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After 11 years, The Witcher series is getting a brand-new book and it sounds like everything Geralt's actor wants from The Witcher 4

The book goes back to Geralt's "teenage years"

GamesRadar · Nov 22, 2024

Tracy Chevalier: ‘Woolf’s The Waves will be like medicine – I won’t like it, but it will do me good’

The novelist on the comfort of Dodie Smith, how Anne Tyler made her want to be a writer – and why she doesn’t reread books

The Guardian - UK · Nov 22, 2024

“We go very deep into the struggles of starting the band, the impact of the tape-trading community back then, and loads of stories and interesting moments that led to the band being where we are today”: A Kreator biography is coming in 2025

Singer/guitarist Mille Petrozza has co-written a book about the thrash metal veterans’ first 10 years of service, expected next year

Metal Hammer · Nov 21, 2024

Seeing the Unseen

"The perfect gardener leaves the yard looking as though it were nature itself. ... And thus, say I, are we."

Texas Observer · Nov 21, 2024

Neighbours react to critical report into running of Captain Tom Foundation

The charities watchdog found there had been repeated instances of misconduct by the veteran’s daughter, Hannah Ingram-Moore, and her husband Colin.

Evening Standard · Nov 21, 2024

HBO sternly addresses JK Rowling complaints as new Harry Potter series nears production

HBO doesn’t care if you’re angry about author’s views on trans people

The Independent UK · Nov 21, 2024

‘You’ll die alone like a dog’: Daughter tells French man accused of drugging wife in mass rape trial

Dominique Pelicot has admitted to orchestrating scheme to have men rape his wife while she was unconscious

The Independent UK · Nov 21, 2024

Duets review – co-written stories that sing

From the horrifying to the hilarious, this collection of collaborative tales is endlessly inventive

The Guardian - UK · Nov 21, 2024

Captain Tom's family 'made £1m for themselves' through charity link, damning report states

The Charity Commission said his daughter and son-in-law displayed a "pattern of behaviour" in which they benefitted personally from the Captain Tom Foundation

Evening Standard · Nov 21, 2024

Percival Everett wins National Book Award for fiction with retelling of Huckleberry Finn

Everett’s novel, James, which focuses on Twain's enslaved character Jim, won the $10,000 prize

The Guardian - AU · Nov 21, 2024