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Other lives: Author of the Glory Gardens series of cricket stories for children and founder of a floating bookshop in Greenwich

The Guardian - UK

Shekhar Pathak wins Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay NIF Book Prize 2022 for 'The Chipko Movement'

Historian, activist and writer Shekhar Pathak has won the Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay NIF Book Prize 2022 for his book 'The Chipko Movement'. The book was originally written in Hindi and translated into English by Manisha Chaudhry.

The Times of India

What does this year’s double Booker win mean for south Asian literature?

With Sri Lanka’s Shehan Karunatilaka and India’s Geetanjali Shree taking home two of publishing’s biggest prizes, what next for one of the world’s most overlooked literary regions?

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'Fighting a losing battle': Library launches appeal to save Scotland's newspapers

CENTURIES of Scottish social history could be lost if funding is not found for preservation work, the National Library of Scotland has said.

The National (Scotland)

Fabiola Santiago: Trump-endorsed Miami-Dade commissioner has no business trying to censor book readings

Eager-beaver that he seems to be — at age 8, he already knew he wanted to be a politician — new Miami-Dade Commissioner Kevin Cabrera is, unfortunately, off to a sour start.

Miami Herald

Dr Henry Gee wins the 2022 Royal Society Science Book Prize

Dr Henry Gee won the 2022 Royal Society Science Book Prize for his book 'A (Very) Short History of Life on Earth: 4.6 Billion Years in 12 Chapters'. Dr. Gee-- who is a paleontologist, evolutionary biologist, and Nature editor-- was announced as the winner at an award ceremony at the…

The Times of India

Dolly Parton helping East Ayrshire nursery kids read from 2 to 5

Dolly's Imagination Library has swung open its doors in Patna with children gifted books to read

Daily Record

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Haas F1 boss Steiner to release book ‘Surviving to Drive’ in April

Haas Formula 1 boss Gunther Steiner will release his first book called “Surviving to Drive” in April, taking readers inside the team through the 2022 season.

Autosport

Mobile library set up as part of Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Yatra

A mobile 'Bharat Jodo Library' comprising books on subjects like politics, history and the lives of noted leaders has been set up in a truck as part of the ongoing yatra of Congress MP Rahul Gandhi.

The Times of India

Lowry Theatre announces Life of Pi will be big Christmas 2023 show

It is a magical retelling of the best-selling novel with animals including a life-sized Bengal Tiger brought to life on stage

Manchester Evening News

Behind the scenes on ITVX’s The Confessions of Frannie Langton: “Bridgerton is a fantasy”

How ITVX’s newest show is changing the script for period dramas

Evening Standard

The Infernal Machine review – Guy Pearce’s reclusive novelist dials up the paranoia

Pearce impresses as a writer drawn out of tragedy-imposed hiding in an atmospheric thriller that ultimately blows hot air

The Guardian - UK

Paint him out: Katy Hessel’s retelling of art history is Waterstones book of the year

Hessel’s ‘beautifully written corrective’ The Story of Art Without Men is awarded alongside author of the year winner Bonnie Garmus for her book Lessons in Chemistry

The Guardian - UK

The slow pace of police reform victimizes Chicagoans — and drains their wallets

Critics tell us that payouts now in the hundreds of millions are a sign that the city and police department are not serious enough about reform. If they were, Chicagoans would see real accountability, better policies and better outcomes.

Chicago Sun-Times

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DeSantis to showcase ‘blueprint for governance’ in new book, fueling 2024 speculation

Gov. Ron DeSantis is writing an autobiography that will publish early next year, yet another sign that the Florida governor is getting serious about a 2024 presidential run in the wake of his landslide reelection win.

Evening Standard

Lady Chatterley’s Lover on Netflix: Corrin and O’Connell work away at the sex without a scintilla of chemistry

A faultless performance from Emma Corrin does little to breathe fresh life into this adaptation

Wales Online

Book celebrating female artists wins Waterstones Book of the Year award

Katy Hessel's non-fiction publication The Story of Art Without Men has been described as a "feast for the eyes"

The Independent UK

Book celebrating female artists scoops Waterstones Book Of The Year title

The writer fought off competition from nine shortlisted titles who were vying for the accolade.

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The Guardian - US

Ron DeSantis book announcement a clear sign of presidential ambition

Florida governor expected to challenge Trump for Republican nod in 2024 will publish The Courage to Be Free in February

The Guardian - UK

The Borrowers review – less a wild adventure more an escape from trauma

Mary Norton’s 1952 novel about tiny pillagers gets a sober stage remake that blends minor-key music with contemporary fears

Daily Mirror

ISIS leader 'killed in action' as murderous group names its new caliph

The announcement was made in a speech from ISIS spokesman Abu Umar al-Muhajir, however, the news contradicts reports of Abu al-Hasan's capture in Turkey

The Guardian - UK

‘Could my book be as bad as I imagined?’: my verdict on the novel I wrote in a month

A year ago, Guardian writer Tim Jonze joined half a million others taking part in National Novel Writing Month. He finished his book but never read it from cover to cover – until now

Reason

From My Commonplace Book, No. 4

George Orwell on World War I

The Conversation

Sci-fi books for young readers often omit children of color from the future

While visiting an elementary school library in 2016 to count the fantasy books for a graduate class on fantasy literature, I noticed there were hardly any science fiction books for readers under 12. This discovery prompted me to spend the next five years researching the shortage of science fiction books…

Evening Standard

Help! I just can’t seem to make new friends

I met up with my friend Emily last night. Like most of my closest friends we first met when we were in our twenties, but in recent years have found that marriage, children and the general busyness that flows from both means we rarely see each other. The fact that…

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