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All My Precious Madness by Mark Bowles review – a deliciously sweary, prize-winning monologue

The actor Paul Hilton brilliantly inhabits the character of a ranting working-class academic in this debut novel

The Guardian - UK

Chosen Family by Madeleine Gray review – a vibrant ode to best friends and queer loves

The author of Green Dot returns with a masterful tale of unconventional friendship and family

The Guardian - AU

My son is a voracious reader, but he judges books by their covers. How can I help him see past them?

When you make art proof of virtue, you can make it feel like a drag, advice columnist Eleanor Gordon-Smith writes. Instead, encourage him to develop his own sensibility

The Guardian - AU

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The best memoirs and biographies of 2025

Anthony Hopkins and Kathy Burke on acting, Jacinda Ardern and Nicola Sturgeon on politics, plus Margaret Atwood on a life well lived

The Guardian - UK

Defamation Lawsuit Over Peacock TV Docuseries "Paul T. Goldman" (Based on Book "Duplicity: A True Story of Crime and Deceit") Can Go Forward

From Doe v. Finkelman, decided yesterday by the Florida Court of Appeal by Judge Spencer Levine, joined by Judges Cory… The post Defamation Lawsuit Over Peacock TV Docuseries "Paul T. Goldman" (Based on Book "Duplicity: A True Story of Crime and Deceit") Can Go Forward appeared first on Reason.com.

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Five of the best young adult books of 2025

LGBTQ+ activism, online alter egos, feminist trailblazers and more

The Guardian - UK

Stranger Things Season 5's Holly Wheeler: All About The Book She's Reading And Significance To The Story

Holly Wheeler's book in Stranger Things Season 5 reveals major clues about Vecna, the Upside Down and the season's direction. Here's what the novel really means.

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The five best romance books of 2025

A tricky age gap, a dose of wedding day drama, literary love affairs, office rivals and the sexy side of Brexit

The Guardian - UK

I called my recipe book Sabzi – vegetables. But the name was trademarked. And my legal ordeal began

The granting of patents and trademarks to foods and words from the global south is part of a long colonial grab. It’s time to realise we share what we cook, and what we call it

The Guardian - UK

The Abandons review – There is no excuse for this Netflix western to be this bad

2/5 Gillian Anderson and Lena Headey star as matriarchs locked in an increasingly bloody rivalry in this 1850s-set drama that lacks emotional depth

The Independent UK

'Percy Jackson And The Olympians' Season 2 Review: Disney's Big Fantasy Franchise Is Here To Stay

If Season 1 was an experiment, Season 2 is the proof: Percy Jackson is Disney's Harry Potter.

Inverse

Author horrified toddler taboo book seen as pedophilic

A Christian charity executive was shocked her book Daddy's Little Toy about an adult role-playing as a toddler was seen as pedophilic, a court has been told.

AAP

Leonardo DiCaprio Breaks Silence On Joining Heat 2, And I Like His Take On How It Compares To The OG Film

I'm excited for this movie.

Cinemablend

Former king speaks for first time about accidentally killing his brother 70 years ago

Juan Carlos I’s memoir paints a different picture to an official statement released at the time

The Independent UK

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BBC to air series about early days of The Beatles

Hamburg Days is based on the book of the same name and follows the transformation of a group of teenagers into one of the world’s biggest bands.

The Guardian - AU

Helen Garner says State Library of Victoria turned into ‘party central’, with planned job cuts to ‘bring disgrace’ on Melbourne

Acclaimed author ‘sick’ about 171-year-old institution’s proposed restructure as hundreds of writers sign open letter in protest

The Guardian - UK

Mr Men and Little Miss feature film in the works from Paddington producers

David Heyman has joined the French media company StudioCanal with plans to bring one of the bestselling children’s book series of all time to the screen

Marie Claire

Spotify’s 2025 Wrapped Reveals The Memoirs You’ve Most Loved This Year

Spotify’s 2025 Wrapped is in, and listeners can’t get enough of memoirs that cut straight to the bone—in the top 10 this year is 'I’m Glad My Mom Died', proving that brutally honest stories are the ones we can’t put down.

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International Business Times UK

The Winds of Winter Delay: George R.R. Martin Had Time to Work On Four Shows But Can't Finish His Book

George R.R. Martin hasn't finished The Winds of Winter but has produced four TV shows. Learn the shocking details about the 15-year delay, his 'gardener' writing style, and how HBO's new projects keep him from the final book.

The Guardian - UK

Illustrating the ‘postcolonial experience’: 40 years of Peepal Tree Press

As the publisher celebrates an important milestone, we chart its journey from an ‘expensive hobby’ to an international household name

The Independent UK

Children’s literary giants join forces for new Christmas tale

New story will feature in next week’s edition of The Big Issue

Cinemablend

Wicked Writer Confirmed Plans For A Glinda Prequel, And I’ve Got Mixed Feelings

My feelings are confusifying.

Evening Standard

Lord Of The Rings author JRR Tolkien’s desk up for auction

Tolkien used the desk during his tenure as Merton professor of English language and literature at Oxford between 1945 and 1959.

The Guardian - US

Publisher condemns ‘violent’ use of Franklin the Turtle after Hegseth’s boat strike post

US defense secretary posted meme depicting beloved children’s character aiming rocket launcher at set of boats

The Independent UK

10 notable books of 2025: A posthumous memoir about Epstein, 'Hunger Games' and reliving 2024

The publishing world's notable releases this year included a new “Hunger Games” novel and a book by Thomas Pynchon

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