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Andrew Saint obituary

Architectural historian who was interested in the broader social and economic influences of buildings

The Guardian - UK · Aug 12, 2025

These are my 6 favourite books that can be read in less than a day

From Claire Keegan's ‘Small Things Like These’ to Vincenzo Latronico's ‘Perfection’, these novellas are less than 200 pages

The Independent UK · Aug 12, 2025

Paula Heister obituary

Other lives: Doctor and teacher of medicine who also worked as a children’s author and illustrator

The Guardian - UK · Aug 12, 2025

The Burns Project review – Scotland’s national poet in all his glory and contradictions

Drawing on private letters and contemporary criticism, Cora Bissett’s imaginative production offers a rounded picture of a complicated man with a colourful love life

The Guardian - UK · Aug 11, 2025

Friends of Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie Say the Royals Are "Innocent Victims" and "Collateral Damage" in New Prince Andrew Biography

"It's telling how many of the sources are either anonymous or dead."

Marie Claire · Aug 11, 2025

Nicola Sturgeon pans Daily Telegraph over 'Frenchgate' in memoir

This week's Media Watch takes a look at what Nicola Sturgeon said about the Daily Telegraph and 'Frenchgate' in her new memoir Frankly.

The National (Scotland) · Aug 11, 2025

Polari prize nominees and judges withdraw after inclusion of John Boyne over gender identity views

800 writers and publishing workers have signed a statement objecting to the LGBTQ+ book prize’s nomination of Boyne, who described himself as a ‘terf’

The Guardian - UK · Aug 11, 2025

‘Once again, the west turns away’: a new book recounts the fall and rise of the Taliban

Esteemed foreign correspondent Jon Lee Anderson’s new book offers a full accounting of life in Afghanistan from before 9/11 to now

The Guardian - US · Aug 11, 2025

New Book Reveals Horrifying Reason Putin's Father Married His Mum – And Why She Has a Glass Eye

A new Proekt book, 'The Tsar in Propria Persona', alleges a shocking origin to Vladimir Putin's parents' marriage, including a pitchfork attack that left his mother with a glass eye, amid claims the Kremlin has long obscured his private life.

International Business Times UK · Aug 11, 2025

Seven things we learnt from Nicola Sturgeon's autobiography Frankly

NICOLA Sturgeon’s autobiography has hit the shelves – apparently sooner than intended.

The National (Scotland) · Aug 11, 2025