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Washington Black review – the romantic bits could have been stolen from a bad pop song

Atrocious dialogue, ludicrous plot, nausea-inducing love scenes: this adaptation of Esi Edugyan’s novel about the era of transatlantic slavery is highly wobbly. Luckily, it’s also highly watchable

The Guardian - UK · Jul 23, 2025

Why I Distrust Social Trust Rationales for Immigration Restrictions

Evidence indicates immigration doesn't actually undermine social trust, and that reductions in social trust aren't necessarily bad, anyway.

Reason · Jul 23, 2025

I swapped keeping a diary for making playlists – turning songs into mini time capsules

After a breakup, music and my portable speaker became essential parts of my single life – and a potent form of autobiography

The Guardian - AU · Jul 22, 2025

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'Washington Black' is the show that could, just like its main character

“Washington Black” seemed destined for a screen adaptation

The Independent UK · Jul 22, 2025

This hidden iPad feature alerts you to Apple books deals — here's how to enable it

Set up your iPad's Books app so you're alerted when prices drop.

Tom’s Guide · Jul 22, 2025

‘Look how well-read I am!’ How ‘books by the metre’ add the final touch to your home – or your image

It’s never been easier to build an impressive-looking library, especially if you’re mostly interested in the colour and size of your books. Is this necessarily a bad thing?

The Guardian - UK · Jul 22, 2025

Summer of Our Discontent by Thomas Chatterton Williams review – the liberal who hates leftists

In his caustic critique of identity politics, Williams ends up condemning every kind of collective action

The Guardian - UK · Jul 22, 2025

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The Empire of Forgetting by John Burnside review – last words from an essential poet of our age

This posthumously published final collection confronts mortality, alongside the world’s almost unbearable beauty

The Guardian - UK · Jul 22, 2025

I’m a writer from the Balkans. Why do people assume I only know about war and tragedy?

Readers lose out when English-speaking gatekeepers decide what books are sold and whose stories get told, says Slovenian novelist Ana Schnabl

The Guardian - UK · Jul 22, 2025

As a long-term psychiatric patient, I’ve had superior care from the NHS

Letters: Readers repond to an article and letters on mental health care in the NHS

The Guardian - UK · Jul 21, 2025

Grief is the Thing With Feathers: why Max Porter’s strange but ‘magnificent’ debut keeps inspiring adaptations

With a new Australian stage version and a movie starring Benedict Cumberbatch later this year, the author’s boundary-pushing novella continues to soar

The Guardian - AU · Jul 21, 2025

Nick Cave sparks fan frenzy after donating thousands of books to charity shop

A publicist for the musician hopes the books ‘will remain intriguing mysteries for those who find them’

The Independent UK · Jul 21, 2025

The Parallel Path by Jenn Ashworth review – a soul-searching walk across England

Forget the Salt Path – this writer’s introspective journey provides genuine food for thought

The Guardian - UK · Jul 21, 2025

Nick Cave fans swarm charity bookshop in UK after musician donates thousands of books

‘It’s an incredibly varied donation. He clearly held on to his books, some of them are quite old,’ says bookshop worker

The Guardian - AU · Jul 21, 2025

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The Guardian - UK · Jul 20, 2025

The Narrow Road to the Deep North review – immensely powerful TV

This adaptation of the Booker prize-winning novel spanning three timelines is a visceral, passionate drama starring Ciarán Hinds and Jacob Elordi. What bracingly confident television

The Guardian - UK · Jul 20, 2025

‘Coupledom is very oppressing’: Swedish author Gun-Britt Sundström on the revival of her cult anti-marriage novel

As her million-selling 70s novel, Engagement, is translated into English for the first time, the Swedish author talks about life at 80, finding the ideal love, and why her generation were freer than today’s young people

The Guardian - UK · Jul 20, 2025

Again and again, we are shocked by the treatment of learning-disabled people. Yet we never learn from the past

A landmark book exposes the history of loathing that underpins scandals like Winterbourne View. It has received next to no attention, says Guardian columnist John Harris

The Independent UK · Jul 20, 2025

Family say trusting Salt Path author Raynor Winn was their ‘greatest mistake’

‘I can’t forgive her for destroying my husband’s confidence in people,’ said the widow of author’s ex-employer

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The Guardian - UK · Jul 20, 2025

‘Too loud’, ‘too messy’, ‘too much’ … why should women be expected to shrink and shut up?

As Lena Dunham’s new show reminds us, whether they’re at work or on a date, women are expected to tone it down if they want to get on. What if they refuse to play ball?

Evening Standard · Jul 20, 2025

Drayton and Mackenzie: Men, love and money in the 21st century

Novels that dip into the lives of their characters every few years risk them seeming detached from the world or clumsily inserted into historical events. Drayton and Mackenzie, Alexander Starritt’s third novel about two mismatched friends, enters into their lives at intervals, and falls into neither of those traps.

The Guardian - UK · Jul 20, 2025

A new Irish writer is getting rave reviews – but nobody knows who they are. That gives me hope

Pen names have a long history. Now Liadan Ní Chuinn is shunning publicity in an industry that demands ever more exposure, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

The Guardian - UK · Jul 20, 2025

TV tonight: Jacob Elordi and Ciarán Hinds are outstanding in a stirring war epic

Booker prize-winning novel The Narrow Road to the Deep North comes to the small screen. Plus: The Veil is Elisabeth Moss’s new spy thriller. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK · Jul 20, 2025

Recognised Palestinian state could develop disputed gas resources, expert says

The Palestinian Authority’s ability to use the Gaza Marine field could leave them less dependent on aid

Cinemablend · Jul 19, 2025

I Learned The Story Behind How Sunrise On The Reaping's Book Release Caused A Major Challenge For Casting The Movie, And Now The Cast Is Even More Impressive

The casting directors have been killing it!

Tom’s Hardware · Jul 19, 2025

PCB reference books with pages made from actual USB-C powered PCBs are now available at $37 each

An enthusiast has created some Reference Circuit Books where the ‘pages’ are PCBs.

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