Best Gothic novels for classic, dramatic and unsettling stories Make every season spooky Evening Standard · Oct 2, 2024
2024 Goldsmiths prize shortlist spotlights ‘the novel at its most novel’ Rachel Cusk, Neel Mukherjee and Jonathan Buckley and three debut authors in contention for award promoting innovation in fiction The Guardian - UK · Oct 2, 2024
Reese Witherspoon announces first novel co-written with Harlan Coben The Oscar-winning actor and author of the Myron Bolitar series have been ‘writing pages over many months’ together to create a thriller to be published next year The Guardian - UK · Oct 2, 2024
Reese Witherspoon is teaming with bestseller Harlan Coben on her first suspense novel Reese Witherspoon’s latest literary news marks a new direction for the Oscar-winning actor, producer and founder of her own book club The Independent UK · Oct 2, 2024
‘Spend up, drink up, eff off!’ My 12-hour Babylonian crawl in search of old Soho’s louche magic It was a bohemian enclave of drinking dens, dodgy bookies and after-dark decadence. As a famous book about the London quarter’s bygone charms reappears, our writer downs a breakfast negroni and sees if they can still be found The Guardian - UK · Oct 2, 2024
Salem’s Lot stars tease the scariest scene in the new horror movie and say it was just as creepy to shoot it Exclusive: The cast of new Stephen King adaptation Salem’s Lot reveal the scariest scene in the movie and what it was like fighting off vampires Total Film · Oct 2, 2024
All My Precious Madness by Mark Bowles review – biting humour This keenly observed debut brilliantly captures the internal monologue of a misanthrope, in a portrait of intellectual melancholia The Guardian - UK · Oct 2, 2024
Revenge of the Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell review – the superspreader returns The acclaimed popular science writer follows up his highly influential study of social contagion The Guardian - UK · Oct 2, 2024
The Third Realm by Karl Ove Knausgård review – a visionary epic Book three in the Norwegian novelist’s Morning Star series takes in devils, black metal and revelation, and provides a masterclass in what fiction can offer The Guardian - UK · Oct 2, 2024
Benjamin Li celebrates the Netherlands’ Chinese-Indonesian restaurants ‘In Search of Perfect Orange’ re-stages Benjamin Li's book, ‘Chinees-Indisch Restaurant Stickeralbum’ at Foam, Amsterdam Wallpaper · Oct 2, 2024
A moment that changed me: I botched my final Harry Potter audition and felt dismay, remorse, shame – then relief The disappointment was fairly crushing as a kid. But I wouldn’t swap Daniel Radcliffe’s £95m fortune for my happily anonymous teenage years The Guardian - UK · Oct 2, 2024
End of 2024 Stock Market Prediction 44 year investment veteran Steve Reitmeister shares his market outlook coming down the home stretch of 2024. This includes a prediction for the S&P 500 (SPY) and his top picks to outperform. Read on below for more. StockNews.com · Oct 1, 2024
Kate Mckinnon's Middle-Grade Book: Silly, Funny, And Inspiring Former 'SNL' star Kate McKinnon discusses her debut middle-grade book, emphasizing uniqueness and humor in storytelling. Top News · Oct 1, 2024
Ina Garten memoir: Five things you didn’t know about the ex-White House staffer turned cooking icon Garten’s memoir, titled ‘Be Ready When the Luck Happens,’ hits shelves on October 1 The Independent UK · Oct 1, 2024
The Independent UK · Oct 1, 2024 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
Salon · Oct 1, 2024 From "Orphan X" to AI Despite advancements in AI, authentic connection through shared narratives is what truly resonates with readers
The Independent UK · Oct 1, 2024 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
Evening Standard · Oct 1, 2024 Annihilation by Michel Houellebecq review: he has nailed the malaise of our day... again annihilation is prophetic about the times, as ever
Total Film · Oct 1, 2024 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?
The Independent UK · Oct 1, 2024 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 Guardian - US · Oct 1, 2024 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
Total Film · Oct 1, 2024 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
Evening Standard · Oct 1, 2024 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
The Guardian - UK · Oct 1, 2024 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 Conversation · Oct 1, 2024 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.