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Durham graduate's hit book which became Netflix series 'Heartstopper' up for prestigious award

Alice Oseman's stunning graphic novel 'Heartstopper Volume 1' was adapted into a Netflix series of the same name

Chronicle Live

The unauthorised Anthony Bourdain biography is not just unnecessary – it’s irresponsible

For fans of the food giant, Down and Out in Paradise is an ill-informed and reckless attempt to get to the bottom of a tragedy that can never be explained

The Guardian - AU

British sign language book publisher secures £10k for new project

Bristol-based VIKA Books creates tech-driven books that work in tandem with a smartphone app

Birmingham Post

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Former Children's Laureate joins calls for Black history to be compulsory in UK schools

Malorie Blackman who is best known for Noughts and Crosses which was turned into a BBC drama, said that history lessons should tell “the whole truth” about Britain's role in slavery.

Daily Mirror

Liberation Day by George Saunders review – a hell of a ride

The characters in these absurdly funny stories are trapped by hyper-capitalism and their own foolishness, as Saunders investigates the prisons we make for ourselves

The Guardian - UK

New Harry Potter coin collection launched by Royal Mint as one worth £5,000

The Royal Mint is expecting high demand for the coins which celebrate 25 years since Harry Potter And The Philosopher’s Stone was first published.

Daily Record

New Harry Potter 50p coins marking Philosopher's Stone anniversary will feature portraits of the King and Queen Elizabeth II

The coin collection celebrates 25 years since JK Rowling's Harry Potter And The Philosopher’s Stone was first published in the UK

Nottingham Post

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Postcards from the Edge at 35: How Carrie Fisher’s fiction put her back in control

In the late Eighties, Carrie Fisher went to rehab for drug addiction – a few years later, she turned her experiences into a celebrated debut novel. Kat Lister looks back on how the Star Wars legend chose comedy in the quest for truth over shame

The Independent UK

Involuntary celibacy is a genuine problem, but a ‘right to sex’ is not the answer

The defining argument of incels should be consigned to history, not used as a solution for this problem, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK

Controversial former Wollongong lord mayor Frank Arkell subject of new biography

A new book about former Wollongong mayor Frank Arkell probes the "double life" of a man who had a lauded career in public while hiding a dark secret.

ABC News

Anthony Bourdain biography reveals a man spiraling and ‘addicted to being busy’

The impressionistic portrait that emerges is of a complex man who combined swagger and spiky cool with deep insecurity, neediness and image-consciousness.

Chicago Sun-Times

Book of the Week: Bird of the year

Chidgey's new novel a "classic"

Newsroom.co.nz

David Gadsby obituary

Other lives: Educational publisher who launched a range of books of songs and poetry for children

The Guardian - UK

Starmer left red-faced as Private Eye accuses him of 'stealing' joke

PRIVATE Eye has rapped Keir Starmer for “stealing” their joke about the Prime Minister’s chances of staying in office until Christmas.

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The Independent UK

Old police ledger featuring 1917 PM murder plotter’s mugshot sells for £10,500

One-time suffragette and anti-war supporter Alice Wheeldon is widely held to have been wrongly convicted.

Daily Record

Free Peter Rabbit book from WHSmith this weekend with your Daily Record and Sunday Mail

The perfect gift to the little reader in your life, either for entertainment during half-term or as an early stocking filler for Christmas.

Daily Mirror

Free Peter Rabbit book from WHSmith this weekend with your Daily Mirror and Sunday Mirror

The perfect gift to the little reader in your life, either for entertainment during half-term or as an early stocking filler for Christmas.

Liverpool Echo

Mum taken aback as she finds out real value of Harry Potter books she bought for £10

Tessa Prince purchased the first two books in the popular series from the same book shop in the 90s

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Review: 'It Takes a Worried Woman,' by Debra Monroe

NONFICTION; A collection of smart, edgy essays about troubles of our modern world — from climate change to racism to grief.

Tribune News Service

Review: 'Demon Copperhead,' by Barbara Kingsolver

FICTION: Barbara Kingsolver's latest, and best, re-creates "David Copperfield" in America's Appalachians.

Tribune News Service

Review: 'Signal Fires,' by Dani Shapiro

FICTION: A deadly accident, never to be spoken of, underlies this multigenerational story about two East Coast families.

The Guardian - UK

My Brother Sean illustrator laments lack of Black children’s authors

Errol Lloyd hopes for emergence of new crop of writers, as Newcastle exhibition opens

The Independent UK

5 new books to read this week

This week’s bookcase includes reviews of Liberation Day by George Saunders and Our Share Of Night by Mariana Enriquez.

Daily Record

Dunscore author's modern day witch story chosen as Waterstones' book of the month

Sally Hinchliffe was inspired to write Hare House by Dumfries and Galloway's history of witch trials

The Guardian - UK

Just Sayin’ by Malorie Blackman review – against the odds

The former children’s laureate shares her sometimes enraging story of rejection, determination and resilience

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