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What do sensitivity readers actually do? We meet them

To some, they are the foot soldiers of wokeness, tinkering with the words of literary legends like Roald Dahl. Laura Antonia Jordan meets today’s sensitivity readers to hear what they actually do

Evening Standard

This week's bestsellers from Publishers Weekly

Here are the bestsellers for the week that ended Saturday, March 4, compiled from data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide, powered by Circana BookScan © 2023 Circana.

Tribune News Service

Times Litfest 2023: Authors KR Meera and Ranbir Sidhu on patriarchy and feminism

Acclaimed authors Ranbir Sidhu and KR Meera have come out with their new books-- 'Dark Star' and 'Jezebel' respectively. In their books, both of them stand on the same views regarding our patriarchal society and the misogyny faced by women. And so, the two authors were recently seen in a…

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Waterstones says ‘no truth’ in claims it refuses to sell books on gender and feminism

The retailer had been trending on social media after accusations it did not stock works by Hannah Barnes and Victoria Smith

The Guardian - UK

This week's bestselling books

The latest Nielsen BookScan New Zealand bestseller list, described by Steve Braunias

Newsroom.co.nz

Dad makes mesmerising video of 31-year-old son ageing after taking photo of him everyday

Ian McLeod, 66, started taking pictures of his son Cory from his birth in 1991 and over the past three decades he's taken almost 11,000 snaps - and now he's compiled them into a mesmerising video

Daily Mirror

Micro review: 'Never Never' by Colleen Hoover and Tarryn Fisher

Almost a decade ago, BookTok star and popular author Colleen Hoover came up with the idea of a teenage girl, who forgets her memory one fine day. Hoover revealed recently how she told this idea to her author friend Tarryn Fisher, and how together the two unintentionally ended up writing…

The Times of India

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The Bell of the World by Gregory Day review – an electric crescendo of Australian nature writing

The acclaimed author and poet has a long history writing about our relationship with place. His hypnotic new novel feels like a culmination, imploring us to listen

The Guardian - AU

Transphobic material left inside gender identity books at Trafford Centre Waterstones

Customers reported finding the leaflets which were deliberately placed inside the books

Manchester Evening News

Trump to publish book of letters from Kim Jong-un, Oprah Winfrey and others

Letters to Trump will contain 150 private letters written over more than 40 years, including correspondence with North Korean leader

The Guardian - US

COVID poetry: how a new genre is helping readers to comprehend the pandemic

Research has shown that in the early months of the COVID pandemic people in the UK both reported reading more and used reading to cope with the anxieties brought on by sudden changes to their lifestyle.

The Conversation

Exclusive: Trump publishing private letters from Oprah, other celebrities in new book

"Sadly, once I announced for President, she never spoke to me again," Trump writes.

Axios

Publishers are cynically using ‘sensitivity readers’ to protect their bottom lines

As books become intellectual property assets, publishers become asset managers trying to future-proof their toxic investments

The Guardian - US

6 books compete for nonfiction 'winner of winners' prize

Books that explore subjects from William Shakespeare and The Beatles to the lure of Mount Everest and life inside one of the world’s most secretive states are competing to be named the best-ever winner of Britain’s leading nonfiction book prize

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You season 4 part 2 UK release date and how many episodes there are

When is You released on Netflix UK and how many episodes are there in season 4? Here's everything you need to know

The Guardian - UK

Baillie Gifford prize: six books shortlisted for ‘winner of winners’ award

Finalists for honour spotlighting the best of the non-fiction prize’s 25-year history include studies of the Beatles, Shakespeare and the Treaty of Versailles

The Independent UK

Cabinet Office told Hancock ‘to tone down China Covid lab leak claims’

Officials said it would ‘cause problems’ if ex-health secretary repeated allegations in memoir

Tribune News Service

Commentary: Book banning: A red flag behavior

“Just the facts, ma’am,” was the infamous introductory phrase Sgt. Joe Friday would use when interrogating a witness in the whodunit TV series "Dragnet." Jack Webb played Sgt. Friday during "Dragnet’s" 1951-1959 lifespan.

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The Independent UK

Shortlist for Baillie Gifford winner of winners prize unveiled

The competition marks the 25th anniversary of the non-fiction literary award.

The Guardian - UK

Cuddy by Benjamin Myers review – a visionary history

An Anglo-Saxon saint speaks down the centuries in a sensational piece of storytelling about Britain’s past and present

The Guardian - US

Why Amazon’s Daisy Jones & the Six is missing that star quality

An ambitious adaptation of Taylor Jenkins Reid’s hit novel tries to involve us in a tale of stardom but something is off

The Times of India

I bifurcate my life before and after Write India: Author Jyoti Jha at Times LitFest Delhi

A perfect hub where there is a celebration of art in a way that touches everyone’s life, Literature Festivals are the best places to meet new authors, interact with renowned writers, make friends, learn, and discover more about books, writing, and literature in several ways. One of the most awaited…

Wales Online

Matt Hancock ‘told to tone down China Covid lab leak claims’

Original manuscript prompted warning from Cabinet Office that ex-Health Secretary's allegations would 'cause problems' for the Government

The Independent UK

Hancock ‘told to tone down China Covid lab leak claims’

The Cabinet Office said it would ’cause problems’ if the former health secretary repeated the allegations in his memoir’.

Los Angeles Times

Sales of USC scientist's new book suspended after 95 instances of plagiarism found

LOS ANGELES — The publication of a new book by Dr. David Agus, the media-friendly University of Southern California oncologist who leads the Lawrence J. Ellison Institute for Transformative Medicine, was shaping up to be a high-profile event.

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