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Just because men are in the minority in fiction, it doesn’t mean we should scrap the Women’s Prize

Barbara Kingsolver took home the prestigious award this week for her novel ‘Demon Copperhead’. With women accounting for nearly 80 per cent of book sales across the UK and North America, hasn’t the Women’s Prize already served its purpose? Yes, writes Claire Allfree... but there’s more to it

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Dictatorship? How Hitler, Stalin and Trump show it’s easier than you think

Andrea Chalupa discusses her graphic novel, co-authored with Sarah Kendzior, about authoritarianism and its dangers

The Guardian - US

Intelligence service career informs former MI5 and MI6 man’s novel

David Bickford describes his posting to Berlin in 1979 and says his second book, Katya, draws on his experiences

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When We Were Sisters by Fatimah Asghar review – a poetic tale of familial grief

The emotional journey of three orphaned Muslim American siblings is evoked with heart-rending precision

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Sleeping with the Ancestors review: slavery and the fight for Black history

Joseph McGill Jr tells a fascinating, necessary story of his direct engagement with truths many Americans would rather ignore

The Guardian - US

Ian Wright, Anna Wintour and Ian McEwan in King’s first Birthday Honours list

The highest awards went to Vogue editor-in-chief Dame Anna and Booker Prize-winning novelist McEwan, who were made Companions of Honour.

The Independent UK

Late British novelist Martin Amis knighted by King Charles in his first birthday honors list

Martin Amis, one of the most consequential British authors of his generation and who died last month, has been posthumously knighted by King Charles III in his first birthday honors list, which were unveiled late Friday

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King’s Birthday Honours: Literary giant Martin Amis knighted before his death

The author of 13 novels was knighted for his service to literature

Evening Standard

Ian Wright, Anna Wintour and Ian McEwan among those recognised in King’s first Birthday Honours list

TV presenter Davina McCall and actress Vicky McClure also honoured

Evening Standard

Martin Amis, Ian McEwan and Anna Wintour honoured in king’s birthday list

Knighthood for late novelist Amis is dated 18 May as honours cannot be given posthumously

The Guardian - UK

King's first Birthday Honours list includes Anna Wintour and Vicky McClure

Davina McCall, Ian McEwan, Ken Bruce and Ian Wright also made the list

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Ian Wright, Vicky McClure and Davina McCall among famous faces in King's Birthday Honours list

Awards have also been handed out to Vogue editor-in-chief Dame Anna Wintour, Booker Prize-winning novelist Ian McEwan and veteran broadcaster Ken Bruce

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Literary giant Martin Amis given knighthood before death at 73

He was given the honour for services to literature.

The Independent UK

Sir Ben Okri: Being honoured means helping the human race to be more civilised

The Nigerian-born writer has been made Knight Bachelor in the King’s birthday honours for services to literature.

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Prisoners ‘turn lives around’ by reading behind bars, volunteer made OBE says

Jenny Hartley and Sarah Turvey founded Prison Reading Groups (PRG), which sets up book sessions for inmates.

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Tom Hanks delights fans in Dalkey as crowds gather to see actor as part of book festival

The Hollywood star addressed the event to discuss his debut novel 'The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece'

Daily Mirror

'I left my pregnant wife on the train - she's furious but I don't understand'

A Redditor who posted about leaving his wife 'accidentally' at a train station to 'carry the last suitcase' was so surprised the internet branded him an 'idiot' he had to pull the post and shut down his account

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Cormac McCarthy's fearless approach to writing

Cormac McCarthy, who died on June 13, 2023, at the age of 89, is often characterized rather narrowly as a Southern writer, or perhaps a Southern Gothic writer.

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‘A man of miracles’: The Road director John Hillcoat on Cormac McCarthy

The film-maker, who is also set to adapt Blood Meridian, reflects on his friendship with the late author, ‘a monumental artistic force’

The Guardian - UK

Barbara Kingsolver: ‘Rural people are so angry they want to blow up the system’

The first author to win the Women’s prize for fiction twice on how Charles Dickens – and rage about the opioid crisis - helped her write ‘the great Appalachian novel’

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Stephen King Gives His Unsealed Stamp Of Approval To A Recent Streaming Series

Stephen King is once again giving his unsealed stamp of approval for a TV show, and this time it's for a recent streaming series.

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Cormac McCarthy: where to begin reading his searing, brutal and unforgettable novels

The novelist Cormac McCarthy was suspicious of punctuation, profoundly interested in violence, respected skill and physical labour, and loved the richness of the English language. He was particularly fond of short, declarative sentences and the word “and”.

Evening Standard

Who is Bear Grylls’ wife? Star appears on Who Do You Think You Are?

The British adventurer has been married to Shara Cannings Knight for over 20 years

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Cormac McCarthy: a powerful writer who beautifully wrote about apocalypse and extinction

Endings, extinctions, last things preoccupied Cormac McCarthy from the start to the recent close of his 60-year career as a writer of fiction and, occasionally, drama for stage or screen. His first novel, The Orchard Keeper (1965), ends with the word “dust”. His final novel, Stella Maris (2022), allows only…

The Independent UK

For novelists of Westerns, Cormac McCarthy transcended — and reinvented — the genre

In his obituaries, Cormac McCarthy has been widely praised as a descendant of William Faulkner and Herman Melville among others, those excavators of the American spirit whose biblically influenced prose raised narratives to tragic and poetic heights

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