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Book Review: Brandon Taylor is back with a new campus novel, 'The Late Americans'

Brandon Taylor has written a new campus novel, his third book in as many years

The Independent UK

Man charged after author’s stepdaughter and three dogs killed in car crash

Olivia Riley, 41 from Suffolk, died in the collision at Cheyne Walk in Chelsea, west London

The Independent UK

Escape to the page: An online creative writing retreat with Guardian Masterclasses

Our unmissable creative writing retreat is back for a second year – with fresh content, award-winning novelists, dedicated creative time and a community of fellow writers to help you put pen to paper and write

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Rod Kedward obituary

Historian who brought to light the important role of rural communities in the French resistance during the second world war

The Guardian - UK

Top prosecutor in trial of officer who killed George Floyd writes book recounting case

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison reveals in a new book how worried prosecutors were that a judge would move the trial of former officer Derek Chauvin out of the city where he killed George Floyd

The Independent UK

Guitar hero! Jimi Hendrix saves the universe in a new sci-fi graphic novel, authorized by his sister

Purple Haze is a sci-fi reimagining of the rock star's life

GamesRadar

Ian McEwan pays tribute to a side of Martin Amis few people knew

‘There is a great tenderness about Martin that never really reached public press,’ said McEwan of the late writer

The Independent UK

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Independent bookselling expanded again in 2022, with new and diverse stores opening nationwide

The independent bookselling community continues to grow, with membership in the American Booksellers Association reaching its highest levels in more than 20 years

The Independent UK

Trans history is human history

In 1857, an anonymous author of a short story chronicled life as a trans woman with uncanny clarity and insight

Salon

OPINION - Martin Amis was by far the greatest chronicler of London since Dickens

God, I loved Martin Amis. There’s a video on YouTube that I must have watched a dozen times, where he’s lounging in a library with Clive James, puffing cigarettes and talking books.

Evening Standard

Martin Amis’s difficult relationship with literary London

One of the lesser honours afforded to the celebrated writer Martin Amis, who died at the weekend aged 73, was perennial status in this Diary column.

Evening Standard

‘Cool, tender and sweet Martin Amis was in another world’, Ian McEwan says in tribute

Ian McEwan has paid tribute to fellow author Martin Amis, who died from cancer of the oesophagus at his home in Florida at the weekend

Evening Standard

Kate Middleton treats Prince William 'like a fourth child due to his temper tantrums'

Author Tom Quinn claim s to have spoken with a source who previously worked at Kensington Palace with the Wales' family that told him the royal couple have "terrific rows" and William is "prone to tantrums".

Daily Record

Ian McEwan: Martin Amis seen as ‘Mick Jagger of literature’ but had a tenderness

The author described his late friend as ‘every commissioning editor’s dream’.

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The Times of India

How one of Italy's oldest casinos inspired a book!

Oslo-based Indian writer Atul Koul Randev says he got the idea of his debut book "The Hundred Million Bet" while crossing one of Italy's oldest casinos during a road trip. Brought out by Srishti Publishers, the novel is about money laundering, mafia and crime.

The Guardian - UK

The 2023 International Booker prize shortlist – review

A cautionary Bulgarian tale of nostalgia, an anarchic story set in South Korea and two novels exploring motherhood are among this year’s contenders

Orlando Sentinel

Scott Maxwell: The Florida purge: Whitewashing history, banning books

The headlines are as abundant as they are dystopian:

The Times of India

Jamie Oliver writes his first-ever children's book

Celebrity chef- restaurateur Jamie Oliver is back with a new book this year. However, this time it isn't a recipe book. Instead it a bedtime storybook for kids!

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William Boyd on his friend Martin Amis: ‘He was ferociously intelligent – and very funny’

He saw the world’s cruel absurdities through a comic lens, writes Boyd, who recalls his very first meeting with Amis – and explains why his unmistakable voice will never be forgotten

Tribune News Service

Allison Schrager: Harry and Meghan’s paparazzi chase exposes a fading business

A car chase through a major city; a member of the British royal family pursued by paparazzi desperate for their money shot. Prince Harry and Meghan’s stressful experience trying to escape photographers Tuesday night in New York City felt all too familiar. It immediately drew comparisons to the tragic car…

The Guardian - UK

‘Damn, that fool can write’: how Martin Amis made everyone up their game

He exploded into the tweedy world of literature, a young, pouting and outrageously brash crusader for prose. Our writer remembers her encounters with the novelist, whose smarts and chutzpah confounded his peers

The Conversation

The great beauty of art is its absence of certainty

It can be surprising when things are not what they seem. Take books, for example.

The Guardian - UK

‘Stylist extraordinaire’: worlds of literature and politics pay tribute to Martin Amis

Fellow writers including Salman Rushdie express their admiration for British novelist who has died aged 73

Salon

How to eat like a Vermont farmer

Cookbook author Tracey Medeiros talks about Vermont's unique foodways and shares farm-fresh recipes

Chronicle Live

Gateshead author hopes to inspire visitors to Northumberland Coast with third 'Seahouses Mystery'

Salt Girl is Katherine Graham's third mystery set in the coastal Northumberland village of Seahouses

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