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Is it OK to read Infinite Jest in public? Why the internet hates ‘performative reading’

Posts mocking strangers for cracking open classics have become popular. So where are we supposed to read them?

The Guardian - US · Jun 30, 2025

What we’re reading: writers and readers on the books they enjoyed in June

Writers and Guardian readers discuss the titles they have read over the last month. Join the conversation in the comments

The Guardian - UK · Jun 30, 2025

Fragile Minds by Bella Jackson review – a furious assault on NHS psychiatry

Mental health services are under undeniable strain, but this account by a former nurse fails to ring true

The Guardian - UK · Jun 30, 2025

At 21, Madison Griffiths dated her university tutor. It was legal, consensual – and a messy grey area

The author’s new book Sweet Nothings follows four women who, like her, dated their professors – and explores how even a consensual pedagogical relationship can result in ‘a unique harm’

The Guardian - AU · Jun 28, 2025

‘We need to reclaim these words’: Inside England’s first romance-only bookshop catering to record levels of popularity

Saucy Books in London has become the go-to destination for romance readers – but fans say misogyny is stopping the genre getting the recognition it deserves

The Guardian - UK · Jun 28, 2025

Iran's grand strategy now looks like a sham

Vali Nasr’s book is seriously good, profoundly insightful and full of fresh thinking

Evening Standard · Jun 28, 2025

Time has not restored Sir David Murray's battered Rangers legacy

Sir David Murray has attempted to explain his decision to sell Rangers to Craig Whyte in his new book, 'Mettle', but here's why it doesn't pass the…

The National (Scotland) · Jun 28, 2025

What to know about the US Supreme Court's ruling on public school lessons using LGBTQ books

The Supreme Court has sided with religious parents who want to pull their children out of the classroom when a public school lesson uses LGBTQ storybooks

The Independent UK · Jun 28, 2025

Thomas Neurath obituary

Publisher who led Thames & Hudson for half a century and developed its bestselling World of Art series

The Guardian - UK · Jun 27, 2025

US supreme court rules schools must let kids opt out of LGBTQ+ book readings

Court sides with parents in Maryland who protested against exposure to storybooks they found objectionable

The Guardian - US · Jun 27, 2025