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I’m no stranger to having work banned. If you want to protect kids, this is not the way to do it

Library book bans come from a rightwing playbook designed to continue a culture war that chips away at fundamental human rights protections

The Guardian - AU

Profs rip Trump's "lying women" defense

How gender stereotypes could play out as jurors weighing verdict in Trump case

Salon

Even the Possibility of Meghan Markle Writing a Memoir Similar to ‘Spare’ Apparently “Fills King Charles with Horror”

After the idea of a follow up to Prince Harry’s bestselling memoir was squashed, “the focus has now switched to Meghan,” royal author Tom Quinn said.

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Traditionalizing Everything

I review Prof. Jack Balkin's new book

Reason

Karnataka High Court gives green signal for continuing investigation against 26 bookies of Bangalore Turf Club for alleged tax evasion and other offences

The High Court of Karnataka has given the green signal for continuing investigation against 26 bookies operating in Bangalore Turf Club Ltd. (BTCL) for allegedly evading tax and illegally collecting betting amount.

The Hindu

‘BookTok Bookshelves’ to launch in cities around the UK

Taking advantage of the social media platform’s books community, a partnership with the National Literacy Trust will provide 20 ‘bookshelves’ in areas lacking literary provision

The Guardian - UK

50 Spine-Chilling Photos Of The Creepiest Things People Have Witnessed (New Pics)

Today, we’re kickstarting the journey out of our comfort zone by sharing the most uneasy and strange-looking photos. The post 50 Spine-Chilling Photos Of The Creepiest Things People Have Witnessed (New Pics) first appeared on Bored Panda.

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Safe Haven by Shankari Chandran review – a damning indictment of Australia’s refugee policy

The Miles Franklin winner has somehow created a novel that feels warm and generous even when provoking feelings of discomfort and shame

The Guardian - AU

America’s unseen book bans: the long history of censorship in prisons

Tens of thousands of books are banned in US prisons, in an often arbitrary process that limits education opportunities

The Guardian - US

Sappho review – the poet’s passions, from ancient Lesbos to spangly clubland

A mix of songs, dance, glitter and camp, this ancient-modern mashup is derailed by bland debates and a convoluted script

The Guardian - UK

‘Madman in a circular room screaming’: ex-aide’s verdict on Trump in book

Former adviser Tom Bossert relays view of defense secretary James Mattis and describes how Trump leaked own meetings

The Guardian - US

‘I know the adrenaline of escaping’: Henry Cockburn on turning his time on the run into a refugee rap epic

His Costa-shortlisted first book examined his own schizophrenia, from hospital breakouts to hiding from the police. Now the writer has fed this into Tale of Ahmed, a story in rap verse about a boy fleeing Afghanistan for Britain

The Guardian - UK

Story by Rod Serling, Twilight Zone creator, published after 70 years

Daughters of TV great write introductions to First Squad, First Platoon, a story of war in the Pacific released by Strand Magazine

The Guardian - US

'A Beautifully Crafted Tale' – Summer At Tangents Golf Book Review

Summer At Tangents is a brilliantly observed golf novel written by Roderick Easdale and published by Brindle Books

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Bring back the pleasure of reading in classrooms

Letters: Ruth Allen says the soul has been knocked out of learning English and maths. Plus letters from Amy Lewis and Mary Smith

The Guardian - UK

Award-winning UK teacher aims to show adults their historical blind spots

Shalina Patel’s book highlights stories traditionally left out of the textbooks, particular those of women and people of colour

The Guardian - UK

Evenings and Weekends by Oisín McKenna review – a love letter to London under pressure

The precarity and dreams of thirtysomething Londoners are adroitly explored in this tender portrait of contemporary queer life

The Guardian - AU

Australian literature has long been ‘hijacked by activists’. This has made it richer. Let’s not go backwards

Seeking to dismiss a judge for being passionate about a cause pertaining to the safety and liberation of her people reeks of a desperation to silence a critical voice

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'Hurtful and divisive' gay book ban could cost council

Funding for a Sydney council is under threat over its decision to ban books on same-sex parenting as politicians blast the move.

Salon

Going gluten-free could fight bookworms

How chemists are fighting museums' hungry enemies by going gluten-free

The Guardian - UK

Salman Rushdie: Through a Glass Darkly review – a harrowing first-person account of a knife attack

The British-Indian writer relives his horrific 2022 stabbing in shocking detail – and opens up about how heading back to the scene of the crime helped him

Latin Times

Pulitzer Prize: Mexican Cristina Rivera Garza and Dominican-American Medar de la Cruz among winners

The Mexican author won the Memoir/Autobiography category while de la Cruz did the same for Illustrated Reporting and Commentary

The Guardian - US

Kristi Noem rejects ‘liberal plant’ claim on dog-killing tale: ‘Buck stops with me’

Sympathetic interviewer suggests rogue editor was responsible for career-torpedoing story in new book

The Guardian - UK

UK audiobook downloads up 17% last year, Publishers Association data shows

Audiobooks are fast becoming ‘a major route to market for consumers of books’, the trade body says

The Guardian - AU

Sydney council bans same-sex parenting books from libraries for ‘safety of our children’

Local MP is concerned move breaches Anti-Discrimination Act while NSW arts minister accuses council of ‘censorship’

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