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Meet the people behind three of the UK’s brilliant independent bookshops

Rebuilding from a fire, competing with Amazon and launching during lockdown – how these indies continue to thrive

The Guardian - UK · Jun 21, 2024

Irvine Welsh: ‘If reading gives you comfort, you’re not doing it right’

The Scottish author on having his mind changed by Orwell, how Trainspotting was influenced by Ulysses, and his wariness of novels created with AI

The Guardian - UK · Jun 21, 2024

The top 16 Jane Austen adaptations, from Persuasion to Pride and Prejudice

Some of the best costume dramas on the big and small screen were adapted from an Austen classic, including the BBC’s 1995 TV series ‘Pride and Prejudice’, which catapulted Colin Firth to fame. Charlotte Cripps picks the biggest successes on the 250th birthday of the English literary titan

The Independent UK · Jun 21, 2024

Boris Johnson announces ‘unrestrained’ memoir Unleashed will be published in October

The former prime minister announced the book will be published by William Collins on 10 October

The Independent UK · Jun 20, 2024

Salman Rushdie stabbing suspect expected to reject 20-year plea deal

He is said to have told his lawyer: ‘What have I got to lose?’

The Independent UK · Jun 20, 2024

OPINION - Good on Just Stop Oil for going after hypocritical Taylor Swift, but do leave Stonehenge alone

Granted, the equinox celebrations at Stonehenge are hokum, a modern take on pre-Christian celebrations of the sun. As Rosemary Hill, author of the best modern book on Stonehenge, points out, no one knows what ceremonies it was built for. “Solstice celebrations at Stonehenge go back at best to the midsummer…

Evening Standard · Jun 20, 2024

‘Extraordinary’ Joseph Coelho novel wins Carnegie medal for children’s writing

‘Extraordinary’ novel The Boy Lost in the Maze takes prestigious honour while sister prize for illustration goes to Aaron Becker’s wordless The Tree and the River

The Guardian - UK · Jun 20, 2024

Five of the best books about maths

From classic 350-year-old problems to more modern mysteries such as algorithms, AI and why buses come in threes, these books do the sums and show their workings

The Guardian - UK · Jun 20, 2024

Boris Johnson announces release date for his memoir 'Unleashed'

“Stand by for my thoughts on Britain’s future to explode over the publishing world like a much-shaken bottle of champagne.”

Evening Standard · Jun 20, 2024

Scaffolding by Lauren Elkin review – parallel lives in Paris

Two young couples live in the same apartment 50 years apart, in a debut that dances between voices and times

The Guardian - UK · Jun 20, 2024