Sir Larry Siedentop obituary Other lives: Political philosopher who wrote a well received book on the democratic deficit at the heart of the European Union The Guardian - UK · Aug 25, 2024
Becoming Earth by Ferris Jabr review – our planet: a living, breathing, mutating miracle The US-based journalist has fashioned a wide-ranging and thought-provoking study of how everything from microbes to mammoths transformed our world into a living organism The Guardian - UK · Aug 25, 2024
Dogs and Monsters by Mark Haddon review – myth and legend refocused in deft short stories The author of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time gives fresh legs to the Minotaur, Actaeon, his hounds and more The Guardian - UK · Aug 25, 2024
‘I feel like when I’m 50 people will take me seriously’: novelists Eliza Clark and Julia Armfield in conversation The two authors, who became friends during lockdown, discuss their experiences in the UK publishing industry, the day job, and books they love The Guardian - UK · Aug 25, 2024
The Hotel Avocado by Bob Mortimer review – a not so smashing follow-up The comedian’s flights of fancy are again to the fore in this sequel to his award-winning crime caper, but sadly, momentum and intrigue are a little lacking The Guardian - UK · Aug 25, 2024
The best new novels for autumn 2024, from Sally Rooney to Jonathan Coe and Haruki Murakami The biggest names are back in a stellar season for fiction, with rip-roaring feminist horror, revenge tales, family sagas, spy romps and more. Here’s our essential guide The Guardian - UK · Aug 25, 2024
In brief: Peggy: A Novel; Oaklore: Adventures in a World of Extraordinary Trees; My Men – reviews Rebecca Godfrey’s fictionalised biography of Peggy Guggenheim is full of adventure; Jules Acton’s woodland wisdom is infectious; and Victoria Kielland’s novel gets into the mind of the first female US serial killer The Guardian - UK · Aug 25, 2024
Creation Lake by Rachel Kushner review – double dealing in deepest France Longlisted for this year’s Booker prize, Kushner’s cleverly paced tale of espionage, narrated by a ‘wild and boastful’ agent provocateur, juggles a killer plot with anarchy, agriculture and prehistory, making for her most entertaining novel yet The Guardian - UK · Aug 25, 2024
Kensington apartment in Virginia Woolf's childhood home goes on the market for £2.45 million 22 Hyde Park Gate was the birthplace of one of the greatest 20th-century writers, but it hides a dark past Evening Standard · Aug 25, 2024
Clare Chambers: Best and worst compliment? ‘My mum loves your books’ The ‘Shy Creatures’ author on what she learnt from Iris Murdoch, the best book she’s read this year, and the bookshop everyone should go to... The Independent UK · Aug 25, 2024
Sex and secrets in PM’s limo: Asquith’s wild trysts with socialite mistress Author Robert Harris discovers adulterous affair was cause of military and political crises at the onset of first world war The Guardian - UK · Aug 25, 2024
New book recalls the Jacobite spies forgotten by history THEY have largely been forgotten about but a new book reveals the women who played key roles as secret agents for the Jacobite cause... The National (Scotland) · Aug 25, 2024
Putin Played On Trump's Ego, Top Adviser Says In New Book Donald Trump was determined during his presidency to cozy up to Vladimir Putin despite Russia's interference in US democracy and objections by advisers, a former top aide claims in a new book, according to an excerpt published Saturday. International Business Times · Aug 25, 2024
Sharpe creator Bernard Cornwell apologises to fans for no new novel in 2024 Author says in Facebook post that he’s had ‘year from hell’ The Guardian - UK · Aug 24, 2024
The National (Scotland) · Aug 24, 2024 The UK's first ever romance bookshop opens in Edinburgh THERE was once a time where few people in Scotland would’ve felt comfortable reading a so-called “bodice-ripper” in public.
The Guardian - UK · Aug 24, 2024 Beyond Bilbo: JRR Tolkien’s long-lost poetry to be published Long-lost verse from the Lord of the Rings author will reach bookshops 50 years after his death
Kiplinger · Aug 24, 2024 Where the Ultra-Wealthy Retire Luxury retirement communities for the ultra-wealthy are springing up in the U.S.
The Guardian - UK · Aug 24, 2024 Shy Creatures by Clare Chambers review – trauma unearthed The follow-up to Small Pleasures is set in a mid-century psychiatric hospital, as an art therapist delves into a patient’s past
The Guardian - UK · Aug 24, 2024 ‘My moans of pleasure fill the echoing church’: eight women share their erotic fantasies Actor Gillian Anderson has collected anonymous women’s deepest sexual desires for a new book. In this extract, she introduces tales of lust and longing
The Independent UK · Aug 24, 2024 Dogs don’t block creativity like Karl Ove Knausgaard says – every writer needs one Knausgaard once said that having a pet pooch gave him writer’s block but Nick Duerden has found his border terrier Missy to be a balm. He talks to other authors about the literary appeal of all creatures great and small
The Independent UK · Aug 23, 2024 Oklahoma revokes license of teacher who gave class QR code to Brooklyn library in book-ban protest A former public high school teacher in Oklahoma had her teaching license revoked by the State Board of Education Thursday for providing students a link to a list of banned books posted online two years prior
Bored Panda · Aug 23, 2024 Meghan Markle Was A “Complete Narcissist And Sociopath,” Former Royal Staff Reveal "Meghan portrayed herself as the victim, but she was the bully." The post Meghan Markle Was A “Complete Narcissist And Sociopath,” Former Royal Staff Reveal first appeared on Bored Panda.
USA Today Sports Media Group · Aug 23, 2024 The complicated and impressive way that Pachinko seamlessly uses Korean, Japanese and English in its storytelling Season 2 of the epic drama is back on Apple TV+.
USA Today Sports Media Group · Aug 23, 2024 Ronda Rousey apologizes for Sandy Hook conspiracy video, warns against falling down ‘black hole of bullsh*t’ Nearly 12 years after a social media post resurfaced, a UFC Hall of Famer has issued a warning over "black hole" of conspiracy theories.
Evening Standard · Aug 23, 2024 OPINION - Chasing Fog by Laura Pashby review: the wonderful weirdness of fog Sometimes, it really is true — they don’t make them like they used to, even fogs. London was once the home of the pea-souper – but have you noticed one lately? That’s almost certainly a good thing, though. The worst ever hit in December 1952: “an all encompassing smoke-laden yellow…