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A Netflix film, statue and a newly discovered first edition: joy at celebrations of Aphra Behn

As the career of the pioneering writer is remembered, an 1688 copy of her novel Oroonoko is the cherry on the cake

The Guardian - UK

In brief: A Ride Across America; This Motherless Land; Be Mine – reviews

A bicycle-led musing on the state of the US; a page-turning, Nigerian-inflected reworking of Mansfield Park; and a wistful final chapter for Richard Ford’s sportswriter Frank Bascombe

The Guardian - UK

Vatican's Pius XII archives shed light on another contentious chapter: The Legion of Christ scandal

The recently opened archives of Pope Pius XII are providing details about the scandal over the founder of the Legionaries of Christ

The Independent UK

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Ernest Hemingway fans celebrate the author's 125th birthday in his beloved Key West

Ernest Hemingway spent the 1930s in Key West, Florida, and more than six decades after his death, fans, scholars and relatives continue to congregate on the island city to celebrate the author’s award-winning novels and adventure-filled life

The Independent UK

Orlaine McDonald: ‘As a writer it’s important that I don’t look away’

The debut novelist on her haunting tale of mothers and daughters, the importance of putting black women on the page and the art form that makes her feel most alive

The Guardian - UK

This is how Secret Service protection has changed for presidents over the years

As the world has vastly changed, so has protection for presidents since the days when the public could come to the White House to meet Abraham Lincoln

The Independent UK

Banal Nightmare by Halle Butler review – witty millennial angst

A young woman returns to the university town where she grew up in this biting satire of precarity and privilege

The Guardian - UK

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Emma Watson ‘stalker’ arrested in Oxford after demanding to see Harry Potter star

Chad Michael Busto turned up at Oxford University where the actor is studying for a masters degree

The Independent UK

Princess Diana Agreed to a Meeting with John F. Kennedy Jr. Because Sister-in-Law Sarah Ferguson “Had the Hots for Him” and Diana Wanted To “Do One Up on Her”

For their 1995 meetup at the Carlyle Hotel in New York City, “Diana wanted it to be discreet because it had all the makings of a great gossip story.”

Marie Claire

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s biographer Omid Scobie unveils new show with royal spin

The will explore the press room at Buckingham Palace.

The Independent UK

Why Taylor Swift’s gothic work is as important as the novels of Mary Shelley or Bram Stoker

Taylor Swift has cultivated a global brand that might seem incompatible with the darkness, abjection and monstrosity of gothic fiction. But, beneath the friendship bracelets and sequins, her global Eras Tour makes extensive use of gothic elements to engage her audience and articulate her feminist politics.

The Conversation

Track Record by George the Poet audiobook review – a heartfelt blend of the personal and political

The British-Ugandan writer looks back at his creative journey into a social landscape still defined by colonialism and inequality

The Guardian - UK

The best recent crime and thrillers – review roundup

All the Colours of the Dark by Chris Whitaker; The God of the Woods by Liz Moore; Imposter Syndrome by Joseph Knox; How Can I Help You by Laura Sims; The Exile by Patrick Worrall

The Guardian - UK

The Best New Betting Sites August 2025

We rate and recommend the best new betting sites challenging the existing big names in sports betting

The Independent UK

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'Dune: Prophecy' new teaser trailer drops alongside a confirmed release date

Another trailer for "Dune: Prophecy" has been released — and we have a confirmed release date on Max.

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Netizens Horrified By Pregnant Woman’s Baby Name Ideas For Twins, Say She Needs To Be Stopped

Woman goes too far when deciding upon unique names for her twins, doesn’t realize the type of issues it may cause for her future kids. The post Netizens Horrified By Pregnant Woman’s Baby Name Ideas For Twins, Say She Needs To Be Stopped first appeared on Bored Panda.

The Independent UK

‘Don’t judge a book by its cover’: 15 of the most iconic book covers

From ‘The Great Gatsby’ to ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar’, Finn Cliff Hodges looks at the best covers out there

The Independent UK

Salman Rushdie's alleged assailant won't see author's private notes before trial

A New York judge has ruled that author Salman Rushdie does not have to turn over private notes about his stabbing to the man charged with attacking him

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The Conversation

Kafka at 100: Rawi Hage’s brilliant ‘Cockroach’ invited some comparison to ‘The Metamorphosis’

“How to exist and not to belong?” asks the unnamed protagonist and narrator of Rawi Hage’s second novel, Cockroach.

Marie Claire

Kaia Gerber Taps the Rising Y2K Graphic T-Shirt Trend to Shout-Out Her Book Club

She returned to her bookworm roots with this trendy T-shirt.

The Independent UK

Was Wallis Simpson’s £17m jewellery robbery an inside job?

New book explores theory King Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson were complicit in own jewellery heist

GamesRadar

Absolute Batman heads up the first wave of a new Ultimates-style universe as part of DC's All In comic book line refresh

The Absolute Universe recasts DC's core heroes as "underdogs"

The Conversation

Dorian the Musical: this rock adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s classic missteps at every turn

In the preface to The Picture of Dorian Gray (1890), Oscar Wilde wrote: “There is no such thing as a moral or immoral book. Books are well written, or badly written. That is all.”

The Guardian - UK

The Baker’s Wife review – Stephen Schwartz’s lip-smacking musical has a soggy derriere

Clive Rowe and Lucie Jones star in Schwartz and Joseph Stein’s tale of a French bakery, given a wistful chamber setting

The Guardian - UK

Five of the best body horror novels

Tackling social issues with often grisly violence, you’ll need a strong stomach for these stories by authors from Han Kang to Stephen King, but they make an indelible impact

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