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Salman Rushdie's first book of fiction since his stabbing will be published in November

Salman Rushdie has a collection of novellas and short stories coming out this fall

The Independent UK

French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal sentenced to five years in prison

French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal has been sentenced to five years in prison for undermining Algeria's territorial integrity.

Radio France Internationale

Biden aides argued dropping out would bring ‘mistake’ of Harris, book claims

Top aides ‘aggressively’ made case to Democratic donors last summer, according to account of 2024 campaign by Jonathan Allen and Amie Parnes

The Guardian - US

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A Room Above a Shop by Anthony Shapland review – a fantastic debut of forbidden desire

This spare, luminously pure novel charts a secret gay relationship in post-industrial Wales

The Guardian - UK

Hollywood legend Kevin Bacon pitched his new "what the f***" demon hunter TV series to Amazon himself – which already has plans for season 2: "What’s that quote? 'Everybody loves bacon'"

Exclusive: Erik Oleson talks making wild supernatural horror series with none other than Kevin Bacon

Total Film

Reacher season 3 ending explained: Who dies, does Reacher get his revenge, and how does it set up season 4?

Here's everything you need to know about Reacher season 3's tense final episode

Total Film

What Is Free Speech? by Fara Dabhoiwala review – a brilliant history of a weaponised mantra

This fascinating book questions whether such a misunderstood ideal should be lauded as an end in itself

The Guardian - UK

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The Idea of My New Book, The Digital Fourth Amendment—and Why It Matters

A second post on "The Digital Fourth Amendment"

Reason

'What choices do you make when you are turning the moon into cheese?' Author John Scalzi on new novel 'When the Moon Hits Your Eye'

John Scalzi cased out the Armstrong Museum before writing "When the Moon Hits Your Eye." The author may have been confused of planning a heist given the way he eyed an Apollo 11 moon rock on display.

Space

Kamala Harris' Aides Secretly Pre-Planned for Biden's Death During Presidency: Report

A new book revealed that former Vice President Kamala Harris' aides secretly planned for Joe Biden's potential death in office.

Latin Times

The most shocking claims from the Facebook whistleblower's memoir

Never has a gag order been so ill-judged. Meta's attempts to quash Sarah Wynn-Williams' memoir, Careless People – the inside story of her six years at the company, which was then called Facebook – have made it a bigger hit than its former director of global public policy could ever…

Evening Standard

UK publishing less accessible to Black authors now than before 2020, industry names say

Ahead of the Black British book festival, literary figures say the number of books being published by Black writers has ‘plummeted’

The Guardian - UK

Queen Camilla celebrates ‘magic of storytelling’ in star-studded launch of new national reading medal

King Charles, Sigourney Weaver, Dame Joanna Lumley, Miriam Margolyes and others were in attendance at the event at Clarence House

The Independent UK

Iowa law banning books including 1984 and Ulysses blocked by US federal judge

Judge rules that law banning school libraries and classrooms from carrying books depicting sex acts had been applied unconstitutionally

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Homeland by Richard Beck review – how 9/11 changed the US for ever

Journalist Beck argues that the war on terror made America vastly more authoritarian, paving the way for Trump

The Guardian - US

Democrats staged ‘hush-hush talks’ in 2023 for Biden to withdraw from race, says book

New book Fight also reports Harris aides ‘strategized around the possibility that Biden might die in office’

The Independent UK

Musician Neneh Cherry and medic Rachel Clarke are among finalists for a major nonfiction prize

A moving memoir by Swedish singer Neneh Cherry and the gripping story of a heart transplant by British doctor Rachel Clarke are among finalists for the Women’s Prize for Nonfiction

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Man Reveals The Real Reason He Keeps Getting Women Pregnant, Shocks His Sister

Call us naive and old-fashioned, but we believe that if you choose to have children, you decide to do so out of love for your partner and because you genuinely want to be a parent. The post Man Reveals The Real Reason He Keeps Getting Women Pregnant, Shocks His Sister…

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"He and I have that kanaka thing, we're bros!" Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett on his friendship with Jason Momoa

What do a heavy metal and Hollywood star have to bond over? A lot, it turns out.

The Independent UK

Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction shortlist 2025: Science, nature, and power feature in works shedding light on ‘human condition’

This year’s finalists explore diverse themes including challenging power, celebrating nature, and the magic of organ transplants

Total Film

Andor showrunner says season 2's more fast-paced structure is a "fascinating experiment" that is "born out of desperation": "I don't know if anyone's ever done it before"

Exclusive: Andor's Tony Gilroy explains season 2's unique story structure in a new interview with SFX

Reason

I Am Not a Fan of Law Professor Books. Why Did I Just Write One?

The first in a series about "The Digital Fourth Amendment."

The Independent UK

Amanda Knox shares why she feels ‘lucky’ as she opens up about life after prison

More than a decade has passed since Amanda Knox was cleared of her housemate’s murder. But public scrutiny has continued to follow her. Ahead of the release of her new memoir, Knox tells Andrea Cavallier how she has struggled to truly feel free and how she went from feeling utterly…

The Conversation

The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgeson Burnett was an early work of climate fiction

I grew up in a mixed-heritage family. Both of my parents’ childhoods were deeply affected by colonialism in India and they often told me stories about this period in their lives. As a result, I inherited a sense of place and a feeling for a country which was never my…

The Guardian - UK

Michael Ratcliffe obituary

Literary editor and chief book reviewer of the Times who later joined the Observer as its theatre critic

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