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Stone Yard Devotional by Charlotte Wood review – a quiet novel of immense power

This story of a woman retreating from the world to a convent in New South Wales considers guilt, forgiveness and human connection

The Guardian - UK

Apples Never Fall ending explained: what happened to Joy?

The Apples Never Fall ending sees what actually happened to Joy and the mysterious woman named Savannah. Here's how the show ended.

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Paul Murray’s The Bee Sting wins inaugural Nero book of the year prize

Irish author’s ‘suspenseful and linguistically astonishing’ fourth novel praised for its ‘great wit and humanity’ by judge Bernardine Evaristo

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Alex Rider season 3: release date, cast, plot, trailer and everything we know

Alex Rider season 3 is adapted from the fifth novel, penned by author Anthony Horowitz.

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Book bans in US schools and libraries surged to record highs in 2023

Though the list is broad, many of the 4,240 books were targeted because they related to issues of LGBTQ+ communities or race

The Guardian - US

Five of the best books inspired by classic novels

It’s unsurprising that literary inspiration comes to writers – here are those who have taken homage to new heights

The Guardian - UK

Calicut Book Club to chronicle Kerala’s cultural history of 50 years

Celebrating 50 years of cultural history in Kozhikode, the Calicut Book Club plans to publish a compilation of articles.

The Hindu

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The Cancer Finishing School by Peter Goldsworthy review – a personal story told with remarkable objectivity

The doctor-writer’s account of being diagnosed with, treated for and recovering from myeloma is rich and compelling

The Guardian - AU

State Library Victoria staff accuse management of ‘censorship and discrimination’ over pro-Palestine authors controversy

Library says decision to defer workshops not based on ‘political beliefs or identity of anyone involved’

The Guardian - AU

‘I’m not judging you’ – midwife Juno Carey on what it’s like to work in an abortion clinic

She’s looked after teenagers, rape survivors and trafficked sex workers – and assisted at terminations while she’s been pregnant herself. Still, she wouldn’t change her job for anything.

The Guardian - UK

The never-say-die entrepreneurial spirit of Bengaluru

Sriram Devatha still remembers how Naveen Pishe, of P.N. Rao Fine Suits fame, suddenly asked him to stand up and put his legs together, mid-conversation. “He (Pishe) told me that I was not bowlegged... that 90% of this country is,” says Devatha, the author of Brandgaluru-Made in Bengaluru, a book…

The Hindu

Barbara Megson obituary

Other lives: Historian and author who liked to research everyday lives and unsung organisations

The Guardian - UK

DC reveals its Pride 2024 plans: a new special, a tribute to Rachel Pollack, two graphic novels, and a whole lot of covers

The DC Pride 2024 special is just the beginning of this year's releases

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Poet Liz Berry’s The Home Child wins Writers’ prize book of the year

Anne Enright triumphs in fiction category for The Wren, The Wren and Observer art critic Laura Cumming wins non-fiction with Thunderclap: A Memoir of Life and Art and Sudden Death

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Paul Alexander, forced into an iron lung by polio in 1952, dies at 78

"More than anything, I believe he would want others to know they are capable of great things," Alexander's friend Christopher Ulmer told NPR.

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In 'Unshrinking,' a writer discusses coming out as fat and pushing back against bias

Kate Manne tried to shrink her body for years before embracing her size as part of a "natural, normal human variation." She says the fight against fat phobia must start in the doctor's office.

The Guardian - UK

Who’s Afraid of Gender? by Judith Butler review – the gender theorist goes mainstream

The US theorist and activist, who has been falsely accused of denying the importance of sex, makes a plangent appeal for gender diversity

The Guardian - UK

Help Wanted by Adelle Waldman review – acid comedy of precarity

The follow-up to The Love Affairs of Nathaniel P is a coruscating portrait of low-wage work in an American big-box store

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Princess Diana’s brother reveals ‘difficult’ job he undertook for his sister when she became a royal - and shares her biggest childhood fear

Earl Charles Spencer has revealed the one thing Diana was 'terrified' of in childhood - and many will relate

The Hindu

Tiruchi-based Tamil writer Kannaiyan Daksnamurthy wins Sahitya Akademi Translation Award

Retiree Kannaiyan Daksnamurthy wins Sahitya Akademi Award for Translation, recognized for Tamil version of The Black Hill.

The Guardian - UK

‘She’s my sacred other’: is friendship, not romance, the key to a happy and fulfilled life?

What would the world look like if we put our mates above all other relationships? Much better, says Rhaina Cohen

The Guardian - UK

Carnegie medal for children’s books shortlist announced

A reinterpretation of the Minotaur myth, poetry exploring refugee experiences and a picture book looking at the human impact on nature all feature on the shortlist judged solely by librarians

Latin Times

International Booker Prize: A Quarter of the Finalists Are Latin American Authors

The official announcement declares that "The list heralds a second 'boom' in Latin American fiction"

The Guardian - UK

Reading Genesis by Marilynne Robinson review – rich literary reading of the first book of the Bible

This careful analysis of the foundational text is full of telling details and keenly observed parallels

The Guardian - UK

Mona of the Manor by Armistead Maupin review – tales of the country

This playful encore to a much-loved series moves from San Francisco to a grand English estate

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