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Choose Irvine Welsh: new documentary explores the life of Scotland's 'urban Shakespeare'

On August 23, Scottish novelist Irvine Welsh’s beloved Edinburgh football team, Hibs, went head-to-head with Aston Villa in the Europa League. But they were also competing for attention with the world premiere of Choose Irvine Welsh, a documentary by filmmaker Ian Jefferies about the life, writing and cultural impact of…

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Book Review: Millie Bobby Brown of 'Stranger Things' weaves a romance novel into a WWII disaster

Millie Bobby Brown, best known as the actor who plays the character Eleven on hit TV show “Stranger Things,” has written a romance novel set during London in World War II

The Independent UK

School libraries are an ally to students needing an escape. We can’t let them vanish

Shortfalls in funding are causing these precious places to close across Australia – and children are falling behind as a result

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‘Experiences of all walks of life must reflect in literature’

Vikram Visaji, Dean of School of Humanities and Languages at Central University of Karnataka, believes experiences of all walks of life should be reflected in literature to keep language growing. At an interaction on Satish Chapparike's novel, Ghandruk, in Kalaburagi, Mr. Visaji said it captures the conflict between corporate world's…

The Hindu

‘Most writers are engaged in speaking about the dangers created by the global military industrial complex’

Satish Chapparike's novel Ghandruk is multi-dimensional, exploring themes such as love, longing, infidelity, LGBTQ, geo-politics, corporate culture and family values. At a meet-the-author event, Chapparike discussed the dangers of the global military industrial complex and how it supports unending rule of despots. He argued that religion should preach equality, love…

The Hindu

‘You’re welcome’: Dawn French playfully accuses Richard Osman of ‘imitating’ her book cover

Former ‘Pointless’ star Osman has since responded to ‘Vicar of Dibley’ actor’s claim

The Independent UK

‘This family is being devoured’: Lemn Sissay on why Kafka’s Metamorphosis is a tale for our times

The poet has teamed up with Frantic Assembly to bring the novella, about a man who turns into an insect, to the stage. He explains why this story of family meltdown is all about modern life

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Absolutely & Forever by Rose Tremain review – high style and bittersweet yearning

Set in the England of the 1950s and 60s, this short but brilliant novel about life and thwarted love is nothing short of magical

The Guardian - UK

‘Obama’s education legacy needs to be questioned’: the scholar fighting for reparations for Black students

Bettina Love believes decades of victimization, brutalization and belittlement of Black students by the US education system should be rectified with $2tn in reparations

The Guardian - US

A brief note on Māori literature, 2023

The capital of New Zealand writing is set to be Rotorua, as host of the 2023 Māori Writers Festival

Newsroom.co.nz

Cord Jefferson's insightful satire of race and media, 'American Fiction,' lights up TIFF

Few films have broken out like Cord Jefferson's “American Fiction” has at the Toronto International Film Festival."

The Independent UK

Former PM Liz Truss to share ‘lessons’ from government in her new book

Liz Truss is writing a book about her 49 days as prime minister and says she will “share the lessons” she learned from her time in government.

Evening Standard

What is Nudge Theory? Why This 15-Year-Old Idea is Still Controversial

It’s been 15 years since a particular concept of behavioural science went mainstream. But does it actually work as expected, or was data cherry-picked?

Inverse

Richard Osman reveals he was rejected by MI6: ‘If I have a secret, I tell everybody’

‘I would have been terrible,’ says author

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Single minded: people with public lives on the pleasures of solitude

Joe Lycett likes to get into nature, chef Ravinder Bhogal strolls around her local area, Kirsty Wark heads for a Scottish loch… Nine famous faces reveal how they like to spend time when they’re on their own

The Guardian - UK

Beasts of England by Adam Biles review – timely successor to Animal Farm

Set in a petting zoo, this political fable for post-Brexit times is a stark portrait of an isolated, bankrupted community

Salon

Stephen King's "Christine" turns 40

Hosts of "The Losers' Club: A Stephen King Podcast" and "Don't Push Pause" help plead a case for this chaotic film

The Guardian - UK

His friend’s murder rocked Hua Hsu’s life – and made him the person he is today

Twenty-five years after the senseless killing of his friend, the author and journalist finally feels a sense of peace

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Henley Literary Festival 2023 preview: Theresa May, Sebastian Faulks and what else to see

Louis Chilton rounds up some of the highlights of the 10-day festival, including events featuring poets, authors, sportspeople, musicians, journalists and chefs

The Guardian - UK

‘Wife, children, best friend all gone’: Diaries reveal Steinbeck’s darkest year

Many unpublished journals detailing the depression of the American author are up for auction in New York

The Guardian - UK

Met chief ‘dismissed child safety warnings’ in wake of Baby P case, says former detective

Bernadette Murray, who worked in wake of scandal, said her concerns about police database failures were dismissed by Sir Mark Rowley in 2012

Chicago Sun-Times

Printer’s Row Lit Fest brings lovers of the written word together: ‘It’s just inspiration’

The five-block festival features panels on writing and book bans, live music performances and the opportunity to buy books from local authors.

The Hindu

Whose line is it anyway?

Ghost writing offers a chance to embrace anonymity, detach from outcomes, and midwife social change. Rewards are not overwhelming, but fame and opulence are unlikely. Ghost writers can find satisfaction in their work.

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Liz Truss to offer lessons from her time in government in book

Liz Truss has said she wants to “share the lessons” from her time in government as she writes a book recounting her tumultuous 49 days as prime…

The Guardian - UK

Olga Ravn: ‘Learning how to love a child isn’t something that happens in a second’

The Danish author on her new hybrid novel about maternal ambivalence, her debt to Doris Lessing, and attempting to read Freud aged 10

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