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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 - UK · Oct 4, 2025

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

The Guardian - AU · Oct 4, 2025

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.

Cinemablend · Oct 3, 2025

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

The Guardian - UK · Oct 3, 2025

The best designers are Mods at heart

How Mod culture has influenced me and my work.

Creative Bloq · Oct 3, 2025

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

The Guardian - UK · Oct 3, 2025

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.

Cinemablend · Oct 2, 2025

Sarah Hall and Charlie Porter among writers on ‘genre-defying’ Goldsmiths prize shortlist

The £10,000 award, whose judges include Mark Haddon and Megan Nolan, recognises ‘mould-breaking’ fiction

The Guardian - UK · Oct 2, 2025

Former Royal Butler Hints That King Charles Could Make a "Big Change" to How the Royals Celebrate Christmas

Grant Harrold said the monarch is "not afraid to adapt things to make it work better for how the family runs in 2025."

Marie Claire · Oct 2, 2025

Sarah Ferguson reportedly once left palace staff in 'a rage' when she 'failed to comply' with their request

Former royal butler Paul Burrell has described an alleged Fergie faux pas that apparently left one member of staff seriously annoyed

Woman & Home · Oct 2, 2025