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John Barth obituary

American postmodernist novelist whose experimental approach challenged literary conventions

The Guardian - UK

Sir Salman Rushdie describes moment he was stabbed on stage in 2022

He described the man appearing as ‘the last thing my right eye would ever see’

Evening Standard

Best memoirs of all time

Delve into fascinating, gut-wrenching and healing snippets of life

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Maryse Condé obituary

Writer whose novels trace the complexities of a globalised world and the fortunes of families across continents and generations

The Guardian - UK

PM Modi supported demand to make Tamil official language of Madras High Court: Judge

Justice G. Jayachandran discusses the push for Tamil as the official language of the Madras High Court.

The Hindu

Princess Diana Told Queen Elizabeth Through Tears That Her Then-Husband Prince Charles Was “A Nightmare” and That She “Hated” Him, Royal Author Claims

Ingrid Seward’s new book examines the relationship between mother and son, Her late Majesty and her heir, Charles.

Marie Claire

Latin American authors on rise in International Booker prize lists

Today’s boom in Latin American literature is spearheaded by women, from Fernanda Melchor, Mariana Enriquez to Samanta Schweblin, who engage with femicide, trauma and violence through horror and speculative fiction

The Guardian - UK

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Impossible City by Simon Kuper review: The City of Light still has much to teach London

It is a given that any decent book about Paris will inevitably tell you just as much about London. Even those for whom the rivalry between the cities is a myth will admit that.

Evening Standard

‘So it’s you. Here you are’: Salman Rushdie describes moment he was stabbed

In first TV interview since his stabbing, writer tells how knifeman was ‘last thing my right eye would ever see’

The Guardian - UK

OPINION - After the Cass Review, we must not push British trans youth into the internet's Wild West

Earlier this year, I was leafing through a book shop and happened upon a new memoir by the writer Lucy Sante, I Heard Her Call My Name. It ticked many of my boxes. Sante lived through Seventies and Eighties New York, my favourite place and time for non-fiction literature. She…

Evening Standard

The best recent science fiction, fantasy and horror – reviews roundup

Calypso by Oliver K Langmead; Someone You Can Build a Nest In by John Wiswell; The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo; The Underhistory by Kaaron Warren; The Universe Delivers the Enemy You Need by Adam Marek

The Guardian - UK

When author André Aciman goes on holiday

André Aciman, renowned writer of "Call Me By Your Name," explores themes of migration and displacement in his work. His latest work is the novella The Gentleman from Peru.

The Hindu

An African History of Africa by Zeinab Badawi review – an insider’s take

The journalist and broadcaster offers a refreshing corrective to narratives imposed on the continent by others

The Guardian - UK

Feud: Capote vs the Swans to Bluey: the seven best shows to stream this week

Ryan Murphy’s star-studded 60s extravaganza brings alive a dreamlike portrait of a legendary writer, while the world’s biggest cartoon launches its most epic episode ever

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‘Fashion Faux Parr’: Martin Parr on taking the sheen off fashion photography

Martin Parr talks to Wallpaper* about his new Phaidon book, ’Fashion Faux Parr‘, which documents his distinct approach to fashion photography – from shooting Gucci on Cannes sunbathers to a Vogue shoot in New York’s Katz Deli

The Hindu

These 10 new travel books are a wonderful way to immerse yourself in a destination

Transformative travel writing on destinations from India to England, exploring history, wildlife, and personal journeys with empathy and action.

The Hindu

A non-political prime minister

Siddharth Kak of ‘Surabhi’ fame, talks about Love, Exile, Redemption: The Saga of Kashmir’s Last Pandit Prime Minister and his English Wife, a biographical memoir he co-authored with Lila Kak Bhan.

The Hindu

The making and unmaking of Sheikh Abdullah

Chitralekha Zutshi on the paradoxes and contradictions that trailed the political life of Sheikh Abdullah, one of the tallest leaders of the Kashmir Valley, and why the abrogation of Article 370 did not come out of the blue

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The Guardian - US

The Outsiders review – 60s-set classic makes for a solid, if unspectacular, Broadway musical

SE Hinton’s novel, which was adapted by Francis Ford Coppola for film, makes for a competent yet forgettable stage show

Marie Claire

King Charles and Princess Kate’s Aligning Cancer Battles Show “The Cracks Turning Into Craters” for the Monarchy, Royal Author Says

The King always wished for a “slimmed-down monarchy”—but not like this.

Total Film

Top Gun: Maverick star to lead Edgar Wright’s long-delayed reboot of Stephen King's The Running Man

Glen Powell is taking over for Arnold Schwarzenegger

iMore

The next big Apple TV Plus show is based on one of my favorite sci-fi books — here's why you should be as excited as I am

Apple TV Plus has had a few hits and I really hope Dark Matter will be the next — and if it sticks to the amazing book it's based on, it will.

The Guardian - UK

Alexei Navalny’s memoir due to be published posthumously in October

The Russian opposition politician, who died in prison in February, completed an autobiography which will come out later this year

The Guardian - AU

The Work by Bri Lee review – satirical art world romp tries to tick too many boxes

A novel that’s torn between two books – one is a half-hearted skewering of money and power, the other a modern romance

International Business Times

Kremlin Foe Navalny's Posthumous Memoir Out In October

Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny's posthumous memoir will be released in October, chronicling his 2020 nerve agent poisoning and life in a brutal Russian prison camp, the US publisher of the book said Thursday.

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