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Sadistic and misogynistic? Row erupts over sex claims in book about George Orwell’s marriage

Author of acclaimed biography Wifedom hits back at critics who say book casts Orwell in an unfairly negative light

The Guardian - UK

Children no longer read for pleasure, says Shashi Tharoor

It is a terrible loss that many youngsters and children nowadays do not enjoy the pleasure of reading, Shashi Tharoor, Congress MP, has said.

The Hindu

Went to London, Took the Dog by Nina Stibbe review – more larks in London

Twenty years after leaving the capital, the diarist returns for a funny-sad adult gap year

The Guardian - UK

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Judge wrong to allow Met to seize journalist’s material, high court rules

Force raided freelance journalist’s property last year, seizing electronic devices and documents

The Guardian - UK

Natasha Stagg is an enjoyably unreliable narrator in ‘Artless’

Natasha Stagg’s new book ‘Artless’, a collection of stories and essays from the New York-based writer, considers our media-saturated landscape

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Our Strangers by Lydia Davis review – miniature short stories

The latest collection from the US author known for her playfulness and brevity has a wintry feel

The Guardian - UK

Shadow work promises to help you become the best version of yourself - even as a cynical health writer, I was surprised

Hello darkness my old friend…

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All the Light We Cannot See director explains major changes to show’s ending

The conclusion to Shawn Levy’s adaptation has left fans of the book divided

The Independent UK

Beware Suella Braverman and all the other vultures bent on exploiting Jewish and Muslim pain

The home secretary is not alone in using the Israel-Hamas war to push her own agenda – squeezing that conflict into a shape it doesn’t fit, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

The Guardian - UK

Campaigners save Bradford birthplace of Brontë sisters

Crowdfunding and significant donation from Nigel West – who has a family connection to Charlotte’s husband – secure property, with plans to transform it into a cultural and education centre

The Guardian - UK

Elon Musk biopic to be directed by Black Swan film-maker Darren Aronofsky

The Oscar-nominated film-maker will adapt the recent biography by Walter Isaacson after independent studio A24 won a ‘heated’ bidding war for rights

The Guardian - UK

Private investigator shares signs your partner could be being unfaithful

Most people are careless when it comes to covering their tracks

The Independent UK

Epic!: How to Use It for Teaching

Epic! offers a huge library of books, audiobooks, videos and more for education, here's what you need to know.

Tech&Learning

John le Carré’s son to write new George Smiley novel

Nicholas Cornwell will return his father’s best-loved spy to the page in a new novel set between The Spy Who Came in from the Cold and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

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Jimmy Kimmel finds perfect way to troll Ted Cruz over new book

‘I just want to say out loud right now: the book is boring,’ one of the children said of Ted Cruz’s new book Unwoke

The Guardian - UK

The best recent science fiction, fantasy and horror – reviews roundup

The Scandalous Confessions of Lydia Bennet, Witch by Melinda Taub; Mothtown by Caroline Hardaker; Saturnalia by Stephanie Feldman; Writing the Future, edited by Dan Coxon and Richard V Hirst; She’s a Killer by Kirsten McDougall

The Independent UK

Fundraiser in ‘surreal’ meeting with Pope after walking from Glasgow to Rome

Geraldine McFaul, 52, trekked solo across the UK, France and Italy from May until reaching the Italian capital on November 4.

The Guardian - UK

‘Sex, puns and labradors’: How Olivia Laing fell for Jilly Cooper’s bonkbusters

Sneaking a teenage peak at her stepmother’s copies of Riders and Rivals opened the door to a world of glamour and romance for the author of Crudo and The Lonely City

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Jonathan Escoffery: ‘Langston Hughes shifted my worldview’

The Booker-shortlisted US author on a life-changing vampire epic and inspiring writing about race

The Guardian - UK

Leo: Bloody Sweet review – leave your logic at the door for rampaging action yarn

The Tamil version of David Cronenberg’s A History of Violence is wildly enjoyable, packed full of hyenas, car chases, fight scenes and, of course, song and dance

The Guardian - UK

Playing Games by Huma Qureshi review – a poignant sisterhood story

A young playwright borrows inspiration from the breakdown of her sister’s marriage in a novel filled with hard decisions

The Hindu

Poorna Cultural Festival begins in Kozhikode

M. Mukundan: Open discussions only way to find solutions. Victor Hugo's dream of world as one big family must be upheld. Poorna Cultural Fest in Kozhikode to remember N.E. Balakrishna Marar. Uroob Novel Award to 'Kurudan Mala' by Shahul Hameed K.T

The Hindu

Decolonising sci-fi and fantasy books | South Asian authors share notes on reclaiming literature

South Asian authors are reclaiming science fiction and fantasy genres. They write books set in their own countries, featuring customs and characters that are true to their life experiences. Works by Lavanya Lakshminarayan, Samit Basu, Saad Z. Hossain, Usman T. Malik, Yudhanjaya Wijeratne, Vajra Chandrasekera, Tashan Mehta, Prashanth Srivatsa, Bina…

The Hindu

‘Within khaki, there’s leverage now,’ says Meeran Chadha Borwankar, author of Madam Commissioner: The Extraordinary Life of an Indian Police Chief

Meeran Chadha Borwankar, a 1981 batch IPS officer from Maharashtra, reflects on her 36-year journey in the police service in her book, ‘Madam Commissioner’. She petitioned the Supreme Court in the Bilkis Bano gangrape case. She retired in 2017. She faced gender bias in the service, but now physical standards…

Evening Standard

OPINION - The Plot by Nadine Dorries review: a conspiratorial mess that fails to exonerate Boris Johnson

So, what’s the story about Nadine Dorris’s The Plot, subtitled, The Political Assassination of Boris Johnson – just so you know, the subtitle sums up the gist. The former Culture Secretary – and the joke there was on us – gave up her parliamentary seat in August to write this…

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