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Hotel Exile by Jane Rogoyska review – the remarkable story of a wartime institution

From haven for intellectuals fleeing Hitler to the HQ of the feared Abwehr, the changing fortunes of a Parisian icon

The Guardian - UK

Exclusive: Royal Biographer Robert Hardman Reveals the “Sharp” and “Authentic” Side of Queen Elizabeth the Public Rarely Saw

“The older she got, the sort of stronger she got,” the author tells 'Marie Claire.'

Marie Claire

See You on the Other Side by Jay McInerney review – the clumsy finale of a classic New York series

The bright young things of 1992’s Brightness Falls are now in their 60s in this verbose, clunky novel that seems more interested in lifestyle than inner lives

The Guardian - UK

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Ghost Stories by Siri Hustvedt review – life after Paul Auster

What’s it like to lose your partner of more than 40 years? The novelist and essayist reflects on going from ‘we’ to ‘I’

The Guardian - UK

Former Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden cheered as she wins Authors Guild honor

Former Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden received the Champion of Writers Award from the Authors Guild

The Independent UK

15 Years Later, A Polarizing Dystopian Franchise Is Getting Retconned In A Major Way

One of the major players of the 2010s YA dystopia boom is coming back with an alternate timeline.

Inverse

Why Becoming King Charles's Wife "Frightened" Queen Camilla, Who Said "The Prospect Was Farcical," According to One Royal Expert

"He was used to getting his own way."

Marie Claire

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Royal Biographer Says King Charles Emulates His "Big-Spending Grandmother" Instead of Late Queen's Frugality

Tina Brown said The King "wanted to out-granny" the Queen Mother in terms of lavishness.

Marie Claire

John Keats’s love letters returned to owner after being stolen in the 1980s

Romantic poet’s letters to Fanny Brawne, dated between 1819 and 1820, had been stolen from a Long Island estate

The Guardian - US

Royal Aide Reveals How Queen Elizabeth Reacted When Prince Philip Started "Pinching Her Bottom Repeatedly and Growling"

"Philip ran after her..."

Marie Claire

Heated Rivalry Season 2 Update: How Connor Storrie and Hudson Williams Rebuilt Their Bond for 'Serious Territory'

Rachel Reid shares a detailed update on Unrivaled, tied to Heated Rivalry Season 2, as Jacob Tierney teases serious territory for Connor Storrie and Hudson Williams.

International Business Times UK

'Not a prequel, not a sequel, not a spinoff': Veronica Roth Announces New Divergent Books with Alternate Story

Veronica Roth announces two new Divergent books set in an alternate universe, exploring what happens if Tris Prior chooses a different faction. The first book, 'The Sixth Faction', releases in October.

International Business Times UK

The Winds of Winter Leak Exposed: Publisher Breaks Silence on Finished Book Rumours

Bantam Books has dismissed online claims that George R. R. Martin has secretly finished The Winds of Winter after a supposed leak sent fans into overdrive.

International Business Times UK

Eleven of the ‘most challenged’ books of 2025 as book bans remain at record highs in US

Overall, the ALA's Office for Intellectual Freedom recorded challenges to 4,235 different works

The Independent UK

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The Guardian - UK

‘Deliciously dark’: how Freida McFadden’s twisty thrillers gripped millions of readers

The author, who recently revealed her real name to be Sara Cohen, began writing to escape from her work as a medic, and now has a huge global fanbase

The Guardian - UK

From Manifesto to Mr Loverman: Bernardine Evaristo’s best books – ranked!

From the secret gay life of a British-Caribbean man to that controversial shared Booker win, the author has blazed a trail across the literary landscape. Here are seven of her top titles

The Independent UK

Divergent author announces two new novels 15 years after first book

2011 book trilogy was adapted for the big screen in the wake of ‘The Hunger Games’ success

The Independent UK

Heated Rivalry author Rachel Reid shares update on next book as TV adaptation takes ‘serious’ turn

She’s still ‘making decisions about the plot with some things’

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The Guardian - UK

The emotional security secret: how to get healthier, happier and have stronger relationships

Psychiatrist Amir Levine’s first book explored different types of attachment. In his follow-up, he explains how anyone can become more secure

The Guardian - UK

The Illuminated Man by Christopher Priest and Nina Allan review – an unconventional portrait of JG Ballard

The biographer’s terminal illness and death is woven into this original and moving account of Ballard and his work

The Guardian - UK

Son of Nobody by Yann Martel review – Life of Pi author discovers a long-lost poem from Troy

An epic poem about the Trojan war is merged with the domestic heartbreak of the scholar who discovers it in this ambitious, structurally problematic novel

Radio France Internationale

French media mogul Bolloré defiant as authors quit his publisher en masse

Vincent Bolloré, the conservative billionaire who has built up France's biggest media empire, says his Grasset publishing house will seek new talent after more than 150 of its authors quit in protest at what they claimed was interference with editorial independence.

The Guardian - AU

What if your life turned out to be ordinary? Slow down and relish this – it might even be enchanting

Being unremarkable is often seen as a sign of moral failure – yet finding joy in the everyday can lead to a mindful, even luminous experience

The Guardian - US

Independent bookstores make quiet comeback as big chains dominate retail

About 422 indie bookshops opened in 2025, up 31%, defying predictions of retail consolidation

Kiplinger

4 Wishes for My Dad's Retirement That Have Nothing to Do With Money or Watching Grandkids

A Kiplinger editor shares some retirement wishes for her father.

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