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These books are some of the most challenged in the US. Here’s how to buy them

As book banning efforts reach an all-time high in the US, Clémence Michallon rounds up 20 of the country’s most challenged books

The Independent UK

The book ban surge gripping America’s schools and libraries

A nationwide surge in restrictions against library materials under the auspices of a “parental rights” campaign runs parallel to legislation targeting LGBT+ people and honest discussions of race and racism, sowing chaos for educators and chilling speech in schools across the US. Richard Hall and Alex Woodward report

The Independent UK

Calls to ban books hit highest level ever recorded in the US

Demands to censor, most often for gender themes or sexual detail, rose 38% year on year in 2022, with Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe being last year’s ‘most challenged’ title

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Letter from King Charles to be included in new Trump book, report says

Letters to Trump reportedly contains 150 messages from key figures also including Queen Elizabeth and Ronald Reagan

The Guardian - US

OUP to publish a special Bible for King Charles III's coronation ceremony

Ahead of UK's King Charles III's coronation ceremony, which will take place at Westminster Abbey on 6th May this year, news is that Oxford University Press (OUP) has been commissioned by the Archbishop of Canterbury to produce The Coronation Bible. As per reports, the Coronation Bible will play an important…

The Times of India

'Adelaide' Is Our May Book Club Pick

Read an excerpt from Genevieve Wheeler's debut novel, here, then dive in with us throughout the month.

Marie Claire

Meals and deals: five biggest trends from London book fair 2023

There was lots to digest at the publishing fair, including cookery books from social media stars, a climate change book from London mayor Sadiq Khan, and some big debut novels to look forward to

The Guardian - UK

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Prince William and Prince Harry's Relationship Is Still at "Rock Bottom" Ahead of Coronation, Royal Expert Claims

Oh no.

Marie Claire

Kate Saunders obituary

Prize-winning novelist who won the Costa award for Five Children on the Western Front and whose Belfry Witches stories were adapted for TV

The Guardian - UK

The big idea: can writing make you healthier?

Research supports the benefits of ‘expressive writing’ – but what makes it so cathartic?

The Guardian - UK

Civil service chief ‘accused Boris Johnson of lying’ over Partygate

Simon Case said he struggled to ‘stand up to prime minister who lies’, new book reveals

The Independent UK

'Gender Queer' tops library group's list of challenged books

A new report says books with LGBTQ+ themes remain the most complained about at public schools and libraries around the country

The Independent UK

Work-Life Balance by Aisha Franz review – richly comic takedown of the wellness industry

This well-aimed tale of a self-obsessed therapist and her angsty clients nails the neuroticism of the digital age and its snake-oil remedies

The Guardian - UK

Trump to publish letters from King Charles without permission in book revealing Putin friendship

‘Letters to Trump’ also includes private correspondence with former presidents including Barack Obama, George W Bush and Richard Nixon

The Independent UK

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‘Market rules should benefit the majority of the citizenry’: historians Naomi Oreskes and Erik M Conway

In their new book, The Big Myth, the authors document the rise of ‘market fundamentalism’ and Americans’ relationship with government regulations

The Hindu

Book review of Boria Majumdar’s ‘Sachin @50: celebrating a maestro’

Sachin Tendulkar, who turns 50 on April 24, remains an eternal favourite especially in the cricketing globe. Read the book review of ‘Sachin @ 50’ by Boria Majumdar on The Hindu.

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Lawyer for Ben Roberts-Smith details war veteran's five-year fight for diary notes

The war veteran's legal team is fighting for access to diary notes between a journalist and the head of the Afghanistan inquiry.

Cinemablend

Why The Murder Of Roger Ackroyd Needs To Be A Future Agatha Christie Film Adaptation

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd is one of Agatha Christie's best novels. So, it could become one of the great Agatha Christie movies. Let me explain.

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The Times of India

On World Book Day 2023, publisher Penguin India begins their #FictionAddiction initiative

On World Book and Copyright Day today, publisher Penguin Random House India announced their new nationwide initiative called #FictionAddiction, which aims to inspire people to read fiction.

The Guardian - UK

Donald Hinds obituary

Writer, teacher and historian whose book Journey to an Illusion provided an insight into the lives of postwar Black immigrants

The Independent UK

King Charles breakfast habit debunked by former royal butler: ‘It doesn’t make sense’

Grant Harrold worked for the royal family from 2004 to 2011

The Times of India

Bureaucrat Ashish Kundra’s new book ‘A Resurgent Northeast: Narratives of Change’ launched in New Delhi

Author, IAS officer, and senior bureaucrat Ashish Kundra's new book on the history of Northeast India and its people, ‘A Resurgent Northeast: Narratives of Change’, was released on April 21, 2023, at an event in New Delhi. The book was launched in the presence of Kiren Rijiju- Union Minister of…

The Guardian - UK

No Love Lost: The Selected Novellas of Rachel Ingalls review – short, strange, superb

The author of Mrs Caliban is revealed as a mistress of macabre and mysterious short fiction in this addictive new collection

Salon

Judy Blume is "furious" over book bans

Salon spoke to filmmakers of Prime Video's doc about the beloved children's author who's no stranger to controversy

The Guardian - UK

How to Build a Boat by Elaine Feeney review – secret shame and practical woodwork

The writer’s impressionistic second novel follows a pupil and teacher as they navigate the social codes of rural Ireland

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