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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.

Tribune News Service

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…

Tribune News Service

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 Guardian - UK

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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 Independent 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

The Guardian - UK

‘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…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Invisible Trillions review: global capitalism operates beyond the rule of law and threatens democracy

Secrecy has become as important for corporations as transparent and taxable profits used to be, according to Raymond W. Baker in his new book Invisible Trillions. Global capitalism, he argues, operates beyond the rule of law. This contributes to extreme inequality that threatens liberal democracy.

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Rachel Hollis shares ‘devastation’ over death of ex-husband and former Disney executive Dave Hollis

‘Please wrap the kids up in prayers as we try and navigate through the unthinkable,’ said mother of four

The Independent UK

Thom Browne channels ‘Little Prince’ in heartfelt NYFW show

Thom Browne's fashion shows are nothing like a typical runway show

The Independent UK

Ron DeSantis blames backlash over school book removals on ‘fake narrative.’ The evidence says otherwise

Teachers and librarians have shared images of empty bookshelves following a directive from Duval County Public Schools

The Independent UK

'Disabled people deserve to be able to find books about us easily in bookshops'

Rachel Charlton-Dailey, Disabled Britain guest editor and columnist for the Mirror, says the book-writing world is a horrendously hard space to access as a disabled woman

Daily Mirror

A DNA report casts doubt on the entire JonBenét Ramsey case. This detective says it could help solve her murder

A Colorado sheriff watched his best friend, Lou Smit, dedicate his life to solving the 1996 murder of six-year-old pageant queen JonBenét Ramsey — then helped continue the investigative cause after Smit’s death. Now John Wesley Anderson has written a new book including an unredacted DNA report — and tells…

The Independent UK

Novel becomes top-selling book on Amazon after viral TikTok video by author’s daughter

Stone Maidens, by Lloyd Devereux Richards, was published in 2012

The Independent UK

Writing a memoir about my brother’s death has affected my mental health

Letter: This kind of writing and reflection takes a toll in various ways, says Veronica Zundel

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Daily Record

Meghan Markle 'mortified' by repercussions of Prince Harry's memoir

Since the release of Spare, the mystery older woman has come forward and delivered a tell-all interview about her "passionate" night with the Prince - and Meghan isn't happy, according to one royal correspondent.

The Independent UK

Open and calm debate needed on young people and trans issues, says author

A new book details what went wrong at the Tavistock’s Gender Identity Development Service for children, ahead of its expected closure this year.

The Conversation

The British aristocracy: how gossipy memoirs feed national fascination with privileged elites

They don’t dominate parliament, they don’t own Twitter and they don’t star in big Hollywood movies. Yet the British aristocracy’s capacity to intrigue and enthral seems boundless.

The Guardian - AU

‘I broke out in a cold sweat’: could you stomach seeing your memories of bullying play out on TV?

Bad Behaviour author Rebecca Starford and the team behind a dramatisation of her memoir reflect on how they recreated her frightening account of her elite boarding school

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Zenger

Woman Returns Overdue Library Book That She Borrowed 56 Years Ago

While preparing for her O-Levels, Lesley Harrison, 70, borrowed the German language textbook "Ich Lerne Deutsch."

Chronicle Live

Morpeth Book Festival to return 'bigger and better' after successful debut

Around 600 people attended the first Morpeth Book Festival last April with hopes the 2023 event will be a weekend that will put the town on the regional book festival map

The Independent UK

Romance author Faleena Hopkins who trademarked the word ‘cocky’ goes missing after police chase

Faleena Hopkins has been reported missing following arrest in late January

The Guardian - US

America has a history of banning Black studies. We can learn from that past

Rightwing pundits target knowledge found in critical race theory because they know it leads to action

Inverse

15 years ago, Hayden Christensen Made an Incoherent Sci-Fi Movie — and Killed his Post-Star Wars Career

After the Star Wars prequels, Hayden Christensen somehow made an even less coherent sci-fi movie. He deserved better.

Zenger

Netflix’s ‘Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile’ Offers No Glimpse Of Authenticity Of The Jewish Identy

The Netflix hit doesn't offer a kosher that was heavily criticized by the viewers who are members of the Jewish community.

Daily Mirror

Meghan Markle 'embarassed' at believing Harry memoir would 'heighten celebrity status'

Prince Harry released his explosive debut memoir Spare last month, in which he discussed losing his virginity, allegedly taking drugs and his wife Meghan Markle

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