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Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen audiobook review – an immersive all-star dramatisation

Actors Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Bill Nighy and Marisa Abela are among the cast in a pacy adaptation that retains Austen’s sharp plotting and comic precision

The Guardian - UK

Seed by Bri Lee – this propulsive, fun eco-thriller is the novelist’s strongest yet

Set in a secret Antarctic seed bank, Seed is a novel of friction and paranoia, of weaponised mistrust and cloistered desire, narrated by a misogynist antinatalist

The Guardian - AU

What to read by the Nobel Prize in literature winner László Krasznahorkai

Author joins illustrious list of laureates including Ernest Hemingway and Toni Morrison

The Independent UK

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László Krasznahorkai wins the Nobel prize in literature 2025

Hungarian novelist celebrated for dystopian, melancholic novels that ‘reaffirm the power of art’

The Guardian - UK

‘They didn’t even read the book’: How children’s authors are being canceled over Palestine

Authors tell of book bans, cancellations and harassment – ‘they’re trying to disconnect us from our stories’

The Guardian - US

Amy Coney Barrett Is Right To Reject 'Common Good Constitutionalism'

Limits on government power are a venerable and beneficial feature of our system.

Reason

Is God real? This bestseller says yes – and that science can prove it, too

The two French authors insist that ‘science appears to have become God’s ally’

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Kerouac’s Road: The Beat of a Nation review – revisiting the legacy of a counterculture classic

Wild-spirited but laced with dim views on race and women, On the Road is due a reckoning. This elegant talking-head doc works best when its unpicking is most forensic

The Guardian - UK

The Page-turners, Heartbreakers, and Big-Idea Books of Autumn 2025

The fall reads that everyone will be talking about

Marie Claire

Library director wins $700k settlement after being fired amid book row

Some complained that the books, which had sexual content and LGBTQ+ themes, were inappropriate for young people

The Independent UK

Lenny Henry faces backlash after calling for slavery reparations for black Britons

In his new book The Big Payback, the comedian and actor argues that racism in modern Britain can be traced directly to the slave trade and calls for radical solutions to address its legacy

Evening Standard

UK libraries urged to remove children’s books with URL hijacked by porn site

Puffin issues alert to schools and local authorities over books in popular Spy Dog series by Andrew Cope

The Guardian - UK

‘Catastrophic decline’ in Black representation in children’s books

A report by charity Inclusive Books for Children found that of the 2,721 books surveyed, only 51 featured a Black main character, down by 21.5% since 2023

The Guardian - UK

Palace Advisors Only "Humored" Prince Charles's Work Until He Stood Up to the "Men in Gray Suits," Per Royal Author

Queen Elizabeth's senior advisors felt that Charles "was still too young to be taken entirely seriously" at age 26.

Marie Claire

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Woman & Home

Nigella celebrates 25 years of How to Be a Domestic Goddess with cute throwback photo

The chef shared a series of sweet pictures to celebrate, including a brilliant blast from the past snapshot

The Guardian - UK

‘A sparkle that extends beyond fiction’: readers on what Jilly Cooper meant to them

Fans pay tribute to the author’s escapist tales, her real-life largesse and her unexpected passions

The Guardian - AU

Former Australian prime minister Julia Gillard to chair Women’s prize for fiction in 2026

Gillard reveals reading fiction is her most treasured pastime and looks forward to working with ‘a joyful panel of judges’

Total Film

Dune star Rebecca Ferguson confirms that Lady Jessica will return for Part 3, despite not appearing in the book: "I wasn't reckoning on it"

Exclusive: The Silo and A House of Dynamite star will (briefly) return for Dune's third instalment

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The Guardian - UK

Ivan Klíma obituary

Czech novelist and playwright whose work was banned under communism

International Business Times UK

'The Winds of Winter' Author George R.R. Martin Admits Book Is Decades Behind But 'Other Things Divert My Attention'

George R.R. Martin admits 'The Winds of Winter' is 13 years late. Get the latest on the release date, plot details, and the author's distractions.

Marie Claire

Grace Byron Is Telling Her Story in Her Own "Demonic" Way

The author’s debut novel, 'Herculine', challenges purity politics and explores the dream of queer communes.

Evening Standard

Charlie Mackesy says ‘quite a lot’ of his new book was lost when iPad stolen

The author returns with Always Remember, which takes readers back to the world of The Boy, The Mole, The Fox And The Horse.

Axios

HarperCollins UK apologizes to Melania Trump over book's Epstein claim

HarperCollins is the third media enterprise to apologize and remove content alleging Epstein was involved in introducing her to Donald Trump.

The Guardian - UK

The Decadence by Leon Craig review – queer haunted house tale fails to chill

Privileged university friends retreat to the countryside, in a gothic novel mostly made up of vibes

Evening Standard

Children's fantasy novelist Katherine Rundell secures multi-film deal with Disney

The Oxford university fellow is the first British children’s author since JK Rowling to simultaneously reach No. 1 on the children’s book charts in the UK and America.

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