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Paul Gascoigne gives emotional health update as he admits ‘I just get miserable’

Despite saying life is good, the former footballer admits he still faces emotional lows and the constant pull of addiction

Evening Standard

Hamnet review: Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley enthral in Shakespeare tearjerker

4/5 Chloé Zhao’s clever adaptation grounds the Bard’s backstory in love, loss and the natural world

Evening Standard

George RR Martin speaks out on ‘controversial’ Winds of Winter delay

‘I’ve always had trouble with deadlines and I don’t feel happy breaching contracts,’ writer admits

The Independent UK

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A vampire novel that smells of garlic? Well, if it gets people reading …

The limited editions of Jennifer L Armentrout’s latest fantasy novel come with Hellmann’s aoli-imbued ink, in a coffin-shaped presentation box. It’s a no-brainer, writes Carys Afoko

The Guardian - UK

Pick a Colour by Souvankham Thammavongsa review – behind the scenes at the nail salon

This impressive novel shows how war, colonialism and migration play out in a small room where everyone’s name tag says Susan

The Guardian - UK

‘A hunger for wild, physical sensation’: Alan Hollinghurst on painter and writer Denton Welch who died tragically young

When the young painter was left severely injured after being knocked off his bike, he began to write – with astonishing vividness. As his paintings go on show, novelist Alan Hollinghurst celebrates this fierce talent

The Guardian - UK

Bari Weiss’s ascent at CBS News was 50 years in the making

A half-century ago, CBS’s own president was boasting of his support for an antidemocratic political project. Our new book uses never-before-reported documents to tell the story of a scheme to undermine accountability journalism

The Guardian - US

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The Kamala-Gavin rivalry is building to a possible 2028 showdown

Their public niceties cloud a longtime, behind-the-scenes tension that's beginning to surface as both weigh runs for president.

Axios

The story behind the spy stories: show reveals secrets of John le Carré’s craft

How author researched his plots and letters from Alec Guinness feature in Oxford exhibition

The Guardian - UK

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie says she is terrified her sons will ‘join manosphere’

Nigerian-American author tells Cheltenham literature festival audience having boys made her ‘worry more’

The Guardian - UK

Peter James says Queen inspired him to set new crime novel at Buckingham Palace

The writer has depicted the Queen in his latest Detective Superintendent Roy Grace thriller.

Evening Standard

Queen pays tribute to Dame Jilly Cooper at literary festival

Camilla quoted the ‘queen of the bonkbuster’ who has died aged 88.

Evening Standard

Duchess Sophie is the 'older sister Kate never had' and part of her 'private support network'

According to royal author Ingrid Seward the two royals have probably had a close bond from the start - and it's only got stronger

Woman & Home

Thomas Pynchon’s whodunnit is painfully plotless

I couldn’t read it — and trust me, I tried. There are sentences here that go on for half a page and still go nowhere

Evening Standard

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Where Music Meets The Word: The Creative World of Wendy Isaac Bergin

Wendy remains devoted to exploring the harmony between creativity and faith. Her next novel, the third in The Threshold of Eden series, is already in progress and is expected to reach readers in the coming years.

The Independent UK

Nationwide supplier that sold books to libraries for community use closes down after 200 years

Library book distributor Baker & Taylor reportely started laying off 520 employees without providing severance this week after a failed ReaderLink deal

The Guardian - UK

Colm Tóibín: Why I set up a press to publish Nobel winner László Krasznahorkai

The Irish novelist discovered the Hungarian writer two decades ago, and was excited by the verbal pyrotechnics of a rule-breaking storyteller

The Guardian - UK

What the late Jilly Cooper meant to us

Letters: Caroline Cole reveals why she called her first daughter Harriet. Plus letters from Bob Kentridge and Jean Holmes

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Heather Rose: ‘My ancestors escaped the French Revolution – that really got me, even as a child’

The Tasmanian author reflects on the dramatic family stories that have shaped her new novel, on a reviving bushwalk to her favourite tree

International Business Times UK

'The Winds of Winter' Target Release Dates: George R.R. Martin's Full List of Broken Promises Spanning a Decade

George RR Martin's 'The Winds of Winter' has missed every self-imposed deadline since 2011. Here's the full timeline of his broken promises and shifting release targets over the past decade.

The Guardian - UK

‘Very significant’ Jack Kerouac story discovered after mafia boss auction

Exclusive: Two-page 1957 manuscript signed by author linked to his classic of beat literature On the Road

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J.K. Rowling Brutally Mocks Harry Potter Event Organizers Over Apology To Transgender Community

J.K. Rowling shared a screenshot of the Vancouver Park Board’s statement revealing that it had publicly disavowed her over her transphobic views.

The Guardian - UK

Natalie Haynes: ‘I’ll never read anything by a Brontë again’

The author and comedian on the immortal lines of Snoopy, discovering the heart of Homer’s Iliad and her culinary comfort read

The Guardian - UK

A book is being marketed with mayo-scented ink. Jealous? Me?

With the rise of TikTok and two-tier marketing budgets, something’s off in the world of publishing (and it’s not just the aroma), says author David Barnett

Evening Standard

What are the odds Donald Trump will win the Nobel Peace Prize? How prestigious award could be decided

The United States president is currently the bookies’ favourite to be the next laureate after Israel and Hamas agreed to his Gaza peace plan two years after the October 7 massacre

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