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‘Writers all want to be rock stars’: Booker winner Shehan Karunatilaka on ghosts, war and childish dreams

Set during the Sri Lankan civil war and narrated by a dead man, The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida is part murder mystery, part political satire and part love story. Its author recalls the grim events that inspired it – and the editor who kept pushing him to do better

The Guardian - UK

Barbara Kingsolver’s ‘Demon Copperhead’ is new Oprah book club pick

Winfrey called Kingsolver’s 560-page novel “the kind of epic you want to read this fall.”

Chicago Sun-Times

Virago founder Carmen Callil was a powerhouse who changed the publishing world for the better

The publisher and writer – who has died aged 84 – was a pioneering champion of female writers. Virago’s chair Lennie Goodings remembers her long-time colleague and friend

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Barbara Kingsolver's 'Demon Copperhead' is new Oprah pick

Oprah Winfrey’s newest book club choice is Barbara Kingsolver’s “Demon Copperhead,” a modern retelling of Charles Dickens’ “David Copperfield."

The Independent UK

Jennette McCurdy’s Scored A Book Deal Will Write A Novel After Her Memoir’s ‘Yuge Success

Make room on your bookshelves!

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Author Nicola Rollock on everyday racism in her new book 'The Racial Code'

It’s a book that’s been described by one critic as helping them to understand the microaggressions that people of colour routinely face on a daily basis. It is a collection of short stories, centered around race, which although fictional have a real meaning and message. We spoke to the author…

France 24

Carmen Callil, pioneering champion of female writers, dies aged 84

Publisher who founded Virago Press began as a campaigning outsider who introduced UK readers to authors including Angela Carter and Margaret Atwood

The Guardian - UK

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Picture books for children – reviews

A magical zebra, fat cats in lockdown and a bus-riding chipmunk star in this month’s round-up

The Guardian - UK

Epic ghost story wins this year’s Booker Prize

Shehan Karunatilaka accepted the £50,000 prize for his novel The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida at a ceremony at the Roundhouse

Evening Standard

Royalty Checks Help Her Sleep: Harry Potter Author J.K. Rowling Brushes Off Fan Backlash

The wizarding world of Harry Potter has spawned a bestselling book series, high-grossing movies, theme parks and a strong licensed brand.

Benzinga

Geri Halliwell to release new series of kids’ adventure books after signing two-book deal

First book, titled ‘Rosie Frost and the Falcon Queen’, will be released next year

The Independent UK

Liberation Day by George Saunders review – a world of tricks and treats

The Lincoln in the Bardo author reinvents the possibilities of the short story in this wonderfully absurd return to the form

The Guardian - UK

Paterson Joseph on his debut novel and ‘bringing a bit of colour to the British picture’

Actor Paterson Joseph’s debut novel tells the incredible real story of the first black Briton to vote - here he tells Ralph Jones why it’s his mission to fight historical ‘whitewashing’

Evening Standard

Bourdain & the "unauthorized" biography

There exists no such thing as "authorized" or "unauthorized" biography, and such labels are misleading

Salon

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Murder, she edited on "Magpie Murders"

Lesley Manville spoke to reporters about her cool character, busy career and needing more roles for women over 50

The Guardian - US

Conservative Muslims join forces with Christian right on Michigan book bans

‘This has nothing to do with Trump,’ a parent says, as people pressure officials to censor books with LGBTQ+ themes

The Guardian - US

Newsroom Confidential review: Margaret Sullivan’s timely tale of the Times and the Post

The public editor and media columnist is fascinating and unsparing, particularly about the Times’s Trump-Clinton fiasco

The National (Scotland)

William Boyd will never win the Nobel ... but it’s not because he wants for talent

READING a William Boyd book is like devouring a Willard Price adventure for adults. Willard who? Bear with me: this is high praise. Price…

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The Guardian - UK

Malorie Blackman: ‘Thank God that’s done!’

The former children’s laureate on the end of the Noughts & Crosses series, why her memoir is the hardest book she’s written, and her soft spot for murder detective games

The Independent UK

'Don't Look Back': Refugee, plant worker writes of survival

When hundreds of Achut Deng's colleagues at a South Dakota meatpacking plant were sickened by COVID-19, Deng spoke out to tell of the fear gripping the Sioux Falls workforce

Texas Observer

‘Girlhood,’ Interrupted

In a new memoir, a mother recounts the trauma of being investigated for supporting her transgender daughter.

The Guardian - UK

Peter Robinson obituary

Author of the Inspector Alan Banks series and welcome presence at crime fiction festivals around the world

The Guardian - UK

The best recent crime and thrillers – review roundup

The Satsuma Complex by Bob Mortimer; Bleeding Heart Yard by Elly Griffiths; Queen High by CJ Carey; Blue Water by Leonora Nattrass; Silverweed Road by Simon Crook

The National (Scotland)

Asbestos victims share stories of substance's devastating impact in new book

VICTIMS of asbestos-related disease have shared their stories in a new book to highlight the devastating impact of the toxic substance.

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Goodnight Moon: a classic for a reason

Editorial: Margaret Wise Brown made a point of listening to children, and trying to see the world as they saw it. She has been rewarded by decades of loyalty

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