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Novelist Robert Harris on uncovering the most scandalous secret love affair in British political history

For his latest bestseller, ‘Precipice’, Robert Harris trawled secret letters to bring to life the hidden relationship between prime minister HH Asquith and a beautiful young socialite more than three decades his junior. The author tells Geordie Greig about the female character who moved him to tears, what Asquith’s family…

The Independent UK

Never Let Me Go review – fresh life found in Kazuo Ishiguro’s school dystopia

Nell Barlow is heartbreaking as the doomed heroine of the alt-reality boarding-school tale, expertly adapted by Suzanne Heathcote

The Guardian - UK

Friend says an ex-officer on trial in fatal beating of Tyre Nichols did his job 'by the book'

A friend of one of the former Memphis police officers standing trial in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols has testified that he's a kind-hearted, humble person who did his job “by the book.”

The Independent UK

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Melania’s upcoming memoir already tops Amazon bestseller chart days ahead of release

While the former first lady rode her Amazon success on Friday, former First Lady Hillary Clinton toppedThe New York Times bestseller list.

The Independent UK

André Aciman's guide to Rome: Contorno, supplì and Trastevere

The Call Me By Your Name author lived in the Italian capital as a child and has been returning ever since. As his memoir is released, he shares his Eternal City essentials

Evening Standard

The anguish of rebuilding your life and home after the death of a spouse

Letters: Pauline Cavie shares her struggle to make a once-shared home her own after losing her husband. Plus a letter from Beverley McEvoy

The Guardian - UK

James Joyce’s glorious lists and pop’s place at the Proms

Letters: Mary Adams says nobody compiled lists in literature quite like the Irish novelist. Plus a letter from Dr Richard Carter

The Guardian - UK

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Jordan Stephens on Rizzle Kicks's comeback, drugs and infidelity: 'The band stopped because I was an addict'

As the hip-hop duo release their first single in almost a decade, Jordan Stephens talks about his new memoir which details the self-destructive behaviour that led to the break-up and how he rebuilt his life

Evening Standard

Intermezzo by Sally Rooney review: Her best novel yet

At this point, it feels as though there is very little interesting left that can be said about Sally Rooney. Every criticism has been mined, every degree of adulation expressed. Seven years on from her dazzling debut Conversations With Friends, and particularly since the stratospheric success of Normal People the…

Evening Standard

US court dismisses Haas trademark case against Steiner

A United States judge has dismissed the trademark infringement case made by Haas Automation against its former Formula 1 team principal Guenther Steiner.

Autosport

Activists ‘fight against censorship’ in the largest US book bans: prisons

Tens of thousands of titles, from dictionaries to Leonardo, are restricted across prisons – and its impact is palpable

The Guardian - US

It's Time to Confront Failures of Justice (Part V)

A sample list of reforms to reduce failures of justice.

Reason

Northern Lights by Philip Pullman audiobook review – a mesmerising reading by Ruth Wilson

The actor narrates the first book in the author’s beloved His Dark Materials trilogy, giving a richly textured performance

The Guardian - UK

Children’s and teens roundup – the best new picture books and novels

An Olympian’s picture book; a miscellany of marvellous kids; volcanoes explained; a dark Celtic adventure; and when teen wishes go wrong

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Elizabeth Strout: ‘I would never ask someone to read my books!’

The Pulitzer winner on rereading Virginia Woolf, falling out of love with John Cheever, and the Pushkin story that made her cry

Evening Standard

Giant at the Royal Court review: shocking, challenging Roald Dahl play is spectacularly good

Mark Rosenblatt’s fearless script is one thing, but the play about the author’s vile antisemitism is made extraordinary by the performances, led by John Lithgow

The Guardian - UK

Andrew Judd obituary

Other lives: Printer and artist with a love of poetry, which he illustrated with linocuts of his native landscape

Salon

Kim Porter's kids address death rumors

"The world has made a spectacle of what has been the most tragic event of our lives," the four siblings say

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The Guardian - AU

The Degenerates by Raeden Richardson review – ambitious debut pulses with life and language

A young woman grapples with the limits of storytelling and language to do justice to the lives of those on society’s fringes

The Guardian - AU

Libraries will only exist for as long as we borrow from them. Consider it your civic duty

In a world as noisy as ours, we need the quiet space of libraries. They are community hubs that serve whoever walks through the door

The Guardian - UK

Erotic Review ‘moving away from the male gaze’ with 80% female contributors

The relaunched magazine’s second issue will also showcase ‘more diverse and inclusive explorations of desire’ and one of the last works by Scottish author John Burnside

The Guardian - UK

1984 review – Keith Allen’s sadistic superior emanates controlled rage

Allen gives a capable performance in an arresting production that gives a chilling sense of state control – but the central romance fails to fizz

The Independent UK

Twenty-five years after he became the Naked Chef, Jamie Oliver is back with another cookbook

Twenty-five years after he burst onto the scene as the Naked Chef, Jamie Oliver returns with ‘Simply Jamie’ – a collection of over 130 effortless recipes for busy midweek dinners and comforting traybakes, all made from store cupboard staples. Lauren Taylor picks three standout recipes for you to try at…

The Conversation

David Olusoga’s new book joins the struggle to make Black history mainstream

For decades, Black history in the UK has been siloed from the mainstream, as if incidental to the nation’s history. Black History Month in October is dedicated to celebrating Black heritage, but the rest of the year, it feels largely neglected and ignored. Public historian and broadcaster David Olusoga, is…

The Independent UK

Sally Rooney kicks off book event with impassioned pro-Palestine speech: ‘Keep protesting’

Exclusive: The ‘Normal People’ author urged listeners to ‘not give in to despair’

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