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Movie review: 'Marlowe' a tepid take on classic noir

“Marlowe” is an adaptation of the 2014 book “The Black-Eyed Blonde: A Philip Marlowe Novel” by Irish novelist and Booker Award winner John Banville (“Doctor Copernicus”), writing as his pseudonymous other self Benjamin Black. It is a detective story set in 1939 Los Angeles, featuring Raymond Chandler’s immortal modern-day knight…

Boston Herald

Beating up the 'alt- right'

Book review: A new exposé of fringe politics performs an exceptional service but is poorly defined and lacking in evidence

Newsroom.co.nz

The tide is turning on male-dominated non-fiction writing

Letter: The chair of the British Academy book prize, Prof Charles Tripp, responds to the news that the Women’s Prize Trust is launching a new award for non-fiction written by women

The Guardian - UK

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Judge to Trump: Too late to offer DNA to rebut rape claim

A New York federal judge says former President Donald Trump missed his chance to use his DNA to try to prove he didn't rape a longtime magazine advice columnist

The Independent UK

George M. Johnson and Leah Johnson have 7-figure book deal

Two leading young adult authors have a seven-figure book deal to write a pair of novels centered on Black, queer characters

The Independent UK

Amanda Gorman writes children's book 'Something, Someday'

Amanda Gorman’s next literary project is a collaboration with a prize-winning illustrator for a children’s book coming out this fall

The Independent UK

Diana's former butler claims 'nothing was good enough' for Prince Harry

Princess Diana's former butler Paul Burrell has spoken out against Prince Harry's behaviour toward the royal family, saying he needs to take accountability for the stress he has caused them

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John Finnemore to write Cain’s Jawbone murder-mystery sequel

The official follow-up to the 1934 puzzle book, which saw a resurgence thanks to TikTok, is being written by the comedy writer who was one of the few people to solve the original

The Guardian - UK

Oprah chooses Susan Cain's 'Bittersweet' for book club

Oprah Winfrey has chosen Susan Cain’s “Bittersweet” as her new book club pick

The Independent UK

What is the Victoria Cross? Book with war heroes’ autographs sell for £4,500 at auction

‘It is one of the most extraordinary militaria finds we have ever made,’ auctioneer says

Evening Standard

Salman Rushdie’s Victory City review: a storyteller at the height of his powers

Victory City is an epic chronicle of the rise and fall of Vijayanagar (the capital city of the historic southern Indian Vijayanagara empire), which acquires the name “Bisnaga” through ill-fated attempts at pronunciation by a Portuguese traveller.

The Conversation

Thom Browne Channels ‘Little Prince’ in Heartfelt NYFW Show

The beloved novella “The Little Prince” tells us that we see clearly only with our hearts — that what is essential is invisible to the eye. Fair enough. But Thom Browne, in a fashion show channeling the famed 1943 tale, couldn't help but dazzle the eye, too. Those lucky enough…

Asharq Al-Awsat

GOP still seeks to ban books — not guns

It's about control, not protection: Despite Michigan State shooting, Republicans will treat books as more dangerous

Salon

The Oyster Problem review – the struggle to save Flaubert from himself

In historian Orlando Figes’ rather too formal first play, the passionate romantic’s friends try to persuade him to be a little more worldly

The Guardian - UK

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New exhibition in Newcastle that celebrates mod and 1960s culture

'It’s my life … and I’ll do what I want' showcases vintage clothing, shoes and accessories, as well as magazines, records and books that recall the mod scene of 1960s Newcastle

Tribune News Service

Review: 'Evil Flowers,' by Gunnhild Øyehaug, translated from the Norwegian by Kari Dickson

FICTION: A playful yet perceptive collection of short stories from one of Norway's most consistently ingenious authors.

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Former reporter pens bio about the incredible life of Black Civil War veteran in new book, 'The Sergeant'

Shortly after 9/11, a group of Palestinian students had some questions for an American reporter about the lives and history of Muslims in America that sent him on a decadeslong journey, researching and writing about Muslims who had been in the United States since a few years after the Mayflower…

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Review: 'My Last Innocent Year,' by Daisy Alpert Florin

FICTION: An impressionable student falls into an affair with her college professor during the time of Clinton and Lewinsky.

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Laurie Hertzel: Is owning a lot of books a mark of middle-class smugness?

A columnist for the Guardian suggests it is, and she is getting rid of her own books.

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Review: 'The Faraway World,' by Patricia Engel

FICTION: Patricia Engel's stellar collection of short fiction rings in our literary new year.

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Review: 'Exiles,' by Jane Harper

FICTION: Third in a series, "Exiles" is an enthralling mystery about a mother who goes missing in southern Australia.

The Guardian - UK

British independent publishers thrive despite Brexit and Covid pandemic

Small press of the year award shortlists 48 presses that are ‘reaping the rewards from inspirational publishing’, says British book awards chair of judges

The Independent UK

5 new books to read this week

This week’s bookcase includes reviews of Maame by Jessica George and Nothing Can Hurt You Now by Simone Campos.

The Guardian - UK

Hungry Ghosts by Kevin Jared Hosein review – lyrical Trinidadian saga

The spectres of war and social injustice hang over a community battling the inexorable forces of change

Asharq Al-Awsat

‘The Lions of Sicily’ …Drama of Poverty and Wealth

Al Arabi Publishing and Distribution, Cairo, has released an Arabic translation of “The Lions of Sicily”, a novel by Stefania Auci. Translated by Egyptian Leila al-Badri, the novel tells a decade-worth of stories about a El Florio family, which lived fame, wealth, power, love, betrayal, secrets, and revenge. From the…

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