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Five works of Welsh gothic literature you should read this Halloween

Wales has sought to rediscover its identity and autonomy since the devolution referendum of 1997. Authors and publishers have embraced the gothic genre as a means of exploring Welsh language, culture and heritage – reflecting on the anxieties Welsh society has experienced since becoming a devolved nation.

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This week's bestselling books

The latest Nielsen BookScan New Zealand bestseller list, described by Steve Braunias

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Green Dot by Madeleine Gray review – a sassy love story with a bleak worldview

Debut novel is carried by the self-aware snark of the besotted protagonist – an endearingly messy twentysomething ensnared by insecurities

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South Korean scholar acquitted of defaming sexual slavery victims during Japan colonial rule

South Korea’s top court has cleared a scholar of charges that she defamed Korean sexual slavery victims during the Japanese colonial rule in her contentious book published in 2013

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To better understand addiction, students in this course take a close look at liquor in literature

Uncommon Courses is an occasional series from The Conversation U.S. highlighting unconventional approaches to teaching.

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Mario Vargas Llosa says latest novel will be his last

Nobel prize-winning Peruvian author still plans to write an essay on Sartre that ‘will be the last thing I write’

The Guardian - UK

'It's Black History Month all year round': the London bookshop dedicated to black children's literature

Ditching a successful career in fashion, Kelly-Jade Nicholls set up Melanin Magic in West Norwood earlier this year to create a safe space for Black children, she tells Emma Loffhagen

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Wes Streeting is 'Wesley' to me, says Labour's Rachel Reeves

Labour MPs and a former Countdown presenter attended her book launch

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David Shrigley turns 6,000 The Da Vinci Code novels into Nineteen Eighty-Four

Artist creates new edition of Orwell classic after Swansea charity shop had its fill of Dan Brown bestseller

The Guardian - UK

Rachel Reeves 'holds hands up' amid accusations of plagiarism in new book

SHADOW chancellor Rachel Reeves’s publisher has said future editions of her new book will be revised after accusations parts of the work had been…

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Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves admits ‘mistakes’ amid plagiarism row over new book

The shadow chancellor said the errors will be ‘rectified’ in future reprints

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Shadow chancellor admits ‘inadvertent mistakes’ in book amid plagiarism claims

The shadow chancellor said the errors will be ‘rectified’ in future reprints.

The Independent UK

Artist pulps 6,000 copies of The Da Vinci Code to turn them into George Orwell’s 1984

Shrigley insisted his latest project ‘is certainly not a piece of literary criticism’

The Independent UK

Half of Britons can’t name a single Black British historical figure, new research shows

Some 75 per cent of British adults surveyed acknowledged that they did not know ‘very much’ or ‘anything at all’ about the subject

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Rachel Reeves admits mistakes after being accused of plagiarism in new book

Shadow chancellor says she holds her ‘hands up’ FT analysis finds book on female economists has passages that appear to be copied

The Independent UK

Book by Labour’s Rachel Reeves ‘lifts sections from Wikipedia’

Publisher admits some passages should have been ‘rewritten and properly referenced’

The Guardian - UK

A Day in the Life of Abed Salama by Nathan Thrall review – a collision in closeup

The author’s meticulous reconstruction of a fatal accident in the West Bank allows us to see the region’s injustices afresh

The Independent UK

The E2E Profit 100 features beloved UK bookstore, Waterstones

Released on the 26th October, the E2E Profit 100 features leading high street bookshop, Waterstones. Ranked at number 45 of the 100, Waterstones has seen a profit increase of 344% over the past two years. We take a look into the company.

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Bloomsbury’s fantasy list helps it to record £17.7m first-half profits

Publisher to double dividend after demand grows for books by Sarah J Maas and Samantha Shannon

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Beyond the Door of No Return by David Diop review – a colonial obsession

A gripping semi-historical imagining of the memories and experiences of a French naturalist in 18th-century Africa

The Independent UK

Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four ‘is still important’ as book store pop-up launches

The artist is launching 1,000 limited edition copies of George Orwell’s dystopian novel.

The Guardian - US

Scholastic reverses decision to separate books on race, gender and sexuality

After backlash, company will no longer separate catalog at school fairs, which allowed districts to opt out of diverse books

The Hindu

Stalls selling books on politics, secularism a big draw at Bengal puja pandals

Amidst Durga Puja celebrations, stalls selling Marxist/Progressive lit. saw 20% sales increase. Titles like Noorani's 'RSS & BJP', Bhattacharjee's 'Nazi Germanyir Janm O Mritu' & Ghatge's 'Modinama' popular. CPI(M) leaders visit stalls to connect to people & discuss welfare issues. Youth buying books on politics ahead of 2024 LS polls.

The Guardian - US

Most banned books in US prisons include Amy Schumer and Art of War

Latest banned books list comes amid increase in type of books being banned from prison system, PEN America says

The Independent UK

Chris Pratt sparks debate over when parents should throw away childhood trophies

‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ star came across his wife’s many childhood prizes and wondered when ‘is it okay to toss’ trophies

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