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How did The Lord of the Rings become a secret weapon in Italy’s culture wars?

Giorgia Meloni and the hard right are celebrating JRR Tolkien’s saga – while taking over Italy’s key cultural institutions, says Florence-based author Jamie Mackay

The Guardian - UK

‘Designed to distress and deter’: the impact of Slapp lawsuits on journalists and free speech

Individuals and campaigners tell of damage done by powerful people using the courts to try to shut down investigative reporting

The Guardian - UK

Bella Freud on her father Lucian Freud, her love of slogan knits and the power of a great suit

In an exclusive extract from Bay Garnett’s new book Style and Substance, Bella Freud details her life in fashion

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The deceptively simple Perumal Murugan | Review of ‘Fire Bird’ and ‘Sandalwood Soap’

Perumal Murugan's two books, Fire Bird and Sandalwood Soap, launched within a month of each other, reflect the global appetite for local, earthy stories that transcend particularities. His protagonists, like Muthu and Velatha, are Everyman figures, and readers cheer them on. Murugan's mastery of craft and regional sensibility make his…

The Hindu

Dig into the secret mysteries of Assassin's Creed Valhalla in a new graphic novel

Assassin's Creed Valhalla: The Hidden Codex returns to the world of the hit game for a bit of magic and mystery

GamesRadar

Jewish women’s illustrated memoirs of the Holocaust cover matrilineal relationships

The Ontario government recently made a welcome announcement that as of September 2025, lessons on the Holocaust will be included in the mandatory history class for Grade 10 students. The announcement precedes Neuberger Holocaust Education Week at the Toronto Holocaust Museum, which runs Nov. 1–9.

The Conversation

All The Light We Cannot See Cast: Where You've Seen The Actors From The Netflix Limited Series

From Marvel movies to royal dramas, here is where you've seen the All the Light We Cannot See cast.

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The Cast of 'All the Light We Cannot See': Your Guide

Netflix's adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel boasts a talented international cast.

Marie Claire

Natalie Zemon Davis: three brilliant examples of her microhistory writing

Natalie Zemon Davis, who died on October 21 just short of her 95th birthday, was probably the best-known and most well-regarded of North American historians since the 1970s. She published her first book, Society and Culture in Early Modern France, in 1975 and was writing the final pages of her…

The Conversation

Bannon used Confederate code words to describe Trump speech, book says

Jonathan Karl says far-right ally used phrase ‘Come Retribution’ – linked to plot to assassinate Lincoln – in wake of March speech

The Guardian - US

'The Reformatory' tells a story of ghosts, abuse, racism — and sibling love

Tananarive Due's haunting, unflinching novel delves deep into the realities of the Jim Crow South and the very real horrors that took place at Florida reformatory schools in the 1950s.

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The Salem's Lot Remake Missed Out On Pulling Off An Awesome Surprise, And That's A Bummer

This week's King Beat looks at a missed opportunity with the Salem's Lot remake, highlights an exciting new collector's edition Blu-ray of Thinner, and takes an inside look at Stephen King's personal library.

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DC launches Manga-sized reprints of classic stories including Watchmen, Batman: Hush, All-Star Superman, more

The DC Compact line will offer up smaller-sized editions of classic DC stories

GamesRadar

WH Smith launches buy-back scheme for secondhand books

Customers will be able to trade their used books for a voucher to spend in store or online – but industry figures warn the scheme may be ‘too good to be true’

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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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Question 7 by Richard Flanagan review – this deeply moving book is his finest work

Blending memoir and history and auto-fiction, this brilliantly unique book by the Booker winner is a treatise on the immeasurability of life

The Guardian - UK

Making your mind up: the best descriptions of indecision in literature

The last word, our series about emotions and states of mind in books, focuses on depictions of dithering this month, from Hamlet to the ‘maybe-boyfriend’ of Anna Burns’s Milkman

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Britney’s a bestseller: Britney Spears’s memoir sells a million copies in first week

‘The Woman in Me’ has topped the New York Times bestseller list

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How to eat and drink your way around Orkney

Saoirse Ronan is turning ‘The Outrun’ by Orcadian nature memoirist Amy Liptrot into a film. But the Scottish island is also carving out a place on the map as a hard-to-reach but worth-the-effort destination for foodies, finds Jessie Thompson

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"You’ll probably go through a lot of red." Death metal legends Cannibal Corpse are releasing an official colouring book - and it's so graphic it's already been banned in Germany

Ever thought the cover to Butchered At Birth might look nicer with a touch of magenta? You're in luck!

The Hindu

Chennai’s parks: Here’s where to go to read, write, and create art

Chennai's parks become havens for reading, journalling, art: Residents across ages find solace in green spaces, enjoy Nature's beauty & calm. Parks offer respite from indoors, a chance to explore city & its pockets of calm. Reading, journalling, art activities bring joy & refreshment.

The Guardian - UK

Held by Anne Michaels review – a kaleidoscopic family saga

A cleverly fragmentary tale of love, memory and time from the author of Fugitive Pieces shuffles the hopes and dreams of four generations

The Independent UK

All the Light We Cannot See review: Second World War saga is a shonky, star-studded dud

Much has been made of the tactless use of war and genocide as mere scenery in films like ‘The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas’. This novel adaptation comes from the same aesthetic impulse, the ‘tweeification’ of horror

The Guardian - UK

All the Light We Cannot See review – this terrible mess is a one-way ticket to Triteland

Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight has adapted the hit second world war novel with all the subtlety of ’Allo, ’Allo! Prepare for twee acting, a woeful script and accents that get vurse and vurse

The Independent UK

Mary Beard and Zadie Smith shortlisted for Waterstones Book of the Year

Dame Mary was given the nod for Emperor Of Rome in which she explores how the leaders of the Roman empire lived.

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