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Cross by Austin Duffy review – a tense Troubles tale

The transition from violence to political change is explored in this novel of betrayal and brutality in Northern Ireland

The Guardian - UK

JD Vance's Appalachian Roots And 'Hillbilly Elegy' Controversy

Explore the impact of JD Vance's 'Hillbilly Elegy' memoir and Appalachian heritage on his vice presidential campaign.

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Fi: A Memoir of My Son by Alexandra Fuller review – to the edge of reason

A mother’s unvarnished portrait of grief after the death of her 21-year-old son

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Venom star Tom Hardy details one of his next projects: a sci-fi comic book that sounds like Mad Max meets The Matrix

Hardy will be creative collaborator on Arcbound

GamesRadar

Little Women review – where’s the magic in this musical adaptation?

The acting is generous and the tale is timeless – but many production details feel bafflingly bare, at odds with the story’s warmth

The Guardian - AU

‘They’ll do good work’: in JD Vance’s hometown, Trump is already the winner

Residents of Middletown, Ohio, say they have faith 39-year-old will be a success if he wins election with Trump

The Guardian - US

Game of Thrones’ George RR Martin falls foul of Glasgow sci-fi event’s strict rules

Author’s efforts to take part apparently stymied by application protocol, but he still plans to attend Worldcon

The Guardian - UK

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The Black fugitive who inspired ‘Uncle Tom’s Cabin’ and the end of US slavery

In or around 1825, John Andrew Jackson was born enslaved on a plantation in South Carolina and trained to spend his life picking cotton.

The Conversation

A witch turns to extreme measures to reunite with her lost love in this preview of romance comic revival Roxy

The classic comic returns with a new special, 50 years later

GamesRadar

I'm child-free by choice and this new book feels like a mother preaching for not being given grandkids

'What's The Point of Kids' highlights the many reasons women choose not to have children - then shames them for their decision

GoodToKnow

Balzac’s Paris: The City as Human Comedy by Eric Hazan review – street spirit

A stroll through 19th-century Paris that blends literary criticism and psychogeography

The Guardian - UK

Funeral Nights by Kynpham Sing Nongkynrih review – an ode to storytelling

Travellers gather before a feast of the dead in this homage to Arabian Nights which spotlights a little-known community in northeast India

The Guardian - UK

State Library Victoria surveyed presenters’ social media for political content before terminating contracts, emails show

Library requested details of Israel-Gaza views posted by writers hosting workshops to guarantee ‘strict policy of neutrality’

The Guardian - AU

Inside the unlikely romance of JD Vance and wife Usha Chilukuri Vance, from Yale Law to a Kentucky wedding

When JD Vance began law school at Yale, the Rust Belt native encountered total culture shock — but also met his wife, the whipsmart daughter of Indian immigrants who helped him navigate the Ivy League, healthy relationships and his run for Vice President alongside Donald Trump. Sheila Flynn chronicles their…

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Hillbilly Elegy reveals JD Vance as a man of contradictions: ‘I view members of elite with an almost primal scorn’

Contradiction, writes JD Vance, in his bestselling memoir Hillbilly Elegy, has been a hallmark of his life and of his people for generations. Becoming the vice-presidential running mate for Donald Trump, the man he once called ‘America’s Hitler’, is just the latest example, writes Sheila Flynn

Marie Claire

12 Books That Are the Antidote to Toxic Girlboss Hustle Culture

These memoirs and nonfiction titles will inspire you to focus on your personal ambitions.

WhatToWatch

Harlan Coben thrills fans with huge update on his next Netflix show

Harlan Coben is the king of thrillers and now another of his novels is being made into a Netflix show.

Reason

New in Harvard JLPP Per Curiam: What We Did and Did Not Argue in United States v. Trump

Seth Barrett TIllman and I write about our experience in Judge Cannon's court, before the decision yesterday.

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The Independent UK

Educators wonder how to teach the writings of Alice Munro in wake of daughter's revelations

For decades, Robert Lecker has read, taught and written about Alice Munro, the Nobel laureate from Canada renowned for her short stories

The Independent UK

What ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ can tell us about JD Vance and his right-wing beliefs

America’s potential future vice president topped bestseller lists with his 2016 memoir, a tale of multi-generational, cyclical poverty in Appalachia. Nick Hilton looks back on what the politician argued in the book, from his criticisms of welfare to his belief that the working classes ‘spend our way into the poorhouse’

The Independent UK

Evan Wright death: Generation Kill author dies by suicide, aged 59

Writer was best known for ‘Generation Kill’ in which he worked as an embedded reporter in the US marines during the invasion of Iraq

The Independent UK

Waterstones apologises after ‘terrifying’ antisemitic book found in shop

Shop in Dublin has removed ’The Protocols of the Elders of Zion’ after a customer complaint

The Independent UK

Hillbilly Elegy: The contentious film based on the life of Trump’s running mate JD Vance is on Netflix now

Movie divided critics and viewers with its portrayal of poverty

Evening Standard

OPINION - Sobering read: the Ghislaine Maxwell trial by a child abuse victim

When a celebrity is convicted of a crime, it ignites a media circus. More often than not, the narrative is of a fallen star; someone with a great life who has thrown it all away and is now brought to book because of their own terrible behaviour. In the telling…

The Guardian - UK

Billie Eilish latest star to read CBeebies bedtime story

Oscar-winning singer chooses book by Oliver Jeffers that highlights importance of protecting nature

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