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A Postpartum Page-Turner

Austin author Szilvia Molnar's memoir-esque novel about motherhood, The Nursery, is both engaging—and disturbing.

Texas Observer

I'm an educator and grandson of Holocaust survivors, and I see public schools failing to give students the historical knowledge they need to keep our democracy strong

The Florida Department of Education announced on April 10, 2023, that it had rejected 35% of the social studies books publishers submitted for approval and use in the state’s public schools. The move was based on a determination the books contain references to social justice issues “and other information” not…

The Conversation

Black and Bold Queens is a new children's book celebrating women in Ghana's history

A new children’s book, Black and Bold Queens: Women in Ghana’s History explores the lives of 16 notable female pioneers and leaders in the West African country, with a strong focus on the independence period of the 1950s and 1960s. It was written by Dr Nikitta Dede Adjirakor, a writer…

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Before and after the Nakba: Palestinian literature of resistance and love for a lost homeland

When a society experiences oppression and trauma, literature helps its people by giving them a voice and reinforcing their identity. It gives the trauma those people have suffered a universal resonance. So it is for Palestinians, whose literature – particularly that of resistance – plays this role. Indeed, Palestinian writers…

The Conversation

'I gave my son a made up fantasy name - everyone says it's stupid but I love it'

A dad has been slammed for 'pushing his passions' on to his son by naming him after Romeo and Juliet and The Lord of the Rings characters - and not considering how it could make him a target for bullying

Daily Mirror

Lori Vallow had two alleged accomplices in her children’s murders. One will never face justice

Alex Cox can never be brought to justice as he dropped dead as the net closed in on the doomsday cult killings. So was he an equal co-conspirator or was he – as he feared – Lori Vallow and Chad Daybell’s ‘fall guy’? Rachel Sharp reports

The Independent UK

Matilda child star Mara Wilson opens up about being sexualised aged 12: ‘I saw things that I couldn’t unsee’

Actor said she regretted Googling herself as a child

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The Happy Couple by Naoise Dolan review – less love triangle, more sex pentangle

The Irish writer’s follow up to Exciting Times is amusing and sympathetic about romantic fickleness – if not as spiky as her hit debut

The Guardian - UK

'The Vow' did not win 2014 independence vote for the Union, academics argue

A BOOK by a team of political academics aims to dispel “myths” about the 2014 independence referendum, including the importance of “The…

The National (Scotland)

‘This is not a small issue’: the devastating plight of LGBTQ asylum seekers

A new book highlights both the horror and hope of LGBTQ people from around the world who have sought asylum that has often saved their lives

The Guardian - US

US supreme court pursuing rightwing agenda via ‘shadow docket’, book says

Steve Vladeck says conservative majority is bypassing public scrutiny with unsigned orders on religion, abortion and more

The Guardian - US

Mem Fox book Guess What? banned in Florida county under Ron DeSantis bill

Agent for bestselling Australian children’s author says she has ‘nothing to say’ about the ban and Duval county ‘is not important’

The Guardian - AU

Following Book Club's 50 Shades Of Grey Connection Was A Real Challenge For The Next Chapter's Writer

The writer of Book Club: The Next Cahpter opened up about how it was challenging to follow 50 Shades of Grey

Cinemablend

King’s life just won’t stay in the past

New book by Chicago writer Jonathan Eig resonates as the Right wages a “War on Woke.”

Chicago Sun-Times

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The Guardian - UK

Chrysalis by Anna Metcalfe review – the desire to inspire

A damaged woman turns herself into a wellness influencer in a savvy debut novel relayed from three perspectives

The Guardian - UK

‘I miss the sex’: Why are the sexual needs of the bereaved still a taboo?

A woman mourning the loss of her husband was advised to take up gardening, another was told to get a dog… But intimacy and desire among grieving people is something we all need to know about, writes Kat Lister

The Guardian - UK

Around the World in 80 Days review – a stately adventure

This engaging production makes the most of a small cast and minimal staging, but needs more urgency early on

The Guardian - UK

Does Rishi Sunak really love reading Jilly Cooper – and what does that say about him?

The racy novels hit on a winning formula: our fascination with the intimate lives of the wealthy

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Bruno Schulz: An Artist, A Murder, and the Hijacking of History review – an extraordinary mind and a cruel death

Benjamin Balint’s biography of ‘writer’s writer’ Bruno Schulz conjures the fascinating life and afterlife of a genre-defying author and artist

The Conversation

Fear and loathing in South Africa: book examines how anxiety plays out in everyday life

Social scientists have shown how freedom in South Africa has lost its meaning for many in the country. Despondency about democracy is on the rise as the promise of prosperity under a caring government continues to ring hollow for many, thanks to poor governance, corruption and incompetence. Nicky Falkof is…

The Guardian - US

Homegrown review: Timothy McVeigh and the rise of the Trumpist threat

Jeffrey Toobin has written a brilliant, chilling book on the Oklahoma City bombing and the rise of Republican extremism

Daily Mirror

Anne Nolan reveals rift with her sisters was biggest 'betrayal' and tore family apart

Anne Nolan describes in her new book how the rift with her siblings tore the family apart and says her “stomach dropped” when she was excluded from a family tour, named I’m In The Mood Again in reference to their hit I’m In The Mood For Dancing

Cinemablend

Mike Flanagan's The Life Of Chuck: What We Know About The Stephen King Adaptation

Mike Flanagan's third Stephen King adaptation is in the works, with Mark Hamill and Tom Hiddleston set to star.

The Guardian - UK

Ottessa Moshfegh: ‘I’m not brainstorming ways to freak people out’

The acclaimed author on her post-Covid novel Lapvona, the influence of Ingmar Bergman and the Brothers Grimm, and the draw of England in the 90s for her next book

The Hindu

Art education textbooks for school students crying for public attention

A series of textbooks that seeks to enrich the learning experience of school students under the Kerala State syllabus through art education is yet to gain the intended traction.

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