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Theresa May writing book on "abuses of power", but will she mention Boris Johnson?

Publishers describe Theresa May's book - titled The Abuse of Power - as a "searing exposé of injustice", saying it will shed light on notorious scandals such as the Hillsborough and Grenfell Tower tragedies and the Salisbury poisonings

Daily Mirror

Book thief who stole more than 1,000 manuscripts ‘wanted to cherish them before anyone else’

Filippo Bernardini impersonated hundreds of people in the publishing industry to obtain work by Margaret Atwood, Sally Rooney and Ian McEwan, but never intended to leak the books

The Guardian - UK

Micro review: 'The Immortal King Rao' by Vauhini Vara

Journalist Vauhini Vara has turned an author with her acclaimed debut novel 'The Immortal King Rao'. Published in May 2022, 'The Immortal King Rao' is a dystopian fiction novel which touches upon the themes of caste discrimination, digital revolution, climate change, and more.

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HarperCollins India launches 'Moms in the Wild' by Nidhi Raichand

Debut author Nidhi Raichand's book 'Moms in the Wild' takes readers on a journey through the competitive world of social media, modern-day journalism, and the wild ride that is motherhood.

The Times of India

The world can be overwhelming for children – that’s why I’ve reduced it to 100 people

My book makes daunting statistics easy to understand, opening young people up to different ways of thinking about the world, says children’s writer Jackie McCann

The Guardian - UK

Castle Douglas nursery youngsters celebrate World Book Day

The children wore their pyjamas to promote bed time reading and also brought in their favourite books

Daily Record

Kenzaburo Oe: novelist who won Nobel with 'poetic force'

TOKYO - Nobel-winning Japanese novelist Kenzaburo Oe, a leading liberal voice who defended the disenfranchised and challenged the conformity of modern society, has died aged 88.

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Japan’s Kenzaburo Oe, awarded Nobel for poetic fiction, dies

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The Independent UK

Dr No by Percival Everett review – something out of nothing

Narrated by a mathematician, the American author’s antic shaggy dog story may disappoint fans of last year’s The Trees, but he knows exactly what he is doing

The Guardian - UK

The calm before the storm - A behind the scenes look at Paddy Power as Cheltenham looms

Irish Mirror

China’s ‘rotten girls’ are escaping into erotic fiction about gay men

Danmei is by some measures the most popular genre of fiction for women in China, and its popularity hasn’t gone unnoticed by the Communist party

The Guardian - AU

Has Manchester changed too much? 'I feel guilty that I was part of it'

"In 1980 Manchester was summed up in people's minds as Kevin Cummins' picture of Joy Division in Hulme - looking miserable, bleak, around half collapsed buildings."

Manchester Evening News

In brief: Don’t Think, Dear; My Nemesis; Handmade – reviews

A thoughtful memoir casts a critical eye on ballet, a gripping novel digs deep into feminine rivalry and a bracing manifesto extols the virtue of woodcraft

The Guardian - UK

Surviving copies of Shakespeare’s First Folio to go on show

Events planned in UK and Ireland, including a British Library exhibition, to mark 400 years since complete works first published

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Furies: Stories of the Wicked, Wild and Untamed review – a slick and starry collection of short stories

Tackling gendered insults head on, A-list authors deliver a smart anthology of fun and fearless tales to celebrate Virago’s 50th birthday

Salon

Don't blame sensitivity readers

From Roald Dahl to Ian Fleming, books are being changed — but the ones being blamed for it have the least power

Liverpool Echo

Pioneering surgeon who saved thousands was 'lucky to be in Liverpool'

Averil Mansfield was the first woman to become a vascular surgeon in the UK

The Guardian - UK

The Collaborators by Ian Buruma review – intriguing study of the frenemy within

The writer digs deep into the often deceptive history of three people who conspired with their oppressors in this fascinating if disjointed examination of moral ambiguity

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In Memoriam by Alice Winn review – a vivid rendering of love and frontline brutality in the first world war

Conflict is seen through the lens of a schoolboy love affair in Winn’s devastating debut novel

The Guardian - UK

Vermeer’s luminous interiors gave us a new way into the inner worlds of others

His celebration of the mundane reflected the beginnings of a modern sensibility

The National (Scotland)

A magical tale that will live long in the memory

The Binding by Bridget Collins

The National (Scotland)

An exploration of sibling love, rivalry and self-destruction

Two Sisters by Blake Morrison Published by The Borough Press

The Times of India

Women AutHer Awards 2023 Longlist announced

The AutHer Awards 2023 Longlists for best women authors in Fiction, Non-Fiction, Children’s Literature, and Debut were announced today by a panel of eminent judges. The Times of India received a whopping 2000 plus entries submitted by both publishers and individual authors for the coveted national award, the first of…

The Guardian - AU

Adelaide Writers’ Week: rare moments of empathy and nuance found amid a storm of controversy

After a contentious lead-up, this year’s literary festival was packed with audiences ready to speak their minds, but also willing to listen

The Guardian - UK

Margaret Atwood: ‘It would be fun to talk to Simone de Beauvoir’

The author on being banned in Virginia, communicating with dead writers and her new short story collection, the first since the death of her partner

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