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The poetic violence of Han Kang’s Nobel Prize-winning literature – what you should read, watch and do this week

I didn’t seek out The Vegetarian when I first read it. I was on a book buying ban and in the lucky position to be living with a fellow hoarder. As I perused our combined stacks, a slim volume by an author I hadn’t heard of caught my eye, and…

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OPINION - When I met Roald Dahl, he said antisemitic things — but the campaign to cancel him is wrong

Many years ago I was a theatre critic, and over the years I’ve seen and written about plays of all sorts, from the powerful and provocative to the bland and banal. But I’ve never experienced the strange, eerie, even disturbing emotions that occurred recently when hearing my own name repeated…

Evening Standard

‘Beautiful, bittersweet’: black gay men respond to BBC’s Mr Loverman

Rare depiction of love between two elderly black men stirs emotions and realisations among its audience

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Rivals: the highs and lows of adapting a 1980s ‘bonkbuster’ for a 21st-century TV audience

To much media fanfare and growing public anticipation, the Disney+ adaptation of Jilly Cooper’s Rivals (1988) begins on October 18. Cooper’s novel, first published in 1988, is a key “bonkbuster” text – a largely forgotten genre of women’s writing from the 1980s.

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JD Vance demanded $40,000 and first-class flights during speaking tour for hit book, report says

Vance made the high demands for an appearance at a Midwestern public university four years before he was elected to the Senate

The Independent UK

Odyssey by Stephen Fry audiobook review – one hell of a trip

With his distinctive narration, the author-actor brings warmth and humour to his retelling of Homer’s epic, the last in his Greek myth series

The Guardian - UK

The best recent crime and thrillers – review roundup

The Drowned by John Banville; The Blue Hour by Paula Hawkins; Midnight and Blue by Ian Rankin; A Case of Matricide by Graeme Macrae Burnet; The Burning Stones by Antti Tuomainen

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Game of Thrones star Hannah Murray reveals she was lured into wellness cult

Actor said new memoir tells ‘deeply personal story that’s lived inside me for many years’

The Independent UK

Jeremy Clarkson sparks concern among fans as he sports bandaged wrist in new post

The former Top Gear presenter worried fans as he returned to his social media on Thursday to promote his new book

Evening Standard

Guenther Steiner exclusive interview: 'Lando will beat Max to the world title but he needs to get nastier'

Former Haas boss on the championship battle, why Verstappen will end up at Mercedes and his unfinished business in the sport

Evening Standard

Karl Ove Knausgård: ‘The book that changed me as a teenager? The History of Bestiality’

The Norwegian author on the magic of Ursula K LeGuin, returning to Virginia Woolf, and the insight of Jorge Luis Borges

The Guardian - UK

30-Year-Old Secret Affair Comes To Light Following Martha Stewart’s Upcoming Netflix Docuseries

Martha Stewart admitted to being unfaithful to her ex-husband, Andrew Stewart. The post 30-Year-Old Secret Affair Comes To Light Following Martha Stewart’s Upcoming Netflix Docuseries first appeared on Bored Panda.

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This IG Page Shares Funny Literary Memes, And Here Are 97 To Make The Biggest Book Nerds Laugh

If you like the smell of new and old books and the sound of pages turning, this list might be just for you! The post This IG Page Shares Funny Literary Memes, And Here Are 97 To Make The Biggest Book Nerds Laugh first appeared on Bored Panda.

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As a middle-aged man, I would’ve saved loads on therapy if I’d read Baby-Sitters Club books as a kid

Boys weren’t exposed to emotionally intelligent characters in the books marketed to us. I won’t let my son be a victim of the same social taboo

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How did public service leaders talk to staff about Robodebt? What they said – or didn’t – is revealing

In July 2023, after the release of the damning Robodebt Royal Commission report, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese declared:

Marie Claire

Queen Elizabeth's Rare Childhood Tantrum is Truly Epic

Every once in a while, Elizabeth let loose.

Creative Bloq

"It was a lot of fun seeing what kind of mischief emerged": How Oliver Jeffers and Sam Winston made their new picture book

We go behind the scenes of The Dictionary Story.

The Guardian - UK

Siri Hustvedt to write a book about her late husband Paul Auster

The American writer is 120 pages into a memoir about her relationship with the New York Trilogy author, entitled Ghost Stories

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The Burrow by Melanie Cheng review – a tender, compelling story of family and grief

A small family tries to rebuild after an incomprehensible tragedy, in a pandemic-set novella that’s both skilful and restrained

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The Primrose Railway Children: release date, cast, plot and everything we know

Jacqueline Wilson's story is turned into a 90-minute film for all the family...

Woman & Home

Goodbye stilettos, Queen Letizia oozes confidence in chic kitten heels that prove they can be every bit as fabulous

Queen Letizia's kitten heels are every bit as glamorous as stilettos and we're going to be embracing this comfy shoe style this winter

Total Film

An adaptation of Stephen King's hugely popular fantasy book has been rescued by A24 as a TV show

Fairy Tale will be a TV show

The Guardian - UK

Where to start with: Alan Garner

As the master of myth and fantasy turns 90 today it’s a good time to look at his wide ranging canon, from Booker-nominated novels to children’s fiction, poetry and essays

International Business Times

S Korean Nobel Winner Han Kang Hopes Daily Life 'Won't Change Much'

Author Han Kang, the first South Korean to win the Nobel Prize for Literature said Thursday that she hoped her daily life would not change too much after her historic honour.

The Guardian - UK

Juice by Tim Winton review – life after the apocalypse

Set centuries from now, this gripping tale of retribution against the corporations who fuelled climate breakdown has echoes of Cormac McCarthy

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