prize

Six authors are in the running for Australia’s most prestigious book award, which will be announced on Tuesday. Here’s your primer

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‘It’s some sort of cosmic joke’: Tracy Sorensen wrote a book about surviving cancer. Now it has returned

Sorensen’s new novel The Vitals is narrated by her own organs during her cancer treatment a decade ago. But as she prepared to promote it, she found herself ‘back in cancer land’

The Guardian - AU

Zorian Cross's debut novel 'The Yogi Witch: Bloodlines and Legacies' launched in Delhi

Recently at Depot 48 in Delhi, we learnt about the magical side of reality during a fascinating talk between Zorian Cross and Sumiran Annamaria Kashyap at the launch of the former's debut novel 'The Yogi Witch: Bloodlines and Legacies'.

The Times of India

OPINION - Sadiq Khan’s ‘Say Maate’ campaign is part of an ugly war on human exchange

THERE’s been a dusty response so far to “Say Maate!”, the Mayor’s exciting new initiative to stamp out sexism in public spaces. The gist is that when a bloke catches his friend saying something off-colour to a woman, he reprimands him with a reproachful “Maate!”. The friend, abashed, sinks into…

Evening Standard

Freddie Forsyth compares Met Police to ‘Stasi hounding an old codger’ in speed fine row

The Day of the Jackal writer has been hauled before a court after an administrative error — which he insists the Met is to blame for

Evening Standard

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'Good Omens' Season 2 Goes Beyond The Source Material: "We Knew There Was More Story"

Stars David Tennant and Michael Sheen talk about their ineffable chemistry, Easter eggs, and 'Doctor Who.'

Inverse

Though the Bodies Fall by Noel O’Regan review – eloquent tale of trauma and absence

An unflinching debut novel set in west Ireland explores the pull of place and duty

The Guardian - UK

Kit by Megan Barker review – roads not taken

This bittersweet debut fuses prose and poetry as a narrator struggles with a troubled friend and her own life of lost freedoms

The Guardian - UK

Cheri Pies death: Author of ‘pioneering’ lesbian parenting handbook dies of cancer at 73

Cheri Pies broke new ground for gay mothers when she published ‘Considering Parenthood: A Workbook for Lesbians’ in 1985

The Independent UK

I can't imagine anybody would come out of On The Beach and not hold their loved ones just that little bit closer

Review: On The Beach, directed by Kip Williams.

The Conversation

Book detailing golu arrangements with ‘Gowri Dolls’ released

Kalpakam Srinivasamurti, a Gopalapuram resident, released her bilingual book "Kalpakam's Golu with Gowri Dolls" on Sunday. The book documents her use of 2-ft wooden dolls from Mysuru to arrange thematic golus for Navarathri. Mrs. Srinivasamurti thanked Chandra Sankar of Kalamkriya for publishing the book and industrialist R.T. Chari for arranging…

The Hindu

Queen guitarist and astrophysicist Brian May to release 3D atlas of asteroid

The rocker astrophysicist is co-author of a three-dimensional atlas of Bennu, an asteroid explored by the Osiris-Rex probe in 2020

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The National (Scotland)

Scotland's most-loved comic undergoes major modern transformation

One of Scotland’s longest running comics has undergone a transformation in hope of being more representative.

The Independent UK

Firm behind Roald Dahl’s modern rewrite transforms Britain’s most-loved comic

Inclusive Minds, who helped remove ‘offensive’ material from the Roald Dahl novels, have played a role in the transformation of The Beano.

The Guardian - UK

The Trackers by Charles Frazier review – on the run in Depression-era US

An implausible tale of a painter turned detective does little to free the novelist from the shadow of Cold Mountain

The Guardian - UK

I travelled across America to discover my mother’s secrets – and instead found that I have my own

My journey into the world showed me that adventures are for me too

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Thunderclap by Laura Cumming review – a visionary examination of Dutch golden age art

With time-stopping attention to detail, the Observer’s art critic searches for redemption in the rubble of the catastrophic Delft explosion of 1654 – to miraculous effect

The Guardian - UK

Terrorist Anders Breivik’s manifesto was listed for sale on Waterstones website

Bookseller removes anti-Muslim document by extremist who killed 77 people in Norway, after discovery by investigators

The National (Scotland)

Greg Moodie's Cool Scots: The wonderful Ancell Stronach

IT’S hardly news that artists are prone to eccentricity, and indeed, I myself am no stranger to peculiar behaviour.

The Guardian - AU

On the Beach review – an achingly beautiful depiction of the end of the world

The Picture of Dorian Gray director Kip Williams has taken a more simple approach with Nevil Shute’s novel and the result is stirring and sad

The Guardian - AU

‘A homemade avant garde of one’: why is Gerald Murnane revered abroad but divisive in Australia?

He is without question the most original and significant Australian author of the last 50 years – no doubt this will be hotly contested

The Guardian - UK

JO Morgan: ‘I think I do books that may sound strange’

The prize-winning poet and novelist on writing and book binding, his wariness of new technology and why literature is the ultimate immersive experience

The Guardian - US

California school board adopts LGBTQ+ curriculum after Newsom’s $1.5m threat

Temecula Valley district had previously rejected the material due to its inclusion of gay rights activist and politician Harvey Milk

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