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Virginia Giuffre's Memoir 'The Nobody Girl' Reveals Threats Kept Some Epstein Victims' Names Hidden

Virginia Giuffre's memoir explores her experiences of abuse and the challenges in publicly naming individuals linked to Epstein's network.

International Business Times UK

I Deliver Parcels in Beijing by Hu Anyan audiobook review – a grim life in China’s gig economy

This memoir of a man who moved around China chasing low-paid work for 20 years is an indictment of a shocking system, read in a suitably austere way

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Star-studded line-up unveiled for Scottish crime writing festival

Richard Osman, Lucy Foley and Lee Child will be among the authors taking part in a “sensational” crime writing festival in September, organisers…

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Denise Mina unveils line-up for ‘sensational’ crime writing festival

Bloody Scotland takes place in Stirling in September.

Evening Standard

Marjane Satrapi, creator of Persepolis and acclaimed French-Iranian artist, dies aged 56

Family members said the author of the landmark comic book memoir ‘died of sadness’ after the death of her husband last year

The Guardian - UK

Cooking, travelling, and the magic of joyful daily food moments

From station‑side markets to late‑night hotel rooms, you can take pleasure in the smallest everyday eating rituals

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Ex-Pentagon UFO Chief Claims He Saw 'Alien Bodies' and 'Non-Human Craft' With His Own Eyes

Former Pentagon UFO investigator Jay Stratton claims he personally saw 'non-human craft' and 'non-human beings', and now plans to detail an alleged 80‑year US government cover-up in a new memoir.

International Business Times UK

UK university’s axing of black studies MA has ‘dangerous parallel’ with US, says academic

Civil rights scholar Kimberlé Crenshaw warns Birmingham City University’s decision part of extremist campaign that has ‘travelled across Atlantic’

The Guardian - UK

Who Will Play Violet and Xaden? Breaking Down the 'Fourth Wing' Casting Rumours

Amazon's adaptation of 'Fourth Wing' sparks fan speculation over casting choices for lead roles, with actors like Josh Heuston and Mackenzie Foy being popular picks.

International Business Times UK

Dominion by Addie E Citchens review – Women’s prize-shortlisted portrait of patriarchy’s horrors

The violence of male entitlement is embodied in the charismatic son of a Mississippi pastor, in a sharp portrait of cruelty and inheritance

The Guardian - UK

War Horse at the National Theatre: Remains tremendously moving

4/5 The return of War Horse to the National Theatre comes with added resonance in our time

Evening Standard

Jill Biden Details Awkward Ride With Melania During Trump Inauguration, Says She 'Kept Trying to Switch the Topic to the Weather'

The former first lady recounted a "stone-faced" ride from the White House to the Capitol following the traditional pre-inauguration tea

Latin Times

Maureen Duffy obituary

Poet, playwright and novelist who fought hard for gay rights and the welfare of her fellow authors

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Filming underway in Glasgow for popular Scottish detective drama

Rebus, the acclaimed BBC drama fronted by Richard Rankin and based on the best-selling novels by Ian Rankin will return next year

The Guardian - UK

Ambivalence by Brian Dillon review – an odd man out

The critic’s memoir’s is a portrait in determination to go against the grain and ‘pursue a life in words and ideas’

The Guardian - UK

Wimmy Road Boyz by Sufiyaan Salam review – an electric debut set on Manchester’s Curry Mile

Written in breathless multilingual prose, this coming-of-age meets state-of-the-nation novel is an incredible literary performance

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Six things you need to do to win the World Cup

Only eight nations have managed this across 22 tournaments, and these are the trends

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Royal Author Reveals Prince William’s Surprising Inspiration From “The Closest Thing America Has To A Royal Family”

“There’s also romance, infidelity, ambition, glamour, success, power and duty."

The Guardian - UK

Funny and full of sex: why you should read Proust’s In Search of Lost Time

Letters: Readers strike an encouraging note for those sceptical of the joys of Proust, saying it has plenty to make it worth perservering

International Business Times UK

Jill Biden's 'View From The East Wing': Memoir Reveals Hidden Health Panics And White House Secrets

Jill Biden's explosive new memoir, 'View from the East Wing,' discusses hidden medical crises, West Wing rifts, and her secret debate-night panic.

International Business Times UK

Jennifer Aniston Prepares $20M Tell-All to Finally Address Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie Scandal: Report

Jennifer Aniston is reportedly considering a memoir that could revisit some of the most talked-about chapters of her life.

Evening Standard

Land by Maggie O'Farrell book review: This doomladen tale doesn’t quite land

As one predictable disaster follows another, we feel no closer to feeling much sympathy, writes A N Wilson

The Guardian - US

‘All the girls were in there for shit that is pretty normal’: the show reinventing Girl, Interrupted for a new generation

Susanna Kaysen’s cult memoir sparked a wave of novels about young women in crisis. After 10 years in the making, Juliana Canfield and King Princess bring it to the stage

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These 2 Books Prove That Common Sense Still Wins (and They Could Cure Your Financial Pessimism)

Reading Joseph Moore's new book, How to Get Rich in American History, as well as Cosmo DeStefano's Wealth Your Way, could help you achieve financial freedom.

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