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Looking at Women, Looking at War by Victoria Amelina review – in memory of the Ukrainian novelist who catalogued war crimes

A powerful, posthumous collection of diary entries, interviews, war reports and poetry has the late author’s tragic absence at its heart

The Guardian - UK

Testimony in trial of man accused of trying to kill Salman Rushdie heads into 2nd day

Testimony is set to continue in the trial of the man charged with stabbing famed author Salman Rushdie in a frenzied knife attack on a western New York stage

The Independent UK

In a world of overwhelming choice, I love the whittled-down book selection at my local street library

There may be a book I want to read, there may not. But making the choice feels so much easier than keeping up with new releases

The Guardian - AU

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Palestinian Bookstore Owners Arrested for Allegedly Selling Material That 'Supports Terrorism,' Israeli Human Rights Organization Outraged

A leading Israeli human rights organization has spoken out against the raiding of a decades-old prominent Palestinian bookstore in east Jerusalem by Israeli Police, who alleged that the store was selling texts that promoted violence and terrorism.

Latin Times

Salman Rushdie attack trial: Author was too stunned to react after being stabbed on stage

Acclaimed author Salman Rushdie was stabbed while on stage in New York in 2022

Evening Standard

Virdee review – tremendous, tantalising, action-packed fun

You will have a wild ride watching this ineffably cool Bradford-based cop thriller. But it’s also surprisingly moving – and may well leave you in tears

The Guardian - UK

Salman Rushdie’s attacker came ‘dangerously close to committing murder’ during frenzied stabbing, court hears

Hadi Matar, 27, was heard saying ‘Free Palestine’ as he entered court in Chautauqua Lake, New York

The Independent UK

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A life in quotes: Tom Robbins

The bestselling counterculture novelist, whose books included Even Cowgirls Get the Blues and Another Roadside Attraction, has died at 92

The Guardian - US

Trump Team Worried Iran Would Try To Assassinate Him By Downing His Plane, New Book Reveals: 'You're a F---ing Target'

The concern was such that at one point it made Trump travel in a decoy plane

Latin Times

5 premium online research tools all Philly students can use for free

Years ago, as a high school librarian in suburban Philadelphia, I hosted a group of honors students from a high school just across the nearby city border. With the support of their alumni association, the city students planned to build a library at their school.

The Conversation

Ex-supreme court judge says ‘arguable case’ Israel’s conduct in Gaza is genocidal

Lord Sumption says Israel’s actions ‘grossly disproportionate’ and in new book points to suppression of free speech over Palestinian cause

The Guardian - UK

‘It shook everyone up’: New York town hosting Salman Rushdie trial recalls knife attack

A liberal arts community finds itself hosting the closely watched trial of man accused of stabbing novelist in 2022

The Guardian - US

Israeli police raid Palestinian bookstore in east Jerusalem and confiscate books about the conflict

Israeli police have raided a long-established Palestinian-owned bookstore in east Jerusalem, detaining the owners and confiscating books about the decades-long conflict

The Independent UK

Pig Heart Boy review – lively staging of Malorie Blackman’s stimulating novel

Winsome Pinnock adapts the story of a teenager whose heart transplant causes controversy but the comedy drowns out the issues

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The Independent UK

Tom Robbins: Even Cowgirls Get the Blues author dies, aged 92

Writer was known for his audacious metaphors and ‘seriocomic’ tone

The Guardian - UK

Israeli police raid Jerusalem bookshops and arrest Palestinian owners

Raid on Educational Bookshop branches described by rights groups as attempt to create ‘culture of fear’ among Palestinian intellectuals

The Guardian - US

Salman Rushdie trial hears accused came ‘dangerously close to murder’

Prosecutors begin case against Hadi Matar, charged with attempted murder and assault over festival attack in 2022

The Independent UK

Opening statements set in trial of man accused of trying to kill Salman Rushdie

Lawyers are set to deliver opening statements at the trial of the man charged with trying to fatally stab author Salman Rushdie in front of a lecture audience in western New York

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Banned Australian children's author launches book prize

An Australian author has launched a literary prize for works that break through gender stereotypes after one of his children's books was banned in Malaysia.

The Guardian - UK

We Do Not Part by Han Kang review – a harrowing journey into South Korea’s bloody history

The Nobel prize-winner’s strange and unsettling new novel takes its protagonist on a mission that ends up confronting terrible pre-war violence

The Guardian - UK

Money to Burn by Asta Olivia Nordenhof review – fire and energy in a new septology

This intense tale of lives connected to the Scandinavian Star ferry disaster in 1990 is hardly conventional, but undoubtedly exciting

Inverse

Benedict Cumberbatch’s Surreal New Thriller Is A Misguided Metaphor On Grief

Despite an impressive performance from Benedict Cumberbatch, 'The Thing With Feathers' drowns in its own metaphor.

The Guardian - UK

Starmer’s dislike of real politics is plain to see. It’s why his government has no direction

In power, Labour’s agenda has been stripped back to an empty obsession with growth and an imitation of Reform UK. The public isn’t falling for it, says Guardian columnist John Harris

The Guardian - UK

Don’t Make Me Laugh by Julia Raeside review – did you hear the one about the toxic standup?

Set in the London comedy world, this provocative and funny debut novel explores the grey areas of coercion and intimacy

The Guardian - US

‘Stand up for what’s right’: Melville House co-founder on publishing Jack Smith and Tulsa reports

Stunned by Donald Trump’s return, Dennis Johnson saw a chance to hit back by publishing official reports into shameful episodes in US history

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