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Audition by Katie Kitamura review – an evasive experiment

This tricksy novel from the author of A Separation takes its cue from Rachel Cusk’s Outline trilogy – but what starts as intrigue soon starts to feel like time-wasting

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Eclipse review – Tom Conti stars in intriguing but elusive 70s tale of a mysterious death

Conti plays twin brothers, one of whom is suspected of the other’s murder, in this dreamy but frustrating fable

The Guardian - UK

Librarians in UK increasingly asked to remove books, as influence of US pressure groups spreads

Anecdotal evidence suggests a rise in requests to take books off shelves, particularly LGBTQ+ titles

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Mother of daughter with rare disability writes book celebrating difference

Sarah Gannon’s book is inspired by her seven-year-old daughter Ciara who has Charge syndrome and is deafblind.

Evening Standard

Same River, Twice: Putin’s War on Women by Sofi Oksanen – review

This harrowing study of the Russian leader’s weaponising of sexual violence argues that misogyny goes hand in hand with imperialism

The Guardian - UK

Oscar's Book Prize 2025 shortlist revealed: £10,000 prize showcases writing and illustrating talent from across UK

The £10,000 award for the best picture book for young children this year spotlights authors and illustrators based from Cornwall to North Yorkshire

Evening Standard

Vargas Llosa, Last Of Latin America's Literary Golden Generation

Nobel laureate Mario Vargas Llosa was the last survivor of a golden generation of Latin American literary giants, his writing exploring universal themes often set outside his native Peru.

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Mario Vargas Llosa, giant of Latin American literature, dies aged 89

Nobel laureate, a star of the international boom in Latin American literature, also once ran for president in Peru

The Guardian - AU

Nova Scotia House by Charlie Porter review – a headlong rush through the turbulent Aids era

Porter’s urgent prose propels the reader into the gay scene of the 1980s and early 90s as his protagonist’s life is torn apart by the HIV crisis

The Guardian - UK

Le Creuset has taken the gold standard literally — their 100 year launch features real gold and an iconic designer collaboration

Le Creuset have turned 100 years old and to celebrate they have launched a new colour — Flamme Dorée — as well as a coffee table book with designers Assouline

Woman & Home

From ornitherapy to kissing trees, how can nature benefit human health?

A new book released in France explores how ornitherapy and sylvotherapy – linked to the birds and the trees – can have a positive effect on human health and wellbeing, with some doctors in the UK and the US even prescribing them to patients.

Radio France Internationale

‘Cities trigger our imagination’: why a walk in town can be just as good for you as a stroll in the countryside

Wandering among historic buildings, cemeteries and winding back streets can lift your spirits as effectively as communing with nature, according to author Annabel Streets. Let’s put that to the test …

The Guardian - UK

Dismay as cross-border library caught in US-Canada feud: ‘We just want to stay open’

The Haskell Free Library and Opera House sits half in Canada, half in Vermont. Now, the US is planning to cut off main entrance access to Canadians

The Guardian - US

Forgotten: Searching for Palestine’s Hidden Places and Lost Memorials review – existence is resistance

In mapping the Palestinian history and culture that persists despite Israeli suppression, Raja Shehadeh and Penny Johnson display a strength of purpose and a promise of hope

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Mad House: new book exposes Capitol Hill’s absurdity and dysfunction

Reporters Annie Karni and Luke Broadwater shine a jaundiced spotlight on the foibles and foolishness of the US political class

The Guardian - US

New books chart Biden’s downfall – and the picture is damning for Democrats

Books detail president increasingly unfit to take on Trump, and party infighting that doomed Kamala Harris’s chances

The Guardian - UK

Greater Sins by Gabrielle Griffiths review – a dark discovery upturns a Scottish village

The unearthing of a woman’s body in a peat bog during the first world war is the catalyst for a gritty tale of secrets, guilt and desire

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Kaliane Bradley: ‘I dreaded the book going to people I know’

The author of bestseller The Ministry of Time on how lockdown telly, Terry Pratchett and her Cambodian heritage shaped her Arctic time travel tale

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On my radar: Kit de Waal’s cultural highlights

The award-winning author on the folk musician who inspired her second novel, a Parisian celebration of black artists in France, and the wonder of Whitby Abbey

The Guardian - US

The Determined Spy: Frank Wisner, the CIA and a covert career cut short

New biography tells story of operative who directed coups in Iran and Guatemala and grappled with mental illness

The Guardian - UK

Novelist Katie Kitamura: ‘As Trump tries to take away everything I love, it’s never been clearer that writing matters’

The Japanese-American author of unsettling new novel Audition talks about why fiction isn’t frivolous, family life with fellow writer Hari Kunzru, and how US authors are facing a critical moment

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Name by Constance Debré review – a demolition of bourgeois life

The French author takes aim at marriage, childhood and her illustrious family name in the finale of a landmark autofictional trilogy

The Guardian - UK

Olivia Colman to star in Netflix’s Pride and Prejudice written by Dolly Alderton

Latest adaptation of Jane Austen classic will include Emma Corrin and Jack Lowden as Elizabeth and Mr Darcy

Evening Standard

Free by Amanda Knox review: life affirming memoir that is full of grace

Her second book is a moving account of striving to find purpose in the darkest of places

Sports Illustrated

Bill Belichick Admits Patriots Should Have Drafted Lamar Jackson in 2018

New England drafted running back Sony Michel with pick No. 31. The two-time MVP went 32nd.

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