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‘Bonkbuster’ author Dame Jilly Cooper dies aged 88

She died after a fall on Sunday morning.

Evening Standard

Dame Jilly Cooper dead: Tributes pour in for undisputed 'queen of the bonkbuster' novelist as she dies at 88

Tributes are pouring in for Dame Jilly, who had sold over 11 million copies of her books in the UK alone

Evening Standard

The Elements by John Boyne review – intertwined tales of trauma

Four novellas about damaged people weighed down by the crimes they have suffered draw you efficiently in, but the cumulative effect is numbing

The Guardian - UK

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The Boundless Deep by Richard Holmes review – wild times with young Tennyson

A masterful account of the poet’s early life during the tumultuous early 19th century crisis of faith

The Guardian - UK

Poor review – adaptation of Katriona O’Sullivan’s memoir is rich in spirit

O’Sullivan’s account of a childhood and early adulthood marked by poverty, addiction and abuse is made into an at times affectingly raw play by Sonya Kelly

The Guardian - UK

Cat Stevens shuts down interviewer over his past remarks on Salman Rushdie’s ‘effigy burning’

Stevens writes about Rushdie in his new memoir, ‘Cat On The Road To Findout’

The Independent UK

Gordon S. Wood Weighs in on Akhil Reed Amar's Born Equal: Remaking America's Constitution, 1840-1920

Praise from Wood for what I think is the best new book this year.

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Stephen King sent a sweary email to the producers of It: Welcome to Derry – but it was for a positive reason

Exclusive: Andy and Barbara Muschietti get candid about Stephen King's thoughts on the f-word

Total Film

This is how we do it: ‘Asexuality is a spectrum. I don’t experience sexual desire (but I do like having orgasms)’

Embracing Sarah’s asexuality has allowed her and Cameron to connect in many different ways

The Guardian - UK

The Book of Revelations by Juliet Nicolson review: Family secrets, universal histories

Vita Sackville-West’s granddaughter plots family secrets against British society’s changing system of taboos

Evening Standard

Rebecca review – Nikki Shiels is magnificent in confused Daphne du Maurier adaptation

Melbourne Theatre CompanyThe performances are rich and compelling in Anne-Louise Sarks’ take on the famed and haunting 1938 novel, but some aspects fail to land

The Guardian - AU

Czech author and anti-communist dissident Ivan Klíma dies at 94

Ivan Klima, a Czech author and anti-communist dissident whose work and life were shaped by Europe’s 20th-century totalitarian regimes, has died

The Independent UK

Edgar Wright's adaptation of The Running Man will change the book's ending, but it got Stephen King's seal of approval: "I think you did a great job"

The creator of the Running Man competition signed off on its new finale.

Total Film

A charming ode to the benefits of friends

A particularly timely, celebratory anthology on the meaning of true friends

Evening Standard

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The Guardian - UK

Tim Dowling: I love books – but can’t remember anything about the ones I’ve just read

In bed I lie awake, staring at the books on my nightstand, trying to remember a single salient fact about any of them

The Guardian - AU

Trent Dalton, Bri Lee and Melissa Leong’s ‘raw’ memoir: the best Australian books out in October

Each month Guardian Australia editors and critics pick the upcoming titles they have devoured – or can’t wait to get their hands on

Cinemablend

The Sisters Grimm Author Told Me Why He's 'Genuinely Overjoyed' With The New Streaming Series After Years Of Unsuccessful Attempts To Adapt It

The umpteenth time's the charm in some instances.

The Guardian - UK

How Tony Harrison gave this lass the confidence she needed

Letters: An encouraging note from the poet to a young working-class student is remembered by Dr Chrissie Tiller. Plus a letter from Brian Allen

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The National (Scotland)

Scottish bookshop partners with Gaza-based charity zine project

A COLLECTION of charity zines from Gaza-based artists have gone on sale in a Scottish book shop

The Independent UK

US book publishers honor Russian dissident house Freedom Letters

The Association of American Publishers is honoring a Russian publishing house for its fight against censorship

International Business Times UK

Britney Spears 'Panicking' as Kevin Federline's Explosive Memoir Threatens to Spill Her Darkest Secrets From Their Tumultuous Past

Kevin Federline's memoir, 'You Thought You Knew', promises answers about his marriage to Britney Spears; RadarOnline reports sources say Spears is 'panic-stricken'.

The Guardian - UK

The best recent poetry – review roundup

So Far So Good by Ursula K Le Guin; Thrums by Thomas A Clark; Sculling by Sophie Dumont; Magadh by Shrikant Verma

Creative Bloq

The best designers are Mods at heart

How Mod culture has influenced me and my work.

The Guardian - UK

On Friendship by Andrew O’Hagan review – ties that bind

The novelist on the relationships that shaped his life, from schoolmates to the Stone Roses and Edna O’Brien

Cinemablend

Revenge Of The Sith Is One Of The Best Star Wars Novelizations, But The Author Explained Why He Had A ‘Panic Attack’ Before Writing It

I don't blame him.

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