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Precipice by Robert Harris review – the prime minister’s affair

Wartime PM Asquith shares love letters and state secrets with aristocrat Venetia Stanley in a juicy political drama drawn from history

The Guardian - UK · Sep 19, 2024

The Fertile Earth by Ruthvika Rao review – rebellion and romance in India

A dazzling debut weaves a love story around class and caste, at a time of revolutionary violence and change

The Guardian - UK · Sep 19, 2024

Hilary Mantel was my mentor. Here are seven things she taught me about writing – and life

In 2007, after my manuscript had been rejected for the 44th time, a colleague offered to introduce me to a published novelist. It turned out to be Mantel – and I was fortunate enough to soak up her wisdom for the next 15 years

The Guardian - UK · Sep 19, 2024

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Trump indicates he hasn’t read Melania’s new book: ‘So busy’

‘Go out and buy it, and if she says bad things about me, I’ll call you all up and I’ll say, don’t buy it,’ former president says

The Independent UK · Sep 19, 2024

Donald Trump insists a ‘strongman’ leader will help America. My new book explains why he’s wrong

It is well known former US President Donald Trump admires the power strongman leaders wield.

The Conversation · Sep 19, 2024

Blocking Dissenters from School System's "StaffPride" Twitter Account May Have Violated First Amendment

From yesterday's opinion by Judge Paula Xinis (D. Md.) in Foldi v. Bd. of Ed. for Montgomery County: Foldi and Mandel live in Montgomery County, Maryland. Foldi writes for a news magazine, The Spectator, and Mandel is a columnist for several national publications and has written extensively on education and…

Reason · Sep 18, 2024

OPINION - I never thought I’d be a best-selling author; bring on the reading renaissance

To read: within the queer community, known as an instance in which two or more people drag, roast or insult each other for filth. But that’s not the type of reading I’m talking about today. I mean reading books — we all either loved to read or hated it growing…

Evening Standard · Sep 18, 2024

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Posthumous Gerald Durrell autobiography to be published

Myself and Other Animals draws on an unfinished memoir and a book from a trip to Australia in 1969, and will coincide with what would have been the author’s 100th birthday

The Guardian - UK · Sep 18, 2024

Joe Modise biography dismisses corruption claims against the former South African defence minister

The new biography of Joe Modise, one-time commander of Umkhonto we Sizwe, the military wing of South Africa’s African National Congress (ANC), is welcome. Comrade and Commander fills in a blank about Modise throughout the ANC’s three decades as an underground liberation movement with an armed wing.

The Conversation · Sep 18, 2024

Two new books celebrate the art of automotive photography from very different angles

‘Macchina’ collates photographer Jon Nicholson’s portfolio of modern motorsport imagery, while ‘Automotive Type D’ is INK studio’s fourth volume of car-focused creative briefs

Wallpaper · Sep 18, 2024

Plagiarism complaint against White Fragility author Robin DiAngelo dismissed

Author claims that 'progressive Black scholars in particular have been targeted’ after University of Washington rejects complaint over her 2004 doctoral thesis

The Guardian - UK · Sep 18, 2024

Entitlement by Rumaan Alam review – the American dream gone wrong

A woman is beguiled by wealth while her billionaire employer aims to give his fortune away, in a propulsive exploration of money and race

The Guardian - UK · Sep 18, 2024

Firearms Law Textbook 2024 Supplement Now Available

For free -- 566 pages

Reason · Sep 17, 2024

John Grisham on death row prisoner: ‘Texas is about to execute innocent man’

‘There was no crime,’ says author about Robert Roberson who was convicted of murder based on discredited science

The Guardian - US · Sep 17, 2024

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Total Film · Sep 17, 2024

The Penguin's name change has sparked a fascinating fan theory about another key DC villain connection

Could this be Oz's cousin?

Marie Claire · Sep 17, 2024

Why William has 'no interest' in reconciling with Harry

It's not happening anytime soon, it seems

Zenger · Sep 17, 2024

Rare ‘The Wind In The Willows’ Drawing Of Mr. Toad’s Prison Escape Set To Fetch Over $25,000 At Auction‌ ‌

Original illustration by Ernest Howard Shepard, depicting iconic scene from classic novel, expected to draw significant interest from collectors.‌ ‌

The Guardian - UK · Sep 17, 2024

Nadia Davids wins Caine short story prize for ‘triumph of language’ Bridling

The South African author’s work was described as ‘an impressive achievement’ by chair of judges Chika Unigwe

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The Guardian - UK · Sep 17, 2024

Melania Trump has a memoir coming out – and she’s acting pretty strangely

There has been surprisingly little fanfare about the book, which is being published next month. Is the former first lady about to reveal all?

The Guardian - UK · Sep 17, 2024

Picture books for children – reviews

Letters between Van Gogh and his brother Theo inspire a delightful biography. Plus, new releases from big-hitters Oliver Jeffers and David Litchfield

The Guardian - UK · Sep 17, 2024

The Glassmaker by Tracy Chevalier review – time-skipping Venetian tour de force

A bead maker barely ages in 500 years in a subtle novel that wrestles with historic events while showing how much remains unchanged

The Guardian - AU · Sep 17, 2024

Charlotte Wood on the Booker prize: ‘The global attention is like nothing I’ve seen’

The author is the first Australian to be shortlisted for the $98,000 prize since Richard Flanagan won in 2014

The Guardian - AU · Sep 17, 2024

Trent Dalton’s Love Stories review – a stage adaptation that grabs you by the heart

From the team that brought Boy Swallows Universe to the theatre comes a new work that tells a city’s worth of stories – and packs an emotional punch

AAP · Sep 17, 2024

First Aust writer in a decade makes Booker shortlist

Stone Yard Devotional author Charlotte Wood has been shortlisted for the Booker Prize, the first Australian writer since Richard Flanagan to make the list.

Louder · Sep 17, 2024

“Pre-order now, and we’ll throw in, at no extra cost to you, anxiety, depression, band breakups, loss of self, suicidal thoughts and ideation, and, of course, everyone’s favourite: cancer!” Blink-182's Mark Hoppus announces tell-all memoir

Watch Blink-182 vocalist/bassist Mark Hoppus attempt to sell his forthcoming memoir Fahrenheit-182 via an amusing infommercial

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