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The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes review - "Rachel Zegler emerges victorious"

Total Film

A home secretary actively undermining public order feels like a dangerous step into Trump territory

Suella Braverman is trying to import the worst of the US right. This inflammatory rhetoric has no place in Britain, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

The Guardian - UK

Salman Rushdie: 'Literature Is Powerful, Writers Are Fragile'

"If we can't trust ourselves as a culture to accommodate ideas we don't like," the novelist said at the Library of Congress, "then our ideas lose their value as well, because they become authoritarian."

Reason

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In Defense of 'The Clique'

Over the years, Lisi Harrison’s early-aughts books have been unfairly reduced to a de facto “mean girl” manifesto. But the series actually gave outcasts like me an intimate look behind the curtain, ultimately developing empathy and perspective years beyond my age.

Marie Claire

Stephen King Expresses Pride After Learning About His Books Getting A School District Banning

This week's King Beat features Stephen King reacting to a recent book ban in Florida plus exciting new info about his next book and more.

Cinemablend

This week's bestselling books

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

Newsroom.co.nz

Libraries fight to survive under tight council budgets

When councils cut their budgets, it's always libraries that have the spotlight put on them. As staff hours and numbers are cut, librarians are overcoming their reluctance to whisper about the value of their services.

Newsroom.co.nz

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Britney Spears memoir helping drive UK book market growth, says WH Smith

Singer’s tell-all book and Richard Osman’s latest crime novel boosting pre-Christmas sales, says retailer

The Guardian - UK

A plague on both their houses? Politicos grapple with 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's First Folio

William Shakespeare’s works are not short of insight on the perils of power and “vaulting ambition”. Some are dramatically relevant to this era of war and ceaseless tension, from Richard III to Julius Caesar and King Lear.

Evening Standard

More than words

Batten Bose, born Kochukunnel Mathayi Chacko, is a prolific Malayalam pulp fiction writer who has penned 171 dime novels, screenplays, and more. His work has been inspired by real life, from money heists to serial killings, and has been popular among rural readers. With the advent of cable TV, the…

The Hindu

The Conversion by Amanda Lohrey review – a tale of Australia’s obsession with home ownership

The Miles Franklin-winning author’s latest novel, about a couple’s choice to renovate a church into a home, is a morally nuanced and wise work

The Guardian - AU

The first-ever National Illustration Day is coming (and it's about time)

Thanks to The Quentin Blake Centre.

Creative Bloq

What's good for Earth is good for people

Fighting climate change can improve our diets and physical health. It's not too late to adopt smarter policy

Salon

The Box of Delights review – the RSC makes merry with Masefield’s fantasy

This is a well-crafted, brilliantly acted version of John Masefield’s classic novel about an orphan who travels through time

The Guardian - UK

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BalletBoyz - England on Fire at Sadler’s Wells review: engaging but it never quite bursts into flame

This England frets and fidgets, and stops short of setting ablaze

The Guardian - UK

Blackouts by Justin Torres review – a queer-gothic dreamworld

A marginalised history is salvaged from real‑life medical records in this strange and glorious novel

The Guardian - UK

Tania Branigan’s Red Memory wins 2023 Cundill history prize

The Guardian writer’s book explores the traumatic legacy of Mao Zedong’s Cultural Revolution through those that experienced it

The Independent UK

Iconic hotel which hosted the Beatles and inspired Dickens’ first novel faces risk of being lost forever

Holmfirth Conservation Area, which starred in popular TV comedy series Last Of The Summer Wine, has been named

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Al Jazeera

Q&A: Former US diplomat sees ‘troubling divisions’ in Southeast Asia

Scot Marciel says Washington should focus on engaging with the region rather than trying to counter Chinese influence.

The Guardian - US

Swan on a lake: Ivanka Trump’s poise at trial differs from family but playbook is the same

Despite the control shown during her testimony, Trump was following the same script as her family: deny remembering anything

The Independent UK

Steve Martin shares reaction to Florida school district banning his novel

Comedian’s 2000 novella ‘Shopgirl’ is among the latest titles to be removed from the libraries of Collier County, Florida

The Guardian - UK

Benjamin Myers wins 2023 Goldsmiths prize for ‘vital’ novel Cuddy

Award for mould-breaking fiction goes to multi-genre work – ‘part poetry, part electricity’ – retelling the story of Durham Cathedral

The Independent UK

Book Review: Alice McDermott's 'Absolution' captures America with Vietnam War in the background

Alice McDermott’s ninth novel perfectly captures the manner and mood of early 1960s America as the Vietnam War rumbled in the background and women led constricted lives as “helpmeets” for their husbands

Tom’s Guide

Mixbook review: Simply the best

A great user interface combined with excellent print quality and helpful support make Mixbook the best service for making photo books and calendars.

The Hindu

A reading project that tackles topics beyond textbooks

The State Education Department’s Vasippu Iyakkam is an effort to make reading more friendly and accessible for students of government schools by giving them book that tackle topics not normally covered in their curriculum

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