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AM Homes: ‘We want to believe that opportunity exists for women now; it does and it doesn’t’

The US author on trying to add a note of optimism to her work, getting advice from Jeanette Winterson, and her prescient new novel about a coup in Washington

The Guardian - UK

How Removing Toni Morrison's Beloved From Curriculum Helped Glenn Youngkin Win in Virginia

Virginia lawmakers passed a bill allowing parents to opt out of certain lessons, which was vetoed by then-Gov. Terry McAuliffe.

Reason

Dershowitz grilled on Epstein massages

“That was in my wife’s calendar. My wife scheduled a massage”

Salon

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The best new books released in August as selected by avid readers and critics

Our critics' picks for August include a sci-fi debut set in futuristic Melbourne, a 50s queer love story, and the latest from the author of Booker nominee Room.

ABC News

Shannon Molloy’s harrowing memoir takes the stage: ‘There’s power in sharing really dark stories’

An adaptation of his bestseller Fourteen for Brisbane festival recounts the traumatic bullying that shaped a year of Molloy’s life – and aims to find a little light there too

The Guardian - AU

Balls, gowns, marriage pressures. Jane Austen was basically Pakistani

In this excerpt from her upcoming book Desi Girl, Sarah Malik examines her obsession with western 18th-century literature

The Guardian - AU

This Book Week sparked so much joy. And some of these costumes were off the chart

Schools enjoyed a joyous dose of normality this week when they celebrated Book Week.

The Canberra Times

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Voices: Top 50 Fictional Countries: From Ambrosia to Zuy

A guide to the greatest imaginary lands, from books, films and cartoon strips, nominated by readers and collated by our maker of lists

The Independent UK

Anne Hathaway set to star in film based on Harry Styles fan fiction

The author of the ‘fan fiction’ said that Harry Styles's face ‘was so aesthetically perfect it took me by surprise’

Evening Standard

‘I met my wife on Tinder and became a stepmum - now we’re having our own baby’

Jennie Guay, who had a 'lightbulb moment' when she began dating women in her late twenties after thinking she was straight, is hoping to raise awareness of blended and diverse families with her children's book

Daily Mirror

Trump nixed plan to get vaccinated alongside Clinton, Bush and Obama, new book reveals

Mr Trump has been vaccinated against Covid-19 but his supporters have booed him when he has discussed it in public

The Independent UK

Anne Hathaway Is In A Film Based On Harry Styles Fanfic It’s Giving My 2012 Search History

Hopefully she throws her hair up into a messy bun at least once.

Pedestrian.tv

Novelist Jennifer Egan: ‘It’s hard to write satire in America’

The ‘Goon Squad’ author on the ‘mass psychosis’ of her homeland and the right to write about anything in the ‘greedy grab bag’ of fiction

Financial Times

An Evening With Graham Norton coming to Edinburgh's Usher Hall this autumn

The much-loved TV personality, presenter and award-winning author will be coming to the capital this October to talk about his career and his new novel, Forever Home.

Edinburgh Live

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The Guardian - UK

Children’s and teens roundup – the best new picture books and novels

Bad manners in the jungle; a magical inner-city tree; galactic danger; a conservationist call to arms; plus the best new YA novels

ABC News

Young readers give their verdicts for the Children's Book Council of Australia's Shadowers' Choice awards

Children as young as five years old have chosen their favourite books of the year as part of a new Book Week judging process.

The Guardian - AU

‘Why should adults judge children’s books?’ Australian kids take over prestigious book awards

This year, the Children’s Book Council of Australia has created a new set of awards judged by 2,000 children around the country. We meet some small judges with big opinions

The Conversation

Belvoir's Tell Me I'm Here looks at the impact of mental illness on the whole family. It is a wrenching and beautiful work

Review: Tell Me I’m Here, directed by Leticia Cáceres, Belvoir.

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The Independent UK

Middle school named after Black author determines his book is ‘not appropriate’ for students

The book includes a chapter in which the author’s friend is lynched after being wrongfully accused of raping a white woman

Benzinga

Harvard Dr. Peter Grinspoon On Oxycodone And Cannabis For Harm Reduction: 'By Combining Opioids And Cannabis The Doses Can Stay Low'

Via El Planteo.

Reason

How George Dawes Greene's The Moth Reinvented Storytelling

The novelist talks about The Kingdoms of Savannah and creating The Moth.

Reason

Back In The Studio

Another round of videos for the Second Edition of An Introduction to Constitutional Law

The Independent UK

‘Fiercely original’ novel The Rabbit Hutch wins Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize

The inaugural winner was chosen by a panel of booksellers from the company’s stores.

Tribune News Service

This week's bestsellers from Publishers Weekly

Here are the bestsellers for the week that ended Saturday, Aug. 20, compiled from data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide, powered by NPD BookScan © 2022 NPD Group.

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This week's biggest-selling New Zealand books, as recorded by the Nielsen BookScan New Zealand bestseller list and described by Steve Braunias

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