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French publishers embrace romance and seduce new readers

Romance novels have long been looked down on for their undemanding language, basic story tropes and of course, sex scenes. But French publishers are taking note as a new generation of authors, inspired by English-language bestsellers, are writing for a growing audience of young women, many of whom are choosing…

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The Lasting Harm by Lucia Osborne-Crowley review – legacy of abuse

A personal perspective on Ghislaine Maxwell offers an empathetic telling of a horrific story

The Guardian - UK

Best reading nook ideas for a cosy space to get lost in books

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Little Rot by Akwaeke Emezi review – a wild weekend in New Lagos

Dirty secrets abound in a feverish novel exposing the seedy underbelly of a Nigerian city

The Guardian - UK

Deathmatch wrestling’s behind-the-scenes moments and bloody glory

A new limited-edition book explores the intersection between art and deathmatch wrestling at a sold-out show held in Tokyo

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‘I attended every day of the Ghislaine Maxwell trial – we have to change how child abuse victims are treated’

The courageous women who stepped forward to testify didn’t expect to be put on trial themselves. Helen Coffey speaks to Lucia Osborne-Crowley, whose new book ‘The Lasting Harm’ exposes the current legal system’s exploitation and mistreatment of the very people who deserve protection

The Independent UK

Libertarianism Updated

5 ways libertarianism needs to up its game.

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The best recent poetry – review roundup

Fierce Elegy by Peter Gizzi; Adam by Gboyega Odubanjo; Bark, Archive, Splinter by Jay Gao; Polkadot Wounds by Anthony Vahni Capildeo; Goodlord by Ella Frears; Skeletons by Deborah Landau

The Guardian - UK

Shy by Max Porter audiobook review – tale of a ne’er do well, done well

Joe Gaminara’s narration pumps up the lyricism of Porter’s scuzzy odyssey of drugs, drink, youth violence and doomed romance

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s a snowball effect’: the gen Z niche reading event making waves in New York

Cassidy Grady’s Sunday reading series ‘Confessions’ seeks fresh avenues for creative expression in wake of pandemic

The Guardian - US

True Love by Paddy Crewe review – from the heart

Melancholy is deftly evoked in this sentimental portrait of young love and precarity, from the author of My Name Is Yip

The Guardian - UK

Travelling by Ann Powers review – a dazzling life of Joni Mitchell

A sweeping study of Mitchell’s life and work that swerves familiar touchstones to create a vibrant, multi-faceted portrait

The Guardian - UK

Recent Books on the Constitution

My seminar picks for 2024 (and every year since 2005).

Reason

'Why politics really matters' Alastair Campbell is inspiring young people to take a stand

His new politics book aimed at 6 - 9 year old is out today

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Shadows of Winter Robins by Louise Wolhuter review – a masterful mystery that keeps you guessing

This writer’s tantalising second novel is packed with marvellous characters, whose unfurling stories examine generational secrets

The Conversation

Women football players in Africa have overcome enormous barriers – new book tells the story

Women’s Football in Africa, the first in-depth book on the subject, traces the history of women’s soccer from initially being banned through to today’s growing numbers of fans and broadcasting potential. It’s a story of triumph despite enormous barriers – among them sexism, abuse, homophobia and religion. We asked its…

The Walrus

Alice Munro Was Bigger than Canada

Here artists are celebrated by virtue of their nationality. Munro showed me I could escape those tropes

The Guardian - UK

‘100% feminist’: how Eleanor Rathbone invented child benefit – and changed women’s lives for ever

She was an MP and author with a formidable reputation, fighting for the rights of women and refugees, and opposing the appeasement of Hitler. Why isn’t she better known today?

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Rosarita by Anita Desai review – a transcendent late gift

This profound and riddling novel follows a young Indian woman’s quest through Mexico to find out more about her mother

Wallpaper

New Louis Poulsen book explores the Danish lighting company's illuminating world

Louis Poulsen: First House of Light, published by Phaidon, is a new design book delving into the Danish company's world of radiant lighting

The National (Scotland)

Chris Brookmyre: My new book challenged me unlike any other

CHRIS Brookmyre might have written dozens of great Scottish crime novels, but that’s not to say there’s nothing that can offer him a challenge...

Woman & Home

Reese Witherspoon goes picnic chic in frilly blue gingham with timeless jeans

Reese's latest Instagram video features sweet blue gingham and classic blue denim

The Guardian - UK

Goldsmiths ‘determined’ to close Black British literature course, critics say

Staff, students and writers criticise decision to issue programme’s co-founder with a redundancy notice

The National (Scotland)

Finally, something to be cheerful about in Scottish football

A new Scottish football poetry collection could be just what we need after a poor performance at the Euros

The Guardian - UK

‘The teachers would refer to boys, girls – and you’: trans philosopher Paul B Preciado on reinventing Orlando

He was mentored by Jacques Derrida, and his memoir about taking hormones broke new ground. Now, Preciado’s radical cinematic riff on Virginia Woolf’s novel explores a life spent defying the gender binary

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