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Courteney Cox responds to Prince Harry claim he did mushrooms at her 'wild' party

The actress, who features in the upcoming Scream movie, has responded to Prince Harry's claims in his tell-all memoir Spare - where he claimed to have done mushrooms at her mansion.

Edinburgh Live

Abdulrazak Gurnah, Yuval Noah Harari, Salman Rushdie, Rutger Bregman, Elif Shafak, Robin Sharma: Times Litfest 2023 had the biggest names ever at any Litfest!

After a two-year hiatus due to Corona, the Times Literature Festival re-emerged in its physical avatar with a bang this year. On February 11 and 12, 2023, the Times Literature Festival (TLF) was held at the Siri Fort Auditorium in New Delhi, and it witnessed the coming together of some…

The Times of India

New editions of Ian Fleming's James Bond books to be published with changes 70 years on from first release

Ian Fleming's family says new editions of the James Bond books feature "very small" changes inspired by a 1955 US edition of Live and Let Die which the author preferred.

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Ian Fleming’s estate backs controversial James Bond edits: ‘It is something he would have wanted’

Author previously approved similar edits for the US publication of ‘Live and Let Die’

The Independent UK

We’re All Just Fine by Ana Penyas review – home truths in a tyrant’s reign

Rich in detail, this award-winning debut explores the evolution of Spanish womanhood through drudgery, dictatorship and liberation

The Guardian - UK

Meghan Markle hated being 'second-rate princess' to Kate, say staff in new book

A Kensington Palace staff member has recalled Meghan Markle's reaction to royal life in Tom Quinn's new book, Gilded Youth An Intimate History of Growing Up in the Royal Family

Daily Mirror

Chirac Warned Bush against Overthrowing Saddam

French Diplomat Maurice Gourdault-Montagne's memoirs are unlike those of any regular ambassador that fill French libraries year after year. The author of “The Others Don’t Think Like Us” is no ordinary ambassador. Now retired, his long diplomatic career took him to Tokyo, Beijing, Berlin and London. He was France’s sherpa…

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‘Ruthless ambition and ego’: what it’s like being married to an author

In a meticulously researched new book, the lives of five literary wives are examined and the often abusive relationships they found themselves in

The Guardian - US

Censoring Roald Dahl and Ian Fleming has nothing to do with ‘sensitivity’

Fleming and Dahl’s books are at the centre of a furore over censorship and outdated language. ‘Cancel-proofing’ makes sense from a cynical business perspective, writes Louis Chilton – but it lets everybody off the hook far too easily

The Independent UK

A greener Marx? Kohei Saito on connecting communism with the climate crisis

Author of surprise hit Capital in the Anthropocene has developed his arguments in a new study of Karl Marx’s ecological thinking

The Guardian - UK

Scottish psychic discovered healing powers as child after racist bullying

Laura Tuach, known as Madre Palmistry, works with a host of celebrity clients including reality TV stars and footballers.

Daily Record

Why the unwritten parts of DeSantis’ book are among its most interesting tidbits

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — In his new book to be released on Tuesday, Gov. Ron DeSantis describes what he thinks it takes to govern America in an era of grievance politics and partisan polarization, but what the Florida governor leaves out of his 256-page telling is often as interesting as what…

Miami Herald

Tasmanian author finds own book listed on Amazon under different author's name

Imagine writing a 350-page children's book and having it published — only to find a duplicate copy for sale on Amazon with someone else's name attached. That's exactly what happened to Tasmanian writer Lian Tanner.

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Dilbert creator Scott Adams says publisher ‘canceled’ upcoming book after racism scandal

Comic creator called Black people ‘hate group’

The Independent UK

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Corporal punishment is legal in some Maryland schools. An author and her state delegate spouse want to change that

BALTIMORE — Catonsville author Tara Ebersole’s first foray into fiction writing drew her deep into researching corporal punishment in education. She was stunned to discover the practice is still legal in some settings in Maryland.

Daily Mirror

Dad who spent 42 years searching for missing daughter died five days before body found

Father Oscar Jackson died just five days before the body of his missing daughter Pamella Jackson, 17, was found. For the last 40 years Oscar searched almost every day searching in riverbeds and creeks.

The Independent UK

Censoring Ian Fleming and Roald Dahl is an act of greed, not sensitivity

Manchester Evening News

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World Book Day is right around the corner and will celebrated all over the world

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The Guardian - UK

Rediscovered Terry Pratchett stories to be published

Twenty stories written under a pseudonym and never before attributed to Pratchett, who died in 2015, will be released this year by Transworld

Daily Record

Outlander star's new book will share behind the scenes stories from hit TV show

Scott Kyle's book will be released next year and will contain some stories from his time on Outlander.

The Guardian - UK

James Bond novels to be reissued with racial references removed

The changes to the spy novels include the removal of the N-word and omitting references to the ethnicity of minor characters

Edinburgh Live

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle forced to 'sack' nanny after 'incident during the night'

It has been revealed that Prince Harry and Meghan sacked their nanny just days after the contract started. Although the couple initially didn't want staff, their opinions changed once Meghan's mother moved out.

The Independent UK

Malorie Blackman and John Agard to headline Stormzy’s #Merky Books literature festival

The rapper launched his publishing imprint in 2018 in partnership with Penguin Random House

The Guardian - UK

Stormzy’s #Merky Books launches literature festival to ‘inspire young creatives’

The grime star said he was ‘proud’ to offer the two-day event headlined by Wretch 32, John Agard and Malorie Blackman

The Independent UK

‘Sweet tang of rape’: Offensive language that has – and hasn’t – been cut from Ian Fleming’s James Bond books

An overview of what’s made the cut in the sensitivity reader-approved editions

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