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Reporter Taylor Lorenz exits Washington Post after investigation into Instagram post

Technology reporter Taylor Lorenz says she's leaving The Washington Post, less than two months after the newspaper began a review of a social media post that involved President Joe Biden

The Independent UK

From "Orphan X" to AI

Despite advancements in AI, authentic connection through shared narratives is what truly resonates with readers

Salon

After playing Weird Barbie, Kate McKinnon's new children's book also celebrates being uniquely you

Kate McKinnon came up with the idea for “The Millicent Quibb School of Etiquette for Young Ladies of Mad Science,” about 10 years ago but didn’t begin writing in earnest until she left “Saturday Night Live” in May 2022

The Independent UK

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Annihilation by Michel Houellebecq review: he has nailed the malaise of our day... again

annihilation is prophetic about the times, as ever

Evening Standard

The Rings of Power fans are hoping for another obscure Lord of the Rings character to appear: "The door is open for another mysterious fan-favorite"

Tom Bombadil was cool, but how about a fox?

Total Film

Salman Rushdie, Percival Everett and Miranda July are National Book Award finalists

Salman Rushdie’s memoir about his near-fatal stabbing, “Knife,” and Percival Everett’s revisionist historical novel, “James,” are among the finalists for the 75th annual National Book Awards

The Independent UK

Salman Rushdie and Miranda July among National Book award finalists

This year’s contenders for the main prizes also include Percival Everett, Hisham Matar and Kaveh Akbar

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Salem’s Lot cast explain how the movie stays true to Stephen King’s story despite its many plot changes

Exclusive: Salem’s Lot stars Lewis Pullman, Alfre Woodward, and Makenzie Leigh explain how they honored author Stephen King in the new adaptation despite storyline changes

Total Film

Sally Rooney, Hanif Kureishi, Elizabeth Strout: the best new books for Autumn

Discover the best new books this Autumn, from gripping novels to insightful memoirs

Evening Standard

What we’re reading: writers and readers on the books they enjoyed in September

Authors, critics and Guardian readers discuss the titles they have read over the last month. Join the conversation in the comments

The Guardian - UK

Wuthering Heights casting row: most adaptations struggle with picking the right Heathcliff and Cathy, but we deserve better in 2024

How do you cast Wuthering Heights, Emily Bronte’s 1847 novel about a child so brutalised by his adoptive family that he drives his pregnant love to death? Not, it would seem, like Emerald Fennell, the latest director to attempt it.

The Conversation

8 of the best new gardening books this autumn

Practical advice, inspiration and money-saving gardening tips are all on offer.

The Independent UK

The Strangers by Ekow Eshun review – inside the minds of extraordinary Black men

The author inhabits the perspective of five figures, from Malcolm X to footballer Justin Fashanu, in this lyrical account of their lives, a thrilling affront to the archives that exclude them

The Guardian - UK

Is Jilly Cooper right – has running really replaced our sex drive?

The racy novelist said she thinks pounding pavements has taken the place of the, er, more X-rated form of pounding. Helen Coffey asks if she’s right – and whether exercise is really to blame for us going off the boil in the bedroom department

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Favre tries to expand his defamation lawsuit against Mississippi auditor over welfare spending

Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre is trying to expand his defamation lawsuit against Mississippi Auditor Shad White

The Independent UK

Orion Sun unveils her path to self-discovery in a new album

Orion Sun found solace amongst the works of Audre Lorde while working on her self-titled album

Marie Claire

Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson Reveals Queen Elizabeth Had "a Form of Bone Cancer" Before Her Death

Johnson shared some insights about the late monarch in his new memoir, 'Unleashed.'

Evening Standard

Best portable reading lights for travel to settle down with a good book anywhere

Lumos maxima! Portable reading lights which don’t require a magic wand

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The Guardian - UK

Richard Webb obituary

Other lives: Publisher who turned a rediscovered manuscript into the global bestseller The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady

The Guardian - UK

Michael Bowyer obituary

Other lives: Teacher and aviation historian who wrote many popular books about his subject

The Guardian - UK

Where to start with: Truman Capote

Want to get stuck in to the work of the Breakfast at Tiffany’s author? Here are some good ways in

The Guardian - UK

Elias Khoury obituary

Lebanese novelist best known for his 1998 book Gate of the Sun, which he said was an act of love for the Palestinian people

The Guardian - UK

Polari prize shortlists include Munroe Bergdorf, Jon Ransom and Lex Croucher

Prize founder Paul Burston says shortlisted books ‘remind us of the power of queer storytelling at a time when some would see our books and stories banned’

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Hedi Slimane’s latest Celine collection is an homage to the leading ladies of 1960s France: watch the film

Inspired by listening to The Velvet Underground and Nico while re-reading Françoise Sagan, Hedi Slimane pays ode to legendary French it-girls like Sagan, Françoise Hardy and Juliette Gréco with a collection rooted in the liberatory spirit of the 1960s

The Guardian - UK

Our Evenings by Alan Hollinghurst review – one for the ages

Key moments in an actor’s life over seven decades are illuminated with skill and quiet power in this languid and stately novel

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