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Bestselling German novelist found killed on Hamburg houseboat

Police launch murder inquiry after Alexandra Fröhlich is found dead on her boat on the Elbe

The Guardian - UK

I’ve never kept a diary. But if I had, I’d want it destroyed when I die

From Samuel Pepys to Joan Didion, many literary greats wrote for no one but themselves – then found posterity pawing through their secrets. Trust me: you don’t want to know my innermost thoughts

The Guardian - UK

Writer Saba Sams: ‘I wanted it to be sexy and really messy’

The Send Nudes author, one of Granta’s pick of the best young British novelists, on young motherhood, feminism and why we need to break the rules around love

The Guardian - UK

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Scottish-Palestinian poet on why it's important to keep talking about her home city

‘ANY Palestinian film is very significant to tell the Palestinian story,” poet Nada Shawa says. “I was invited to participate in this panel…

The National (Scotland)

Fragment of ‘lost’ music reveals sacred Scots beauty

A fragment of “lost” music found in the pages of Scotland’s first full-length printed book is part of a new work which will receive its world…

The National (Scotland)

Jeanette Winterson: ‘I’d like to go up in space as a very old lady and just be pushed out’

The Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit author on being a good landlord to a grumpy ghost, her optimism about AI and the ideal size for cats

The Guardian - AU

‘100-year timeframe’: how Project 2025 is guiding Trump’s attack on government

David A Graham’s latest book considers the vast far-right plan to change US politics – and why its architects are playing the long game

The Guardian - US

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How motherhood changes the way women listen: An extract from Alice Vincent’s new book

EXTRACT: In her third book, bestselling author Alice Vincent tries to reconnect with lost parts of herself through sound. In this chapter, she speaks with Mercury Prize-nominated musician Bat for Lashes about why becoming a mother alters how – and what – we hear

The Independent UK

Enjoy spring with buttery banana cake

Celebrate bright spring days with this nostalgic cake

Salon

The Guardian view on posthumously publishing Joan Didion: goodbye to all that

Editorial: Would the legendary American writer have welcomed the publication of her therapy notes? It seems unlikely

The Guardian - UK

41 Years Later, The Most Important Cyberpunk Story Ever Just Got a Huge Upgrade

A new version of 'Neuromancer' from The Folio Society has just dropped. Here's why this is a must for cyberpunk fans everywhere.

Inverse

How to change the world? Good grows out of unhistoric acts

Letters: Those looking for inspiration on how to be a better person should look to the novel Middlemarch, writes Andrea Dow, while Bruce Higgins reflects on his rewarding charity work

The Guardian - UK

We Can Guess Exactly Who Sydney Sweeney Is Playing In The Next Big Gaming Film

Sydney Sweeney is cast for the just-announced TV spin off the the immensely popular co-op game 'Split Fiction'. We can already guess which player she is.

Inverse

‘This treasure belongs to the nation’: Miriam Margolyes and Brian Cox join calls to save Wordsworth’s home

The actors are lending their supporting to the campaign by Wordsworth’s great great great great granddaughter to keep Rydal Mount in the Lake District open to the public

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Han Kang Nobel prize lecture book sells 10,000 copies in first day online in South Korea

Korean retailers report strong sales for Light and Thread, featuring speeches, essays and poems by novelist

The Guardian - UK

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

A gosling grows up; a campaign to save trees; the impact of partition; thorny dilemmas; wearing a hijab in Essex and more

The Guardian - UK

Where to start with: Terry Pratchett

Ten years on from his death and just before what would have been his 77th birthday, take a deep dive into the funny, fantasy works of one of the most loved British writers

Marie Claire

The Best Lisa Jewell Books, Ranked—From 'Then She Was Gone' to 'None of This Is True'

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Evening Standard

Who are the Knowles family? From Tina to Beyoncé and Solange

The stars’ mother reveals details of her life with cancer and shares memories of her daughters’ lives in her memoir, Matriarch

The Guardian - UK

Bad Friend by Tiffany Watt Smith review – refreshingly frank portraits of female friendship

A social and personal history that refuses to gloss over the rage, envy and hurt that form part of every close bond

The Guardian - AU

Gender Queer graphic novel reapproved for sale in Australia after federal court fight to ban book

Complaints about the book focus on cartoon sex scenes, one of which has been described by critics as ‘pornographic’ and ‘paedophilic’

The Guardian - UK

New book to reveal more about scandal of Martin Bashir interview with Princess Diana

Written with the cooperation of Charles Spencer, and access to BBC emails obtained through freedom of information request, Dianarama promises ‘a radical reappraisal of a major historical event’

The Guardian - AU

The Sun Was Electric Light by Rachel Morton review – a clever novel about searching for belonging

A woman who feels disconnected from her life in New York moves to Guatemala to chase a distant memory of happiness in this languid and profound debut

The Guardian - UK

All Fours by Miranda July audiobook review – the frank, sexy novel everyone’s been talking about

The author’s hypnotic reading evokes the desires and existential crisis of a 45-year-old woman on a wild road trip

The Guardian - UK

Paradise Logic by Sophie Kemp review – wild, absurd and wickedly funny

This outrageous skewering of the modern dating landscape confronts toxic masculinity and the contradictions of female desire

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