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Closing Arguments In Rushdie Attack Trial

The trial of Hadi Matar, accused of attempting to kill author Salman Rushdie, reaches its conclusion with closing arguments imminent.

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Several of Prince Harry's secret US visa records to be released in latest twist in legal saga

Lawyers for US Department of Homeland Security agree some of Harry’s visa documents can be released

Evening Standard

Ben Okri: ‘Is A Tale of Two Cities the greatest English novel? Meet me in a pub to discuss’

The poet and novelist on having his heart broken by Animal Farm, imagining Ibsen and Chekhov characters as Nigerian, and ditching physics for Plato

The Guardian - UK

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An exiled group within Labour is making a comeback – it could hold the key to repelling Farage

Many of Blue Labour’s diagnoses have been proved correct. With Reform targeting Labour’s working-class support, a reappraisal is overdue, says Guardian associate editor Julian Coman

The Guardian - UK

Stephen King makes surprise return to X to issue blistering attack on Trump and Musk

‘I’m baaaack! Did you miss me?’ joked the author

The Independent UK

Fundamentally by Nussaibah Younis review – witty debut about Islamic State brides

A young academic travels to Iraq to help a British Asian who joined IS at 15, in this rollicking account of a UN deradicalisation programme

The Guardian - UK

Lawyers to deliver closing arguments in the trial of man charged with stabbing Salman Rushdie

Lawyers are set to deliver their closing arguments Friday in the trial of a New Jersey man charged with trying to kill Salman Rushdie on a western New York lecture stage

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Candide review – a joyous, dazzling, bonkers satire

Sydney Opera House, Joan Sutherland TheatreDean Bryant, one of Australia’s greatest directors, coaxes magic out of Voltaire’s novella in an operetta that is both funny and meaningful

The Guardian - AU

Kash Patel Pressured to Release Epstein Files After Previously Pledging to Do So on 'Day 1': 'Bring on the Pain'

Kash Patel faces growing pressure to release Jeffrey Epstein's black book after his pledge to do so "on day one," amid speculation Trump could be among those named.

Latin Times

From satire to serious journalism – how The New Yorker has shaped a century of thought

Australian subscribers to the print edition of The New Yorker will know the feeling: it arrives once a week, or sometimes, as buses do, in pairs.

The Conversation

Writer quits Society of Authors over union’s ‘betrayal’ of Jerusalem bookshop raided by Israeli police

Matthew Teller, whose books include Nine Quarters of Jerusalem, said the society’s response to the event which saw two leading booksellers detained was ‘an abject failure’

The Guardian - UK

Where to start with: Jane Austen

From sparkling dialogue to surprise character traits, wit, humour and tragedy, this is the year to appreciate Austen

The Guardian - UK

The Knowing by Madeleine Ryan review – intriguing ‘phone-free’ premise falters in execution

The author’s sophomore novel, in which a young woman is propelled on a journey of self-discovery after accidentally leaving her mobile at home, asks interesting questions but pulls its punches

The Guardian - AU

The Café With No Name by Robert Seethaler review – lost souls in postwar Vienna

A slice-of-life portrait of a community suffering the after-effects of the second world war

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The Parent Agency review – David Baddiel’s derivative musical goes for the obvious jokes

A disgruntled child enters a parallel universe where he can select new parents. It has a spirited cast, but the songs are simplistic, stompy and uninspired

The Independent UK

Jack Reacher author reveals which book he’d ‘love’ to see adapted next

Exclusive: ‘It’s one of my favourites,’ author said

Evening Standard

Why West Sussex is the charming, uncrowded alternative to the Cotswolds

Between a revived 14th-century coaching inn and slick restaurants championing local produce, the South Downs are having a moment, says Annabelle Spranklen

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“Shameful”: BookTube Crisis Deepens As SA Accuser Unknowingly Confirms Consent

The online book community has been facing their fair share of scandals — and the latest one centers around Naomi King and Daniel Greene. The post “Shameful”: BookTube Crisis Deepens As SA Accuser Unknowingly Confirms Consent first appeared on Bored Panda.

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Hundreds of books seized from stores in Kashmir as Indian police crack down on dissent

Most titles written by Islamic scholar who founded an Islamic organisation banned in the disputed region

The Independent UK

Finalists announced for Lukas book prizes, which champion 'serious research and social concern.'

Books on slavery, the justice system, poverty and gender identity are among this year’s finalists for J

The Conversation

Brutalism: Oscar-nominated film has revived interest in a controversial architectural legacy

With ten Oscar nominations, The Brutalist has reignited the debate over the legacy of brutalism. The polarising architectural style was shaped by post-war hopes for a better future. But it was also, as historian Adrian Forty argues in his book Concrete and Culture (2012), an “expression of melancholy, the work…

The Guardian - US

Disposable: what Covid-19 did to those who couldn’t afford to fight the virus

Sarah Jones’s book includes personal history, including her grandfather – one of 1.2 million Americans the virus killed

The Guardian - UK

Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor review – an SF master moves into the mainstream

This book within a book weaves a writer’s struggles with scenes from their Africanfuturist tale of post-apocalyptic robots

The Guardian - UK

The Violet Hour by James Cahill review – art, secrets and lies

The Tiepolo Blue author’s impressive second novel is an enthrallingly intricate portrait of the art world

The Independent UK

Police in disputed Kashmir raid bookstores, seizing books related to Islamic group

Police in Indian-controlled Kashmir have raided bookstores and seized 668 books linked to a major Islamic organization in the disputed region, where a strict controls on the press have escalated in recent years

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