Nagi Maehashi’s RecipeTin Eats: Tonight tops Nielsen BookData’s Christmas 2024 bestseller list Released in mid-October the cookbook sold more than 77,000 copies in its first week The Guardian - AU · Dec 19, 2024
John Marsden was a literary giant who changed lives. He was also a wonderful friend In his writing, the author’s deep respect for young people was obvious. In his life, his love for and commitment to others was just as extraordinary The Guardian - AU · Dec 18, 2024
Topsy and Tim creator Jean Adamson dies aged 96 The writer and illustrator behind more than 150 beloved children’s books sold over 25m copies worldwide The Guardian - UK · Dec 18, 2024
Mick Felton obituary Other lives: Publisher and chief executive of Seren with an unwavering commitment to his authors The Guardian - UK · Dec 18, 2024
Tiddler illustrator Axel Scheffler considering 'slowing down' as he praises 'masterpiece' new BBC animation EXCLUSIVE His illustrations have earned him a legion of fans around the world, but the 67-year-old award-winning artist says he feels like his age is ‘creeping up on me’ Evening Standard · Dec 18, 2024
Officer to be prosecuted for offence linked to Troubles memorial during pandemic The officer is alleged to have been involved in the generation of a false threat report that was intended to support a court anonymity application. Evening Standard · Dec 18, 2024
Where to start with: Claire Keegan Shortlisted for the Booker, passed among families and picked up by Cillian Murphy for the big screen, the Irish writer’s razor-sharp fiction leaves you wanting more The Guardian - UK · Dec 18, 2024
Are Millennials Ruining Divorce Too? In a spate of new books, authors grapple with what separation means in the modern age The Walrus · Dec 18, 2024
This lesser known 1848 Dovstoesky novella is suddenly going viral on TikTok – and it’s just £3 Forget fantasy books, White Nights is the unlikely title to be praised on the app The Independent UK · Dec 18, 2024
Blythe Spirit: The Remarkable Life of Ronald Blythe by Ian Collins review – village voice A biography of the bard of rural England reveals an unexpectedly adventurous sex life The Guardian - UK · Dec 18, 2024
Jean Adamson, children’s author known for Topsy And Tim series dies aged 96 Adamson‘s Topsy and Tim series has spawned more than 150 books since 1960 The Independent UK · Dec 18, 2024
Children’s author Jean Adamson, known for Topsy And Tim books, dies aged 96 The series spawned more than 150 books and was adapted for TV Evening Standard · Dec 18, 2024
John Marsden, author of Tomorrow, When the War Began, dies aged 74 Marsden’s death was confirmed in a letter from one of two schools he founded saying: ‘He died at his desk in his home, doing what he loved, writing’ The Guardian - AU · Dec 18, 2024
Polostan by Neal Stephenson review – jazz age thrills The author of sprawling SF mega-novels has switched gears for a fast-moving adventure set between Russia and the US The Guardian - UK · Dec 18, 2024
The Guardian - UK · Dec 18, 2024 Cher: The Memoir, Part One review – from an orphanage to superstardom The first volume of Cher’s extraordinary memoir mixes hard times with the high life
The Guardian - UK · Dec 17, 2024 Fyodor fever: how Dostoevsky became a social media sensation White Nights, the author’s 1848 novella, sounds an unlikely candidate to go viral, but the story of lovelorn loneliness is now a favourite among TikTok and Instagram users
The National (Scotland) · Dec 17, 2024 Fragment of 'lost' music found in pages of Scotland’s first full-length printed book A FRAGMENT of “lost” music found in the pages of Scotland’s first full-length printed book is shining new light on what music sounded like 500…
The Guardian - AU · Dec 17, 2024 As an oncologist, I learn from my patients what matters most in life Every cancer patient grapples with what is truly important. To bear witness to their attitude can put one’s own life in perspective
The Guardian - UK · Dec 17, 2024 Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812 review – terrific riff on Tolstoy The singing blows the roof off in this magnificently fun production of Dave Malloy’s musical, based on a section of War and Peace
Inverse · Dec 17, 2024 65 Years Ago, The Most Quietly Unsettling Post-Apocalyptic Movie Was Ahead Of Its Time The world will end with a bang, then a whimper.
The Guardian - UK · Dec 17, 2024 Pope says he was almost assassinated in 2021 but British intelligence foiled plot Excerpts from Francis’s autobiography say British intelligence and Iraqi police foiled two suicide bomb plots
The National (Scotland) · Dec 17, 2024 Nicola Sturgeon provides fresh update on new book NICOLA Sturgeon has provided an update on her memoirs after revealing earlier this year that she had completed the first draft...
The Guardian - UK · Dec 17, 2024 Alan Hollinghurst’s new novel is a sharp account of British theatre – and even pastiches my criticism Our Evenings follows an actor through 60 years of treading the boards and holds up a mirror to how society has shapeshifted
The Guardian - UK · Dec 17, 2024 Hamad Butt review – the truncated brilliance of the most dangerous YBA Butt emerged as one of the subtlest of the famous Goldsmiths generation, but he died too soon for his sly, oblique work to fully develop
The Independent UK · Dec 17, 2024 Pope in autobiography reveals an apparent bombing plot during his 2021 visit to Iraq Pope Francis turns 88 on Tuesday and marked the occasion with revelations that he almost didn’t make it