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The Three Graces by Amanda Craig review – trouble in paradise

The novelist’s comedy of manners about three friends’ retirement in Tuscany is an enjoyable, incident-packed study of ageing, poverty and discrimination

The Guardian - UK

42 Years Ago, 'Dune' Went Off The Rails — And Became More Subversive Than Ever

In May, 1981, Frank Herbert's novel 'God Emperor of Dune,' dropped and changed the 'Dune' series forever.

Inverse

'Naam, Namak, Nishan': Quiz book on Indian Armed Forces to release on Monday

The mystery surrounding the forces is compounded by the often inaccurate portrayal in media and the dense academic tone of the books that deal with them.

The Hindu

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The Swimmer: The Wild Life of Roger Deakin by Patrick Barkham review – straight in at the deep end

Barkham conjures the life of the wild swimming champion and author of Waterlog in a bravura act of creative memoir

The Guardian - UK

Death in Sardinia: A murder mystery

An American heiress and pioneer researcher died mysteriously in 1914 — and her great book on Sardinia was lost

Salon

The Scent of Flowers at Night by Leïla Slimani review – a writer’s lot

The French-Moroccan author’s slightly precious meditation on literary creation is strongest when examining its limitations and reflecting on her own childhood

The Guardian - UK

Martin Amis: A prolific writer who cast a caustic eye on society

His dark and wry dissections of modern culture redefined British literature in the 1980s

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The tide has turned on beauty fillers, but don’t assume ‘natural’ is in

A cosmetic procedure to reverse fillers is just the latest dark twist in the judging and shaming beauty industry

The Guardian - UK

The big picture: Nobuyoshi Araki captures a dreamy boat trip

The Japanese photographer’s portrait of his wife and muse, Aoki Yoko, captures a startlingly intimate moment early in their relationship

The Guardian - UK

‘How Britain Broke The World' demands we take a closer look at the UK's history

ONCE in a while, a book comes along that demands a closer look. How Britain Broke The World is such a volume. Written by Arthur Snell – who wants…

The National (Scotland)

The Hebridean Baker to star at 'largest gathering of clans in the world'

THE Hebridean Baker’s recipe for success is continuing with his appointment as author-in-residence at the largest gathering of Scottish clans in…

The National (Scotland)

Deborah Levy unspools the pandemic experience in August Blue

DEBORAH Levy majors in that mood indigo. You ain’t been blue as Elsa M Anderson, the central character of her new novel. Elsa wakes up one morning…

The National (Scotland)

Being spied on by NHS is truly sinister with echoes of George Orwell's 1984

Can a public body sink any lower? Who else are they monitoring? The families of other children who died or became seriously ill and whose relatives have been brave enough to come forward to the Scottish hospitals inquiry?

Daily Record

American Born Chinese Author Shares Why He Was ‘Resistant’ Of A TV Adaptation For A Decade

American Born Chinese writer Gene Luen Yang and series producer Melvin Mar talk to CinemaBlend about getting Disney+ series off the ground.

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Author Markus Zusak knocked back Hollywood to make The Messenger TV series in Australia

The bestselling writer says he was offered "good money" to turn his novel The Messenger into a film or TV series in the US. But he decided it should be made in Australia.

Salon

"Pasta Man's" top tips for at-home pasta

"[Making pasta] is such an absorbing process . . . many say they find it good to work with their hands to create"

The Hindu

Stream of knowledge

Book of Books is different from any other I had come across. It is a fascinating treasure trove of literary delights with many illustrations, and a guided tour of rare books, manuscripts and historical artefacts in a single collection.

The Guardian - UK

Amis, Hitchens and Larkin: bad behaviour and a messy personal life were once a gift for authors. Not any more

Flaws used to feed their sales but now writers are expected to be saints

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Paul Murray: ‘I just dumped all my sadness into the book’

The Irish novelist on his wife’s response to his darkly comic new book, the ghosts that haunt his country, his love of Thomas Pynchon and distrust of Dickens

Irish Mirror

Socialite claims Prince Harry has contacted divorce lawyers amid Meghan Markle 'marriage problems'

"There have been problems in the marriage supposedly for some time. I mean, I have heard from five totally reliable sources that Harry called in the lawyers some months ago."

The Guardian - UK

How Choose Your Own Adventures helped me win the Booker prize

Sri Lankan author Shehan Karunatilaka on how the gamebooks he grew up with became a literary gateway for curious young readers around the world

The National (Scotland)

Nicola Sturgeon cracks joke about her 'dream' to write a novel

Former first minister

The Guardian - US

‘Deeper than a sexual betrayal’: what happens if your partner doesn’t like your writing?

In Nicole Holofcener’s incisive new comedy You Hurt My Feelings, a horrifying scenario leads to uncomfortable questions

The Guardian - US

The Movement Made Us: true story of family and the civil rights struggle

David Dennis Sr and his son have written a compelling and vitally human tale of the fight for justice and the toll it took

ABC News

Love of paper books continues in digital age for this avid reader with 3,000-plus books in her shed

With a collection of thousands of stories in her shed, Melissa Boyes's passion for paper books is in no danger of withering in the digital age.

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