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Five of the best sports books of 2024

Tales of Ohio hoop dreams, Joseph O’Neill’s football-accented new novel and the effect of the climate crisis on sport

The Guardian - UK

These picture books make the perfect gifts – for adults (and their inner children)

As grown-ups increasingly embrace the emotional power and visual delights of picture books, here is a list of recommendations to suit every person and occasion

The Guardian - AU

Winfrey announces new book club pick and launches 'The Oprah Podcast'

Oprah Winfrey has her next book club pick and a new platform to talk books and other topics of the day

The Independent UK

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What Trump 2.0 Could Mean for Public Education

Houston native and education expert Diane Ravitch urges a fight for "the future of Texas, and for the future of the children" under Trump's proposed reforms.

Texas Observer

Robert Sobukwe in his own words: new book shows the complexity of the formidable South African pan-Africanist leader’s views

The book Darkest Before Dawn, edited by Derek Hook and Leswin Laubscher, presents readers with a portrait of a formidable and principled figure in the struggle against colonialism and apartheid who has, so far, received less attention than he merits: Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe.

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Royal Literary Fund’s hardship grants for writers see applications increase by 400%

Charity cites AI and cost of living among reasons for a nearly fivefold increase in grant applications between last year and this year

The Guardian - UK

The best crime and thrillers of 2024

A choice of whodunnits, a return for le Carré’s Smiley, and dark, disturbing encounters in the woods

The Guardian - UK

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2024 Nero book awards shortlist announced to celebrate ‘extraordinary writing talent’

The second run of the UK/Irish awards covers adult and children’s fiction, debut novels and nonfiction, with tales that stretch from surreal expeditions to lost sailors and schoolboy lizards

The Guardian - UK

Justice League Unlimited #1 is the perfect way in to one of the most complicated universes in comics

Opinion | Justice League Unlimited is a great introduction to DC's perennial superteam

GamesRadar

Story showcasing ‘voices’ of Ireland among novels nominated in Nero Book Awards

Three Irish authors have been nominated this year including Calm With Horses writer Colin Barrett.

The Independent UK

Ferdia Lennon wins Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse prize for ‘delightful’ novel

As part of the award, the author will have a gloucestershire old spots pig named after his debut book which is set in ancient Sicily

The Guardian - UK

A New Generation of Self-Help Books Are Removing the Shame in Self-Care

A new generation of the genre are making sure to offer realistic, practical advice on cooking, cleaning, and living well.

Marie Claire

Chef Bobby Flay looks back at the dishes that made him a star in new cookbook, 'Chapter One'

Bobby Flay’s latest cookbook is really a sort of recipe for how Bobby Flay was made

The Independent UK

Five of the best science fiction books of 2024

From a post-apocalyptic dystopia to a brilliant time-travel debut, a far-future take on humanity and more

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‘I had this animal, physical desire to be with my child’: author Rachel Yoder on writing Nightbitch

The novelist’s cult book about a stay-at-home mother who turns into a dog is now a film starring Amy Adams. She talks about modern parenting, breaking taboos, and how Trump’s win spurred her to write

The Guardian - UK

Five of the best romance books of 2024

Wedding mayhem, a story of lifelong love and fake‑relationship comedy are among the highlights

The Guardian - UK

The best graphic novels of 2024

Arthurian legend, dark family secrets, monsters, princesses and a Russian detective in this year’s picks

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Stranger than Fiction: Lives of the Twentieth-Century Novel review – 100 years of magical thinking

Edwin Frank’s finely judged survey of modern fiction from Dostoevsky to Sebald will have you reaching for novels you hadn’t thought about in years

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The Independent UK

Best non-fiction books of 2024: True crime, fandom and the dangers of nostalgia

THE LIST: From investigations into digital algorithms and the impact of smartphones to a history of Victoria’s Secret, there’s something for everyone in Katie Rosseinsky’s edit of 2024’s best non-fiction

The Independent UK

Rare book with handwritten notes by Adam Smith to go on display

An annotated volume, part of the Scottish Enlightenment philosopher’s library, is being displayed in his home town of Kirkcaldy, Fife.

The Guardian - UK

Emma review – a Regency comedy as light as a pillow fight

Set in a nonspecific Austenland inspired more by Hollywood than history, this is an energetic, puppyish production that is easy to like

The Guardian - UK

Joyce Crick obituary

Other lives: Lecturer in German literature at the University of London and translator of works by Freud

The Guardian - UK

Every Valley: The Story of Handel’s Messiah review – hallelujah! A fresh take on the composer’s much-loved work

By revealing the murky circumstances in which it was created, Charles King’s fascinating history of the oratorio shows it in a new light

The Guardian - UK

The Best of All Possible Worlds by Michael Kempe review – portrait of an optimistic thinker

A newly translated biography rescues Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz – the 17th-century German philosopher – from Voltaire’s parody of him as a sunny but deluded soul

GamesRadar

The Witcher 4 dev wastes no time jumping into the new book after its Polish release

"Today is the day of celebration for everyone who loves The Witcher."

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