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X has been used to represent love and kisses for centuries. But how did it start?

“1,000 Letters and 15,000 Kisses” screamed the headline in an 1898 edition of the English newspaper, the Halifax Evening Courier.

The Conversation

Eight of the most romantic poems to read to your love this Valentine’s Day

For many of us, the run-up to Valentine’s Day is spent seeking out the least cringe-worthy card in the shop to gift to our significant other, and show them how we really feel. But, unfortunately, Hallmark rhymes rarely mine the depths of love and desire.

The Conversation

Somebody Down There Likes Me by Robert Lukins review – a dispiriting imitation of Succession

Yet another trendy tale of feckless, all-American cruelty, following a family of late-capitalist tropes whose empire is about to fall

The Guardian - AU

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It's a publishing fairy tale. 'Hansel and Gretel' is reimagined by Stephen King and Maurice Sendak

An upcoming edition of “Hansel and Gretel” combines the dark and singular talents of two literary giants who apparently never met: Stephen King and the late Maurice Sendak

The Independent UK

Base Notes by Adelle Stripe review – an olfactory trip down memory lane

The novelist uses perfume to conjure scenes from a working-class upbringing in this funny, bleak memoir

The Guardian - UK

Ex-England manager Gareth Southgate to publish new book on leadership

Dear England: Lessons on Leadership, which ‘transcends football’ and offers advice on resilience and performance for individuals and organisations, will come out in October

The Guardian - UK

Alan Cumming to present free DJ set at Scottish literary festival

ALAN Cumming will present a DJ set at this year's Winter Words Festival in Pitlochry.

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The South by Tash Aw review – an intimate epic begins

Two boys on the brink of adulthood in 1990s Malaysia, in the opening volume of a Proustian quartet

The Guardian - UK

Tom Robbins obituary

Novelist whose biggest seller was Even Cowgirls Get the Blues, which Thomas Pynchon hoped would change the ‘brainscape of America’

The Guardian - UK

McDermid praises ‘inspirational’ libraries ahead of campaign launch

The Love Libraries campaign begins on February 14 and runs until October and is designed to encourage more people to make use of their resources.

Evening Standard

New book shows supreme court justice Clarence Thomas once supported press freedom

Rightwinger says Times v Sullivan ruling should go, but reporter reminds readers he did not always think that way

The Guardian - US

Can this London singles book club help me find The One?

Book obsessive Katie Russell was fed up with apps, so she tried a book-themed dating event. But did she find a connection?

Evening Standard

Looking at Women Looking at War by Victoria Amelina review – a precious and powerful work of literature

This tragically unfinished account of the Russian invasion of Ukraine bears witness to both grave crimes and the strength of the human spirit

The Guardian - UK

How the left can win back the working class

In a new book Joan Williams says Democrats can win back ground lost to Trump without abandoning their values

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Mad About the Boy is the best Bridget Jones sequel yet – and Renée Zellweger remains sensational

4/5 Zellweger’s Bridget is now a widow – and romanced by both Leo Woodall’s younger man and Chiwetel Ejiofor’s kindly teacher – and this sequel, adapted from Helen Fielding’s third book in her series of novels, is vulnerable, honest and very funny

The Guardian - UK

Neneh Cherry and Anne Applebaum longlisted for Women’s prize for nonfiction

Sixteen authors are in contention for the £30,000 prize launched last year to redress the gender imbalance in nonfiction awards in the UK

The Independent UK

Women’s Prize for Nonfiction 2025 longlist is here – and British authors dominate the selection

Shortlist will be announced on 26 March

The Independent UK

Salman Rushdie stabbing trial: Excerpts from Satanic Verses author’s testimony about harrowing knife attack

In his own words, author Salman Rushdie describes the moments when a stranger rushed at him on stage in western New York and began attacking him

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Submariners recall Queen delivering them tea and biscuits at palace reception

Camilla paid a visit to HMS Astute in 2020 at a Scottish naval base to mark the 10th anniversary of the submarine’s commissioning.

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on campus cuts: academics pay a high price for Westminster’s mistakes

Editorial: The government should not stand aloof as a crisis unfolds in our universities. A new settlement is needed

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Brian Michael Bendis, Jody Houser, Greg Pak, and a huge list of other comics creators unite for new LA Strong charity anthology

100% of the profits will go to relief efforts

The Guardian - UK

Handmaid’s Tale author Margaret Atwood to publish memoir

The 85-year-old’s Book of Lives promises to lift the lid on her unconventional Canadian upbringing, prize-winning writing career, and the experiences that shaped her work

The Independent UK

Salman Rushdie tells jurors he thought he was dying after harrowing knife attack as he faces stabbing suspect in court

Hadi Matar, 27, is on trial for the attempted murder of ‘The Satanic Verses’ author in August 2022

The Guardian - UK

Dismissed, excluded and now adored: the revenge of the women surrealists

Written off as ‘muses’ and denied entry to the movement, they still produced extraordinary work that is only now being appreciated. We enter a gender-breaking world of occult worship – and cats

The Guardian - UK

Old Crunchie wrapper at Cambridge library whets appetite of online sleuths

Packaging featuring pre-decimalisation pricing and Fry’s branding inspires campaign to deduce its exact age

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