The six books released in 2025 that I can't wait to read From Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie to Curtis Sittenfeld, Daisy Lester rounds up the buzziest titles for this year The Independent UK · Jan 14, 2025
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Dream Count was well worth the wait – read my full review The award-winning authors new novel explores four women’s lives The Independent UK · Jan 14, 2025
Neil Gaiman Faces New Sexual Assault Allegations — Shocking Details Emerge Scarlett Pavlovich, a former nanny for Neil Gaiman's second wife, Amanda Palmer, and their son, has made allegations of abuse, including rape. In January 2023, she filed a police report detailing the alleged assault. However, the case has since been closed. International Business Times · Jan 14, 2025
Children’s and teens roundup – the best new chapter books From ecology-saving zombies to a murderous tattoo and a chilly new school for magic, the new year launches with fresh twists on familiar themes The Guardian - UK · Jan 14, 2025
I have no plans to resign, says Pope Francis in new autobiography Pontiff says Church ‘governed using the head and the heart, not the legs’ as he discusses health problems in autobiography The Independent UK · Jan 14, 2025
Pope Francis is introspective and self-critical in his autobiography, at least about his youth Pope Francis' autobiography is being released Tuesday The Independent UK · Jan 14, 2025
Colin Barrett’s Wild Houses among winners of Nero book awards The booker longlisted title takes the debut fiction prize while Adam S Leslie, Sophie Elmhirst and Liz Hyder win fiction, nonfiction and children’s categories The Guardian - UK · Jan 14, 2025
Pop singer among winners at 2024 Nero Book Awards for English folk horror novel Four winners have been announced. The Independent UK · Jan 14, 2025
Neil Gaiman's shocking abuse allegations Years of alleged predatory behavior from Gaiman have come to light via accounts from female fans and employees Salon · Jan 13, 2025
Wu-Tang Clan's ODB is your guide to the multiverse in the new Lyrical Ruckus in the City graphic novel Preview the book and meet the creators GamesRadar · Jan 13, 2025
‘Transcendental beauty’ of Peter Gizzi’s Fierce Elegy wins him TS Eliot poetry prize Judges for the £25,00 award say the collection, informed by grief for his two brothers, ‘braves large questions’ with its lyric sequence The Guardian - UK · Jan 13, 2025
Philadelphia News Anchors Start Monday Broadcast With Hilarious A.J. Brown Book Bit The fun continues. Sports Illustrated · Jan 13, 2025
More than 300 people attend protest over library closures More than 300 people have protested the proposed closure of five libraries in one council area. The National (Scotland) · Jan 13, 2025
Why King Charles "Refuses" to Give Kate Middleton Advice About Becoming Queen "For much of the same reason, Camilla has not felt compelled to speak with Kate about what it's like to be queen." Marie Claire · Jan 13, 2025
Marie Claire · Jan 13, 2025 Naomi Watts Was "Warned" Revealing Early Menopause Would Make Her Seem "Unf--kable" and She'd "Never Work Again" "I didn't even really know what menopause meant—except very likely the conclusion of my acting career, which got under way far later than most."
The Independent UK · Jan 13, 2025 A.J. Brown's sideline read skyrockets to No. 1 hottest seller on Amazon Philadelphia Eagles star A
The Independent UK · Jan 13, 2025 Indie bookshops ‘buck the trend’ of retail gloom as store numbers stay high Booksellers have increasingly moved to make their shops ‘warm, welcoming and experiential’ places to get customers through the doors.
The Guardian - US · Jan 13, 2025 Mafia Don? Trump and other presidents who flirted with the mob A new book looks into the complicated relationship between the mob and the White House from Roosevelt to Biden
The Independent UK · Jan 13, 2025 Hegseth's views on women in combat, infidelity and more — in his own words Pete Hegseth will try to convince members of the Senate Armed Services Committee he should be the next secretary of defense
The Independent UK · Jan 13, 2025 John le Carré’s archive saves his children a £1.5m tax bill as family expands his world on screen and page The master of spy fiction’s archive officially classed as cultural heritage
The Guardian - UK · Jan 13, 2025 Poem of the week: The Reader by Howard Altmann Words ‘assemble’ into sense in a private, mysterious act of comprehension
The Guardian - UK · Jan 13, 2025 The Odd Woman and the City by Vivian Gornick review – a restless mind on the move Reissued for British readers, the renowned US writer’s 2015 essay about wandering the streets of New York has lost none of its sparkle
The Guardian - UK · Jan 13, 2025 A Quiet Evening by Norman Lewis review – they don’t make travel writers like this any more From run-ins with Hemingway in Havana to gunmen in Guatemala, this colourful collection of the late writer’s long-form journalism shows why Graham Greene was an admirer
Sports Illustrated · Jan 13, 2025 Author Jim Murphy Discusses Attention From A.J. Brown Reading His Book The Eagles’ receiver went viral for reading ‘Inner Excellence’ on the bench. The writer, contacted by Sports Illustrated, says, ‘It’s really an honor to be a part of his life.’
Sports Illustrated · Jan 13, 2025 Searching A.J. Brown’s Book ‘Inner Excellence’ for the Lessons He May Have Learned The Eagles’ wide receiver spoke to reporters about the book he was caught reading on the sideline. A deeper look at the text offers reminders about the stress professional athletes are under.