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New books revisit Beatles' milestones

Samira Ahmed's "A Hard Day's Night" and Amelia Davis' "The Beatles by Jim Marshall" bookend their touring years

Salon · Jun 26

Married to an Indian, JD Vance tries to make India-hater Nixon great again

US Vice President JD Vance's recent praise for Richard Nixon, a president known for his animosity towards India and denigration of Indian women, has sparked controversy. Vance lauded Nixon as a "political genius" whose reputation deserves a "renaissance," downplaying the Watergate scandal. This comes at a time when US-India relations…

The Times of India · Jun 26

Natalie Harp's Brother Blasts Her 'Very Unhealthy' Relationship With Donald Trump

A new book reveals the extraordinary loyalty of Trump's aide, Natalie Harp, prompting her estranged brother to question their relationship and highlighting a family divide.

International Business Times UK · Jun 26

Claire Fuller: ‘Dylan Thomas showed me that writing could make me feel everything’

The novelist on being inspired by Shirley Jackson, discovering the brilliance of Denis Johnson, and finding comfort in Elizabeth Strout

The Guardian - UK · Jun 26

Friday vote could bring mandatory Bible reading to Texas classrooms

The Texas board of education is set to vote on a required reading list for more than 5 million public school students that includes stories and passages from the Bible

The Independent UK · Jun 26

Facebook whistleblower Sarah Wynn-Williams was forced to sit in total silence on stage. Now she’s suing Meta for gagging her

A former Meta executive, whose memoir ‘Careless People’ provides an explosive insider account of her time at the social media giant, has sued the company for attempting to ‘silence’ her

The Independent UK · Jun 25

Night Swimming by Sharon Kernot review – a sharp, sexy and tremendously satisfying thriller in verse

As in Dorothy Porter’s The Monkey’s Mask, the form is perfectly suited to the story: of a sleep-deprived woman unravelling as she’s haunted by her past

The Guardian - AU · Jun 25

Transcription by Ben Lerner wins Orwell prize for political fiction

Judging chair calls Lerner’s novel a ‘funny, brainy and timely’ study of our appetite for technology, while Karen Bartlett wins the nonfiction prize for The Escape from Kabul

The Guardian - UK · Jun 25

Whistleblower Sarah Wynn-Williams sues Meta over attempts to ‘silence’ her

Former employee files complaint accusing company of ‘coercive surveillance’ and first amendment violation

The Guardian - UK · Jun 25

"The Tell" never told the whole story

The legal drama around Amy Griffin’s memoir reveals the role of power and wealth in building a bestseller

Salon · Jun 25