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The best-selling books at Labour Weekend

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

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A Memoir of My Former Self: Hilary Mantel's final book is a reminder of the many stories she still had to tell

In A Memoir of My Former Self: A Life in Writing, Hilary Mantel writes: “There is no failed writing, only work pending.” She’s referring to the 97 notebooks that she kept in a wooden box. Mantel promised: “There is nothing I won’t say, only what I haven’t said yet.”

The Conversation

Yaduveer Wadiyar releases book on Ranga Rao

Yaduveer Wadiyar released a book & limited edition agarbatti to honour N. Ranga Rao, founder of Cycle Pure Agarbathi, on his birth anniversary. The book, “From Mysuru to the World”, recounts Ranga Rao's life & achievements. His son & MD of NR Group, Arjun Ranga, said it's a royal tribute…

The Hindu

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Works of Tamil writers draw the attention of European publishers at Frankfurt Book Fair

Tamil lit. gains global appeal: 1st Chennai Int'l Book Fair paves way for translations of Tamil works into many foreign langs. incl. Polish, Norwegian, Arabic, Slovak, Hungarian, Italian, Welsh, English, Icelandic, Filipino, Lithuanian, Spanish, French. Perumal Murugan's books to be translated into Amharic, Icelandic. Live translation sessions, game, "TransLingual Tales"…

The Hindu

JK Rowling claims she would ‘happily’ spend two years in prison for misgendering a trans person

Harry Potter author was responding to a speculative report about a hypothetical new hate crime legislation under a Labour government

The Independent UK

Decolonising My Body by Afua Hirsch review – reclaiming beauty

A black woman’s gentle quest of learning and relearning how to understand her body

The Guardian - UK

Scholastic Books should stop buckling to rightwing bullies

Librarians now can hit the ‘bigot button’ for their school book fairs. But the publisher’s ham-fisted move is sure to increase sales

The Guardian - US

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'Tel Aviv feels like Kyiv in the first days of war: eerie and fearful'

Joe Biden and Rishi Sunak have flown into Israel for meetings with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu — but what's the situation for civilians on the ground? Tom Mutch reports

Evening Standard

Roman Stories by Jhumpa Lahiri review – outsiders in Italy

The Pulitzer winner’s vivid collection of short stories crackles with indignation as it explores the meaning of home and the cost of exile

The Guardian - UK

Hamnet at the Garrick Theatre review: a solid, elegant take on Maggie O’Farrell’s bestseller

Initially slow, the show about Shakespeare and his family weaves a beguiling narrative web around the creation of life and art

Evening Standard

John Stamos alleges he was sexually abused by his childhood babysitter

‘Full House’ star opens up about traumatic event in his forthcoming memoir, ‘If You Would Have Told Me’

The Independent UK

Serena Williams signs deal to write ‘intimate’ and ‘open-hearted’ memoir

Memoir will describe her childhood, which was dramatised in the 2021 film ‘King Richard’

The Independent UK

Author Michael Connelly proud that ‘Bosch’ has become longest running streaming character

Michael Connelly has sold more than 85 million books under nearly 40 titles, but there’s another distinction that makes him equally proud: His most famous protagonist, LAPD Detective Harry Bosch, has become the longest running character on streaming television

The Independent UK

Frankfurt book fair: cancelled prize ceremony for Palestinian author is part of a long history of political zigzagging

The Frankfurt Buchmesse, or book fair, is the world’s largest publishing industry gathering, attracting thousands of exhibitors every October. On one level, it’s a business event focused on creating buzz for forthcoming bestsellers, trading rights and discussing industry developments. On another, it’s a public celebration of books and the values…

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The delight of a single-subject cookbook

Cookbooks that focus on one ingredient, and making it as special as it can be, are underrated

The Conversation

Julia by Sandra Newman: a vibrant retelling of George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four

George Orwell apologised to his close friends the writers Anthony Powell and Julian Symons for his novel, Nineteen Eighty-Four. He told one that it was “a good idea ruined” and the other that “I ballsed it up rather, partly owing to being so ill while I was writing it.”

The Independent UK

Takeaways from AP's reporting on who gets hurt by RFK Jr.'s anti-vaccine work

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Serena Williams has two-book deal for ‘intimate’ memoir and an ‘inspirational’ work

“For so long, all I was focused on was winning, and I never sat down to look back and reflect on my life and career,” Williams said in a statement.

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The Guardian - US

Scholastic to separate books on race, gender and sexuality for book fairs

Children’s book publisher will allow US districts to include or exclude separate list, a decision that has led to a backlash

The Guardian - UK

‘Steve Bannon is watching us closely’: Naomi Klein on populists, conspiracists and real-world activism

Author speaks candidly about a ‘mirror world’ that feeds our anxieties, distorts reality and fuels the polarisation of society

The Guardian - UK

Serena Williams to publish memoir about life ‘on and off the court’

The tennis champion has signed a two-book deal with Penguin Random House, saying it will be the first time she has paused and reflected on her remarkable career

Reason

An 18-Year-Old Had Consensual Sex With a 16-Year-Old. He Went to Jail for 6 Years.

In her new book From Rage to Reason, Emily Horowitz explains what's wrong with the sex offense registry.

Evening Standard

George Orwell was a very problematic man, but he was also a complete genius

George Orwell stood up for democratic socialism and against totalitarianism. He praised lucid writing and condemned euphemistic language. Many of the phrases with which we analyse politics and culture today — from the concept of Newspeak to the idea of Big Brother — come from Orwell. He is like a…

The Independent UK

Serena Williams has a 2-book deal, starting with an 'intimate' and 'open-hearted' memoir

Now that she’s stepped back from the sport she dominated like few others, Serena Williams is ready to reflect

The Independent UK

Gabriel García Márquez’s lost novel to be published with sons’ blessings 10 years after author’s death

Legendary author, who struggled with dementia late in his life, decided in his final days that ‘Until August’ should not be released upon his death

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