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Displaced comrades: cold war rivalries, lies and spies among Sydney’s Russian émigrés

A new book reveals how two clubs on opposite sides of George Street – and the cold war – played a key role in Australia’s era of espionage

The Guardian - AU

New Book Details the Exact Moment King Charles Found Out His Mother, Queen Elizabeth, Had Died

With just two words, Charles’ world completely changed.

Marie Claire

Prince Harry Gave Nephew Prince Louis a $10,000 Copy of a Beloved Children’s Book Inspired by Princess Diana

A royal expert predicts that Louis hasn’t read it yet—for a valid reason.

Marie Claire

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Hisham Matar: ‘We all go through a lot. I’m wary of having “material”’

The Pulitzer prize winner on the life-changing impact of the 1984 Libyan embassy shootings, attaching his writing to the wall when he’s stuck and his unreliability as a football fan

The Guardian - UK

I am used to calumny, which I fold and sink into my mental bathtub, says Mallika Sarabhai

Mallika Sarabhai, a versatile Indian artist, discusses her experience writing a book during COVID-19 and her role as Chancellor of Kerala Kalamandalam.

The Hindu

King Charles learned of Queen's death after picking mushrooms, book reveals

King was first referred to as "Your Majesty" on drive back to Balmoral house

Evening Standard

Jill Duggar Finally Opens Up About What’s Really Going On After Estrangement Rumors From Jim Bob Swirl

People have been wondering what the deal is with Duggar family members Jim Bob, Michelle, Jill and her husband Derick.

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Charles learned Queen died while ‘driving back to Balmoral from picking mushrooms’

New biography says the King had tried to inform Prince Harry but he was already in the air

The Independent UK

Queen 'slipped away in her sleep' in 'very peaceful' death, memo reveals

The late Queen’s death at Balmoral on September 8 2022 was described by Sir Edward Young in a memo.

Evening Standard

‘Take my money’: fans react to news of Keanu Reeves book collaboration

Novel with author China Miéville thrills everyone from ardent followers to big publishers

The Guardian - UK

Queen Camilla kicks off New Year with bold decision as she's branded no 'fussy traditionalist'

Queen Camilla kicked off the New Year with an intriguing choice for one of her projects and it's seen her dubbed a 'tremendous sport'

Woman & Home

Where We Come From review: a groundbreaking history of grime

About a quarter of the way into Where We Come From, music journalist Aniefok Ekpoudom’s debut book, the text suddenly contracts to a thin strip of staccato sentences — a stark column of internal dialogue that is more like something you’d find in a chapbook of poetry. Deployed to visually…

Evening Standard

Palestinian Authority minister to publish diary of life during Israel-Gaza war

Don’t Look Left is culture minister Atef Abu Saif’s ‘shockingly graphic’ day-by-day account of life in Gaza since the 7 October attacks

The Guardian - UK

Weird, twisted, powerful films – what you should watch this week

This article was first published in our email newsletter Something Good, which every fortnight brings you a summary of the best things to watch, visit and read, as recommended and analysed by academic experts. Click here to receive the newsletter direct to your inbox

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Final piece of Alasdair Gray archive joins Poor Things at National Library

THE National Library of Scotland has bought the final tranche of archive material by renowned Scottish author Alasdair Gray ...

The Guardian - UK

The best recent science fiction and fantasy – reviews roundup

Three Eight One by Aliya Whiteley; The Glass Woman by Alice McIlroy; The Principle of Moments by Esmie Jikiemi-Pearson; The Knowing by Emma Hinds; Thirteen Ways to Kill Lulabelle Rock by Maud Woolf

The Guardian - UK

Mieko Kawakami: ‘Franz Kafka is my comfort read’

The Japanese author on the humour of Kurt Vonnegut, the joys of James Joyce and translating Beatrix Potter

The Hindu

Jaya Jaitly’s new book focuses on why graphic design must look to Indian craft traditions

With a new book out, Jaya Jaitly on why graphic design study in India needs an overhaul and how public spaces can do better than ‘kindergarten wall art’

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The Guardian - UK

The Gallopers by Jon Ransom review – gay love in the 1950s

This sly emotional thriller from the author of The Whale Tattoo explores the discord between the individual and the world

Marie Claire

Prince William turned Kate's life 'upside down' with unexpected move

"She had expected a proposal."

The Guardian - UK

My first name does me no favours in Germany. That’s why I rely on Julia, Lena and Anja

Lingering prejudices mean Fatmas and Kevins get a raw deal. Dirks and Evas get the best restaurant tables, writes Guardian columnist Fatma Aydemir

The Hindu

‘As citizens we are deeply anxious about the impact of these falsehoods in real life’

Through data and evidence, journalists Sreenivasan Jain, Mariyam Alavi and Supriya Sharma debunk notions of love jihad, population jihad and appeasement of minorities in their new book ‘Love Jihad and Other Fictions’

The Independent UK

Florida school district pulls dictionaries, encyclopedias from shelves to review for sexual content

Escambia County School District has pulled more than 1,600 books to review them for pornography or depictions of sexual conduct

Chicago Sun-Times

Lisa Marie Presley memoir to be published this fall

A memoir that Presley had been working on at the time of her death was completed with the help of actor Riley Keough, the eldest of Presley’s four children.

Cinemablend

Reacher Star Maria Sten Knows Which Lee Child Book She Wants For Reacher Season 3: ‘Hopefully They’ll Make It’

A Reacher Season 2 rolls along, co-star Maria Sten talks the influence of the Lee Child books, and the one she'd love to see get made.

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