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The Guardian view on Frank Cottrell-Boyce as children’s laureate: a timely champion

Editorial: His belief in reading as the foundation of happiness ensures that young readers could not have a better advocate

The Guardian - UK

Sandy Brownjohn obituary

Other lives: Poet and educator whose books transformed the teaching of poetry-writing in schools

The Guardian - UK

I Was There by Alan Edwards review – the rock gods’ right-hand man

The ‘godfather of British music PR’ delivers a raw, warm and anecdote-packed account of sometimes bruising encounters with Bowie, McCartney, Jagger et al

The Guardian - UK

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9 Harlen Coben shows, ranked by Rotten Tomatoes ratings

We rank the TV shows based on Harlen Coben's mysteries and thrillers

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The Material by Camille Bordas review – when life is one long joke

Students on a comedy course devote their every moment to mining material for their on-stage routine in a novel that relies on how much it can make the reader laugh

The Guardian - UK

Goodlord by Ella Frears review – this email to a landlord is dark and dazzling

The poet’s stream-of-consciousness complaint to an estate agent is a witty and compelling reflection on the state of the housing market and young womanhood

The Guardian - UK

Greek poet who inspired Forster, Hockney and Jackie Onassis emerges from the shadows

The writer Constantine Cavafy was largely unpublished in his lifetime, but was revered by artists. His archive and Alexandrian home are now on show for the first time

The Guardian - UK

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In brief: CS Lewis’s Oxford; True Love; Loosely Based on a Made-Up Story – review

A fascinating study of CS Lewis’s years in his adopted city; an excellent gritty romance by Paddy Crewe; and James Blunt enters the music memoir hall of fame

The Guardian - UK

Naomi Alderman: ‘Whatever happened to talking? We’ve lost the ability to swap ideas’

Before her Radio 4 series this week, the dystopian author explains how the internet is eroding communication skills

The Guardian - UK

End of Summer review – a nightmarish thriller about a terrible therapist

Vera is a grief counsellor with a very troubled past in this Swedish psychological drama. When it comes back to haunt her, a meaty – if slightly familiar – story unravels

The Guardian - UK

Book on Aukus ‘fiasco’ says decision to embrace pact will ‘haunt’ Labor for years

Andrew Fowler’s book reveals one of Australia’s most important requirements for its submarines was the ability to work alongside the US in South China Sea

The Guardian - AU

Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah: ‘Satire is a way to make myself less depressed’

The US author on dystopian fiction, the experience of speaking to prisoners about his debut novel and why both of America’s major parties ‘love the war machine’

The Guardian - UK

House of the Dragon writers praised by George RR Martin for season 2 change

Fantasy author also admitted that Phia Saban’s portrayal of Helaena Targaryen ‘is a richer and more fascinating character than the one I created’

The Independent UK

“The pictures show a man of great power and presence, as befits a giant riffmeister.” Queen's Brian May pays tribute to his friend Tony Iommi, as Black Sabbath's guitarist unveils career-spanning photo book

Tony Iommi and celebrated photographer Ross Halfin announce book collaboration

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Radio France Internationale

French publishers embrace romance and seduce new readers

Romance novels have long been looked down on for their undemanding language, basic story tropes and of course, sex scenes. But French publishers are taking note as a new generation of authors, inspired by English-language bestsellers, are writing for a growing audience of young women, many of whom are choosing…

The Guardian - UK

The Lasting Harm by Lucia Osborne-Crowley review – legacy of abuse

A personal perspective on Ghislaine Maxwell offers an empathetic telling of a horrific story

Evening Standard

Best reading nook ideas for a cosy space to get lost in books

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Little Rot by Akwaeke Emezi review – a wild weekend in New Lagos

Dirty secrets abound in a feverish novel exposing the seedy underbelly of a Nigerian city

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Deathmatch wrestling’s behind-the-scenes moments and bloody glory

A new limited-edition book explores the intersection between art and deathmatch wrestling at a sold-out show held in Tokyo

The Independent UK

‘I attended every day of the Ghislaine Maxwell trial – we have to change how child abuse victims are treated’

The courageous women who stepped forward to testify didn’t expect to be put on trial themselves. Helen Coffey speaks to Lucia Osborne-Crowley, whose new book ‘The Lasting Harm’ exposes the current legal system’s exploitation and mistreatment of the very people who deserve protection

Reason

Libertarianism Updated

5 ways libertarianism needs to up its game.

The Guardian - US

‘It’s a snowball effect’: the gen Z niche reading event making waves in New York

Cassidy Grady’s Sunday reading series ‘Confessions’ seeks fresh avenues for creative expression in wake of pandemic

The Guardian - UK

The best recent poetry – review roundup

Fierce Elegy by Peter Gizzi; Adam by Gboyega Odubanjo; Bark, Archive, Splinter by Jay Gao; Polkadot Wounds by Anthony Vahni Capildeo; Goodlord by Ella Frears; Skeletons by Deborah Landau

The Guardian - UK

Shy by Max Porter audiobook review – tale of a ne’er do well, done well

Joe Gaminara’s narration pumps up the lyricism of Porter’s scuzzy odyssey of drugs, drink, youth violence and doomed romance

The Guardian - UK

True Love by Paddy Crewe review – from the heart

Melancholy is deftly evoked in this sentimental portrait of young love and precarity, from the author of My Name Is Yip

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