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Dolly Parton is sending free books to children across 21 states — and around the world

Dolly Parton’s father grew up poor and never got the chance to learn to read

The Independent UK

Melania Trump’s newly-unveiled book cover design raises eyebrows

The memoir, set to be released on October 1, is described by her office as ‘a powerful and inspiring story of a woman who has carved her own path, overcome adversity and defined personal excellence’

The Independent UK

Liz Truss considered cutting NHS cancer care to pay for tax cuts, claims new book

Truss at 10: How Not to Be Prime Minister claims the then PM suggested severe spending cuts to fill financial black hole

The Guardian - UK

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Leonard Riggio, who forged a bookselling empire at Barnes & Noble, dead at 83

Leonard Riggio, a brash, self-styled underdog who transformed the publishing industry by building Barnes & Noble into the country’s most powerful bookseller but later saw his company overtaken by the rise of Amazon

The Independent UK

Queen Elizabeth Didn't Make It to Prince Philip's Bedside Before He Died

"He died before the Queen could be called."

Marie Claire

“We shared the experience of spending more hours in the studio than I’ve spent doing anything else in this life”: The final track Eddie and Alex Van Halen wrote together will feature on highly anticipated new audiobook memoir

The drummer's upcoming book is a “love letter” to his brother, offering an “intimate and open account” of their personal and musical relationship – and it will include the last song they worked on together

Guitar World

Prince Harry Decides Not To Add Anything New to the Paperback Edition of His Tell-All Memoir ‘Spare’

The Duke of Sussex’s choice is widely considered to be a step toward reconciliation with the royal family.

Marie Claire

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Liz Truss wanted to sign eye-watering energy deal that would have cost bill-payers £30bn extra

A poor-value deal negotiated by Liz Truss nearly cost the country £130bn, book claims

The Independent UK

Liz Truss considered scrapping all NHS cancer treatment after crashing economy, book claims

New book by Sir Anthony Seldon features interviews with insiders from the Truss government

The Independent UK

A New Book Argues Grades Are Failing Students. Here’s Why

Joshua R. Eyler gives the U.S. grading system an “F” in his new book, "Failing Our Future: How Grades Harm Students, And What We Can Do About It."

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Bluff by Danez Smith review – ‘Afropessimism’ as an artform

The American poet’s dark, politically conscious fourth collection tackles the entrenched problem of anti-blackness and the aftermath of the George Floyd protests

The Guardian - UK

‘You need to think of history like a sausage’: Rodney Hall devours one momentous year in his new novel

At 88, the two-time winner of the Miles Franklin award has captured the grand geopolitical tangle of 1954 in his ambitious 14th novel, Vortex

The Guardian - AU

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time is about an autistic boy. But it hasn’t always been autism-friendly

Mark Haddon’s bestselling novel gets an Australian adaptation ‘that Christopher himself would enjoy’ – with a warning system, ‘timetables’ and an autistic star

The Guardian - AU

Trump is easily susceptible to being manipulated, his former national security adviser warns

HR McMaster’s new memoir promises ‘readers insight into what a second Trump term would look like’

The Independent UK

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The Guardian - UK

If Only by Vigdis Hjorth review – love will tear her apart

The pursuit of an unprepossessing academic is pushed to its tragicomic limits in this highly pleasurable tale of unrequited passion

The Guardian - UK

A Voyage Around the Queen by Craig Brown review – a crown jewel among royal biographies

The Private Eye satirist’s portrait of the late monarch is rich in vignettes, but also has a revelatory depth

The Guardian - UK

From Persia with love: the new one-woman play that’s good enough to eat

When Atoosa Sepehr fled Iran overnight for a new life in London, family recipes helped her stave off homesickness. Now her story has been turned into a drama – with mouthwatering onstage cooking

The Independent UK

Utah judge to decide if author of children's book on grief will face trial in her husband's death

An evidentiary hearing is set for a Utah woman who wrote a children’s book about coping with grief after her husband’s death and was later accused of fatally poisoning him

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The Guardian - UK

Sir Larry Siedentop obituary

Other lives: Political philosopher who wrote a well received book on the democratic deficit at the heart of the European Union

The Guardian - UK

Becoming Earth by Ferris Jabr review – our planet: a living, breathing, mutating miracle

The US-based journalist has fashioned a wide-ranging and thought-provoking study of how everything from microbes to mammoths transformed our world into a living organism

The Guardian - UK

Dogs and Monsters by Mark Haddon review – myth and legend refocused in deft short stories

The author of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time gives fresh legs to the Minotaur, Actaeon, his hounds and more

The Guardian - UK

‘I feel like when I’m 50 people will take me seriously’: novelists Eliza Clark and Julia Armfield in conversation

The two authors, who became friends during lockdown, discuss their experiences in the UK publishing industry, the day job, and books they love

The Guardian - UK

The Hotel Avocado by Bob Mortimer review – a not so smashing follow-up

The comedian’s flights of fancy are again to the fore in this sequel to his award-winning crime caper, but sadly, momentum and intrigue are a little lacking

The Guardian - UK

The best new novels for autumn 2024, from Sally Rooney to Jonathan Coe and Haruki Murakami

The biggest names are back in a stellar season for fiction, with rip-roaring feminist horror, revenge tales, family sagas, spy romps and more. Here’s our essential guide

The Guardian - UK

In brief: Peggy: A Novel; Oaklore: Adventures in a World of Extraordinary Trees; My Men – reviews

Rebecca Godfrey’s fictionalised biography of Peggy Guggenheim is full of adventure; Jules Acton’s woodland wisdom is infectious; and Victoria Kielland’s novel gets into the mind of the first female US serial killer

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