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Review: 'Still True,' by Maggie Ginsberg

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‘Miami is his muse’: Jamaican-American novelist reveals the city we rarely see

MIAMI — Writer Jonathan Escoffery left Miami 11 years ago, but the city, as it often does, lingers in his memory. Partly because he still has family in town. Partly because his feelings about growing up as the son of Jamaican immigrants in Cutler Ridge, now Cutler Bay, are complicated.

Miami Herald

Review: 'Shirley Hazzard: A Writing Life,' by Brigitta Olubas

NONFICTION: A fascinating biography of the prize-winning Australian author of "The Great Fire."

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Review: 'Dickens and Prince: A Particular Kind of Genius,' by Nick Hornby

NONFICTION: A breezy, entertaining look at the similarities between two artistic greats, a 19th-century Brit and a 20th-century Minnesotan.

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Review: 'Case Study,' by Graeme Macrae Burnet

FICTION: A brilliant multilayered novel about a woman who plays a dangerous game with a psychotherapist in 1960s London.

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Novel inspired by Edinburgh’s botanic gardens wins Waterstones title

The Fair Botanists was written by Sara Sheridan.

The Independent UK

With new book, Pence wrongly casts himself as courageous during the Jan. 6 insurrection

He wants credit, and book sales, for doing what he was supposed to do in presiding over the counting of electoral votes.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Six Scottish libraries that make you feel like you've stepped back in time

The National Trust for Scotland listed its best libraries around the country, and for book lovers, it's a haven of cosy reading spots.

Daily Record

Nadine Dorries writing new book on ‘political assassination of Boris Johnson’

Exclusive: The book, set to be published in 2023, has the working title of ‘The Political Assassination of Boris Johnson’

Evening Standard

5 new books to read this week

This week’s bookcase includes reviews of They’re Going To Love You by Meg Howrey and A Restless Truth by Freya Marske.

The Independent UK

The Singularities by John Banville review – inside a murderer’s underworld

Banville’s characters are in flight from the crimes of the past in an eerie, playful synthesis of his previous novels

The Guardian - UK

SIBF Welcomes 2.17 Million Visitors from 112 Countries

The Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF) concluded its 41st edition, during which it welcomed over 2.17 million visitors from 112 countries, turning the hosting emirate into a hub for world’s cultures, and a wide space that embraces thought, art, creativity, and knowledge. Embodying its vision of building new generations of…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Polari Prize, UK’s awards for LGBTQ+ literature, winners announced for 2022

Founded in 2011 by Paul Burston, the Polari Prize is an annual award given in the UK for LGBTQ+ literature. The winners of Polari Prize 2022 in three categories-- namely, Polari First Book Prize, Polari's Children’s and YA Prize, and overall Polari Prize- were announced on November 15, 2022, at…

The Times of India

A Statue of One’s Own: the new Virginia Woolf sculpture that’s challenging stereotypes

Passersby are encouraged to take a selfie with the monument that artist Laury Dizengremel hopes will inspire women and girls

The Guardian - UK

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Dave Hyde: Jimmy and me — how he swaggered, fished, cried and shared a cold one (or two) in our book project

I never coached a national college champion. I never built a Super Bowl winner or feuded with my team’s owner in a way that still resonates. But I wrote a book as if I did.

The Independent UK

London Library makes Helena Bonham Carter first female president

Bonham Carter, who has been a library member since 1986, said she is ‘proud to support this incredible and vital establishment’.

The Guardian - UK

Inspirational passion or paid-for promotion: can BookTok be taken on face value?

TikTok’s book reviewing community is here to stay, having even received publishing awards for innovation, but issues of authenticity and safety abound

Bristol Post

Bristol author shines a light on mental illness in new novel

Signed copies of Vulnerable Voices are available at Waterstones in The Galleries

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The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on the book publishing industry: no one size fits all

Editorial: The failure of a recent bid to merge two large publishing companies shines a light on a central issue of cultural power

The Independent UK

Why Stephen King turned on his own publisher in a battle over the future of the book industry

Josh Marcus looks into why the horror king — and the Biden administration — has been trying to stop the big-money merger between Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster

Chronicle Live

Durham graduate's hit book which became Netflix series 'Heartstopper' up for prestigious award

Alice Oseman's stunning graphic novel 'Heartstopper Volume 1' was adapted into a Netflix series of the same name

The Guardian - AU

The unauthorised Anthony Bourdain biography is not just unnecessary – it’s irresponsible

For fans of the food giant, Down and Out in Paradise is an ill-informed and reckless attempt to get to the bottom of a tragedy that can never be explained

Birmingham Post

British sign language book publisher secures £10k for new project

Bristol-based VIKA Books creates tech-driven books that work in tandem with a smartphone app

Daily Mirror

Former Children's Laureate joins calls for Black history to be compulsory in UK schools

Malorie Blackman who is best known for Noughts and Crosses which was turned into a BBC drama, said that history lessons should tell “the whole truth” about Britain's role in slavery.

The Guardian - UK

Meet the tutor: Joseph Harker

Ahead of his masterclass, we asked Joseph Harker, the Guardian’s senior editor for diversity and development, how his career began and what advice he would give to someone looking to start their career in journalism

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