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Queenie review: Bitingly funny adaptation lives up to the brilliant book

Candice Carty-Williams’ novel, hailed as the Black British answer to ‘Bridget Jones’s Diary’, is brought to life on Channel 4

The Independent UK · Jun 4, 2024

Two new Mr Men characters are introduced - designed to represent real life

The series was conceived by illustrator Roger Hargreaves, who died in 1988, and has been continued by his son Adam

The Independent UK · Jun 4, 2024

Mr Fib and Little Miss Surprise join ranks of the Mr Men and Little Misses

Top-hatted liar and pink-haired character who never knows what the day will bring are added to classic series of children’s books

The Guardian - UK · Jun 4, 2024

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How 'Eruption,' the new Michael Crichton novel completed with James Patterson's help, was created

“Jurassic Park” writer Michael Crichton died from cancer in 2008 but a new novel co-authored by James Patterson called “Eruption” completes a manuscript he started 20 years ago

The Independent UK · Jun 4, 2024

Kafka 100: the Post Office scandal really was Kafkaesque – it’s right out of his novel The Trial

Somebody must have laid false information against [him], for he was arrested one morning without having done anything wrong.

The Conversation · Jun 4, 2024

I went to Dior's Scottish show – here's what it was like inside

I OFTEN say sarcastically that journalism is glamorous work – but on Monday night, it actually was.

The National (Scotland) · Jun 4, 2024

Bill Gates to tell his ‘origin story’ in memoir

Source Code: My Beginnings, out next year, will include ‘some of the tougher parts’ of the entrepreneur’s early life

The Guardian - UK · Jun 4, 2024

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Borders Book Festival ends Baillie Gifford sponsorship 'with great regret'

THE Borders Book Festival will no longer be sponsored by Baillie Gifford after activists called on literary festivals to end their relationship with…

The National (Scotland) · Jun 4, 2024

'Pachinko' season 2: Episode guide, trailer and everything we know

"Pachinko" season 2 sees the acclaimed Apple TV Plus return for its second chapter. Here's everything you need to know about this season.

Tom’s Guide · Jun 4, 2024

Where to start with: Rachel Cusk

From a novel sequence that dispenses with much of what we expect from fiction to fearlessly honest memoirs of motherhood and divorce, Cusk is a challenging writer. But also a genius

The Guardian - UK · Jun 4, 2024

Women’s prize for fiction 2024: six expert reviews of the shortlisted books

The Women’s prize for fiction has been championing women writers since it launched in 1996. It is one of the most influential and popular literary prizes in world with writers like Zadie Smith and Andrea Levy, among its past winners.

The Conversation · Jun 4, 2024

Dionne Brown teases playing Queenie Jenkins in the adaptation of the best-selling novel

Queenie star Dionne Brown on playing the South London millennial who captured the hearts of readers and became a literary phenomenon

WhatToWatch · Jun 4, 2024

Cairn by Kathleen Jamie review – a wry SOS for the world

The Scottish poet’s latest collection is a small marvel that shows an acute awareness of planetary and personal impermanence

The Guardian - UK · Jun 4, 2024

The Heart in Winter by Kevin Barry review – fast and loose on the frontiers of America

The Irish novelist turns his hand to the western in an atmospheric tale of romantic runaways from a 1890s US mining town that has an epic feel despite its brevity

The Guardian - UK · Jun 4, 2024

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The Guardian - UK · Jun 4, 2024

Book festival activists are making absurd demands over Baillie Gifford

Insistence on investment purity misses the point and will only lead to a decline in arts sponsorship

The Guardian - UK · Jun 3, 2024

Viola’s Room review – Punchdrunk’s gothic tale of puzzling wonder

Helena Bonham Carter narrates as a bare-footed audience explore exquisite rooms in this unsettling, grief-soaked journey into the night

Evening Standard · Jun 3, 2024

The ES Shopping Shortlist: What to shop, see and know in June 2024

The hot-off-the-press launches and dazzling shopping newness to know this month

The Guardian - US · Jun 3, 2024

Salman Rushdie to be subject of documentary inspired by memoir Knife

Alex Gibney-directed film, based on Rushdie’s memoir, will cover his physical and spiritual healing after 2022 attack

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The Conversation · Jun 3, 2024

Brutalist Plants: this pocket picture book is perfectly formed, but puts style over substance

To take the frictionless, scrolling pixels from Instagram and reproduce them in the physical world as a tactile, tablet-sized, small object of desire, is a curious concept. But the recently published book, Brutalist Plants, does just that, as its contents are derived from author Olivia Broome’s Instagram account.

The Guardian - UK · Jun 3, 2024

The nuclear volcano’s about to blow! Can Michael Crichton score an explosive hit from beyond the grave?

From Jurassic Park to Westworld, he was king of the sciency disaster novel. But Crichton died before finishing Eruption. Who could possibly complete it? Fellow thriller legend James Patterson explains why he took up the baton

The Guardian - US · Jun 3, 2024

‘They’re a mystery’: inside the deadly world of serial killer truckers

A shocking new book sheds light on the many long-hauler killers in the US who operate close to many Americans yet remain dangerously undetected

GamesRadar · Jun 3, 2024

A group of "dorky demon fighters" face the forces of darkness in Youth Group - a new horror comedy that's "Buffy the Vampire Slayer meets The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina"

It's written by Jordan, Jesse, Go! co-host Jordan Morris

Evening Standard · Jun 3, 2024

Queenie on Channel 4 review: this adaptation of the hit novel still brings the magic

Candice Carty-Williams’ show has its flaws, but it really excels in its moments of gentle intimacy

Evening Standard · Jun 3, 2024

OPINION - Alan Edwards: I worked with David Bowie, The Rolling Stones, The Who and this is what I learnt

As a child I was a keen reader of adventure books, but I could never have imagined then that I’d write one, let alone be the central character.

The Guardian - UK · Jun 3, 2024

‘His greatness was matched by his kindness’: remembering John Burnside

Writers Andrew O’Hagan, Sarah Perry and more pay tribute to the celebrated Scottish poet, novelist and memoirist, who died last week aged 69

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