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Court orders review of Gender Queer book’s classification after challenge by Australian rightwing activist

Classification Review Board to undertake new assessment of memoir targeted in conservative campaigns

The Guardian - AU

From Here to the Great Unknown by Lisa Marie Presley and Riley Keough review – a book built on grief

Tragedy and addiction vie for your attention in this jaw-dropping memoir by the late Lisa Marie Presley, completed by her daughter from taped interviews

The Guardian - UK

The Drowned by John Banville review – death and drizzle in 50s Ireland

Tight-lipped humour thrums through the latest in the Booker winner’s Strafford and Quirke crime series, which centres on a university professor and his missing wife

The Guardian - UK

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‘Immensely private’: inside great sketchbooks from history

The V&A has delved into its archives to showcase the embryonic work of leading artists including Leonardo and Constable along with lesser-known talents

The Guardian - UK

‘He knew this was going to be the last story he wrote’: the epic legacy of literary maverick Biyi Bándélé

The film-maker, playwright and novelist finished his last book, Yorùbá Boy Running, the day before he died in 2022. Now, loved ones and collaborators, including his daughter Temi and longtime friend Kwame Kwei-Armah, celebrate the passionate man behind the work

The Guardian - UK

Reverberation review – Matthew López’s romcom is rooted in violence and rejection

Fussy filmic visuals hobble the affecting acting in the Inheritance writer’s study of three characters struggling for connection

The Guardian - UK

‘A street-boy throwing stones at pompous windows’: Claud Cockburn and the birth of guerrilla journalism

Forty years after the death of the man who exposed Nazi sympathisers in Britain and interviewed Al Capone, his son used MI5 files to illuminate his amazing story in a new book

The Guardian - UK

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In brief: The Catchers; Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife; Every Man for Himself and God Against All – review

Xan Brooks’s second novel takes readers on a musical road trip through 1920s Appalachia; a story-packed history celebrates inspirational medieval women; and a characteristically unusual memoir from Werner Herzog

The Guardian - UK

Dear Howard Jacobson, don’t let historical hatreds cover Israel’s cruelty

After his controversial column last week, a former publisher tells the novelist his focus on ‘blood libel’ is blinding him to atrocities in Gaza

The Guardian - UK

Has Boris Johnson new respect for women? Let’s ask the one he calls ‘old grumpy knickers’

In his memoir, the great inseminator has little good to say about the women around him

The Guardian - UK

The Care Dilemma by David Goodhart review – a flawed study of family life

The Road to Somewhere author argues that the liberating impact of feminism has harmed our children in a book shot through with claims that don’t stand up to scrutiny

The Guardian - UK

CBS interview creates Paramount rift

Tony Dokoupil sparred with Coates in a tense interview around the author's account of the war in Gaza

Salon

Helen Castor: ‘I’d rather not live in such interesting times’

The British historian on the drama and resonance of the lives of Richard II and Henry VI, the writers she most admires and the book she wishes she had written

The Guardian - UK

Alexei Navalny Wrote He Knew He Would Die In Prison In New Memoir

Russian dissident Alexei Navalny, who was President Vladimir Putin's top political opponent before his death in February, believed he would die in prison, according to his posthumous memoir which will be released on October 22.

International Business Times

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The Guardian - UK

Alexei Navalny believed he would die in prison, memoir reveals

In secret journal, Putin’s fiercest critic writes: ‘If your convictions mean something, you must be prepared to stand up for them’

Latin Times

Luz María Doria, Producer of Despierta América, Leads Women's Conference in Miami: "It Helped Me First"

The women's conference 'Days to Shine' is set to take place in the U.S. for the first time in Miami this weekend after years of success across Latin America.

Al Jazeera

‘Nothing but lies’: New Navalny memoir foretells collapse of Putin’s regime

Posthumous memoir, Patriot, of Russian opposition leader who died in prison is set to be released on October 22.

The Guardian - UK

‘I had a crush on him’: Bernardine Evaristo on writing Mr Loverman

Ahead of a BBC adaptation of her novel, the Booker-winning author reflects on failure, creative alchemy – and being consumed by her closeted seventysomething hero

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Tom’s Guide

No Kindle? No problem: 5 places to buy DRM-free e-books

If you don't own a Kindle you can't really get e-books from Amazon for your e-reader, but that doesn't mean you're out of luck. Here are some tips on how to get great ebooks for any e-reader, so you're not yoked to buying Kindles forever.

The Guardian - UK

The Great When by Alan Moore review – a riotous tour of occult London

With bravura brilliance, the Watchmen author conjures up a hyperreal fugitive city, populated by rogues and reprobates

France 24

New memoir from Russian dissident Alexei Navalny reveals he knew he would die in prison

Excerpts of a memoir written by late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny revealed he believed he would die in prison, an event which finally occurred on February 16 at age 47. The New Yorker magazine published excerpts from the book, "Patriot", on Friday, ahead of its release on October 22.

Marie Claire

Queen Elizabeth Said She Hated One Thing About Meeting "Tourists"

The late monarch expressed a desire to go back to the good old days of royal visits.

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Han Kang: a bold outsider has been rewarded

Editorial: This year’s winner of the Nobel prize for literature is another triumph for South Korean culture

The Independent UK

Trump’s top general calls ex-president ‘fascist to the core’ and ‘most dangerous person to this country,’ new book says

General Mark Milley expressed his concerns about Trump to author Bob Woodward in March 2023

The Independent UK

Sarah Ferguson releases new children’s book with environmental message

Fergie said the title was inspired by ‘how I brought my girls up’

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