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The elusive 87-year-old author’s new book is a noir caper set during the big band era following a detective in search of a cheese heiress

Published in November, it will cover everything from Smith’s childhood to her rise as a punk rock star and later retreat from public life

Love and loss combine in this tender tale of how a mourning Caribbean mother cares for others

Amid the atmosphere of the 53rd National Book Fair and the 23rd Bangkok International Book Fair at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center (QSNCC), one voice stood out — that of a 17-year-old who introduced a fresh perspective on rice through a bilingual children’s book. 

The route follows in the Romantic poet’s footsteps, traces his life and celebrates the landscapes that inspired so much of his work

THE READING LIST: Something of F Scott Fitzgerald’s 1925 book has been lost in the fog of its own mystique, commercialised by endless business endeavours that seem to contradict its core message. Nick Hilton revisits the classic on its milestone anniversary and hears warning bells for today’s billionaire oligarchs

The former Facebook employee behind a scathing book about parent company Meta will testify Wednesday before US senators keen to establish whether the social networking giant ever collaborated with the Chinese government.

One hundred years after its publication, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s third novel, The Great Gatsby – the story of nouveau riche Jay Gatsby’s obsessive quest to win back his lost love, Daisy Buchanan – is best remembered for its depiction of America’s Jazz Age excess, especially through Gatsby’s wildly extravagant parties.

Poet and scholar who promoted the work of John Ruskin and edited a selection of Thom Gunn’s essays