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Phaidon’s new Graphic Classics is a lavish greatest hits of graphic design

Graphic Classics is a compendium of seven centuries of visual culture, from the everyday and ephemeral to visionary works that reshaped our world

Wallpaper · Jul 26, 2024

This fang-tastic visual novel had me talking kinder to myself, and I can't thank it enough for that

Indie Spotlight | Vampire Therapist was one of my most anticipated games of the year, and boy howdy is it one you need to sink your fangs into

GamesRadar · Jul 26, 2024

The List of Suspicious Things by Jennie Godfrey audiobook review – coming of age in a time of fear

Two girls set out to catch the Yorkshire Ripper in this vividly narrated novel of adolescent curiosity and confusion

The Guardian - UK · Jul 26, 2024

Ferdia Lennon wins Waterstones debut fiction prize for “riotous” novel Glorious Exploits

Described as a ‘masterclass in tragicomedy’, the novel, set in Syracuse in 412BC, follows two locals who decide to stage Medea in a quarry using prisoners as actors

The Guardian - UK · Jul 25, 2024

JD Vance says it’s time to ‘load the muskets’ in foreword on new Project 2025 book

Amazon’s listing of the book, Dawn’s Early Light, describes it as outlining ‘a peaceful Second American Revolution’

The Independent UK · Jul 25, 2024

The Honeyeater by Jessie Tu review – this biting tale of backstabbing uber-egos will stay with you

Tu’s second novel, charting a young translator’s messy relationship with a two-faced academic couple, brilliantly dissects power and whiteness

The Guardian - AU · Jul 25, 2024

Trump monetizes assassination attempt by using photo as book cover

Former president further pushes self-mythology with new book and sneakers featuring shooting images

The Guardian - US · Jul 25, 2024

Upcoming Melania Trump memoir promises ‘intimate portrait’ of former first lady’s life

Former first lady ‘invites readers into her world, offering an intimate portrait of a woman who has lived an extraordinary life,’ announcement states

The Independent UK · Jul 25, 2024

PayPal betting sites: The best online bookmakers that accept PayPal in 2026

We have reviewed the best PayPal betting sites on the market for bettors that like quick and secure payments online

The Independent UK · Jul 25, 2024

The Decameron: Netflix’s raunchy, raucous re-imagining of a medieval plague masterpiece

Giovanni Boccaccio’s The Decameron (1353) is a classic plague book. It follows ten noble people quarantining together in a beautiful villa in the Italian countryside. They have fled Florence where in 1348, when the story is set, a deadly Black Death outbreak is raging. While the sick are abandoned and…

The Conversation · Jul 25, 2024