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‘An extraordinary role model’: Maryse Condé remembered by Leïla Slimani

The writer and journalist recalls Condé’s heartbreakingly beautiful language, incredibly honest books and generous friendship

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Coimbatore City Commissioner’s new book is an ode to Nature, childhood and more

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‘I wanted to end my life’: ‘Bookseller of Kabul’ rebuilds destroyed business

Shah Muhammad Rais was devastated when Taliban destroyed his shop, but now he is sending books to Afghanistan via the internet

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Tell by Jonathan Buckley review – our need for narratives

A gardener’s super-rich boss has gone missing in this captivating interrogation of storytelling

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The Morningside by Téa Obreht review – life in exile

Drawing on myth and folktale, this story of refugees forced to leave their homelands contains hope and humour as well as dread

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Suzanna Sherry on DEI/Critical Race Theory and Antisemitism

Professor Sherry is an emerita professor at Vanderbilt Law School. Back in 1997, she and Professor Daniel Farber wrote a book, Beyond All Reason, critiquing Critical Race Theory. Perhaps their most controversial argument was that Critical Race Theory, in denying that there was such a thing as objective merit, and…

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Meghan Markle Combines Mood-Boosting Spring Trends for a Special Engagement

The Duchess of Sussex's semi-sheer dress returned for a special occasion.

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Guadeloupean writer Maryse Condé dies aged 90

Guadeloupe-born author Maryse Condé, who best known for novels tackling the legacy of slavery and colonialism in Africa and the Caribbean, has died aged of 90.

Radio France Internationale

Eight writers win ‘freedom and time to write’ with $175,000 Windham-Campbell prizes

Honours that span fiction, nonfiction, drama and poetry go to practitioners around the world including novelist Deirdre Madden and poet Jen Hadfield

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Best summer reads for 2024: Books to enjoy on holiday in the sunshine

Hot weather literature that’s aching to be yellowed by Ambre Solaire and spilled Pimm’s

Evening Standard

From Persecution To Patron Saints The Remarkable Stories Of Medical Icons

L.D. George Angus's latest book, Unveiling the Legends: Celebrating Medical Visionaries, Their Revolutionary Contributions, and Sacred Resting Grounds, will take readers on a journey through the lives and work of medical pioneers who changed the world across generations.

Medical Daily

Retired Justice Kennedy To Release Two-Volume Memoir

Retired Justice Kennedy's two-volume memoir 'Life and Law' offers insights into his life journey and court legacy, set for release this fall.

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"It was an extremely complicated production": How we made Cannonball!

From tricky pop-ups to beautifully illustrated characters, Taxi Studio's new book is a triumph of problem solving.

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Award-winning French writer Maryse Conde dies at 90

French writer Maryse Conde, who died on Tuesday at the age of 90, became one of the greatest chroniclers of the struggles and triumphs of the descendants of Africans taken as slaves to the Caribbean.

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Just when you think Trump can’t get any weirder … he launches his own version of the Bible

Of course there’s extra material as well as the usual gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. But is it enough to make America believe again, asks Zoe Williams

International Business Times

Maryse Conde: Daring Storyteller Who Explored Black Identity

The mother of four, who once said she "did not have the confidence to present her writing to the outside world", was in her eighties before she won a major award, in 2018.

The Guardian - UK

Maryse Condé, Guadeloupean 'grand storyteller' dies aged 90

Author of novels drawing on African and Caribbean history enjoyed international acclaim, including the New Academy prize, which stood in for the Nobel in 2018

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Crooked Seeds by Karen Jennings review – a perfectly realised fictional creation

A South African woman’s woes are slowly illuminated in a stark, darkly humorous novel by the author of the Booker-longlisted An Island

The Hindu

Law book publishers who print statutes should be extra cautious, any mistakes may invite contempt or perjury proceedings: Karnataka High Court

High Court of Karnataka warns publishers of legal books to avoid errors or face legal consequences and blacklisting.

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Malayalam author C. Radhakrishnan quits Sahitya Akademi citing political interference

Controversy in Sahitya Akademi as Malayalam author resigns over political interference in literary body's autonomy.

The Hindu

Revenue not so much, but recognition is returning to Sulekha’s sought after inks

Sulekha, the socially conscious 90-year-old brand of fountain pen ink has already regained some of its past glory, having resumed production during the first COVID-19 lockdown four years ago

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Scottish authors criticise cancellation of Glasgow literary festival Aye Write

Val McDermid and Douglas Stuart were among many writers to express outrage after Creative Scotland turned down the literary festival funding application

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Barnes & Noble workers plan union drive at largest US bookstore chain

Despite pushback from CEO James Daunt, employees are organizing for better pay, ‘dignity’ and working conditions

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Picture books for children – reviews

Bashful cats and lonely ponies stalk the pages of this month’s choices

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