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Prophet Song by Paul Lynch: Booker prize-winning novel is a distinctly Irish tale of civic and ideological collapse

The philosopher Hannah Arendt’s much-quoted description of the “banality of evil” could be applied to the disquieting story told in Prophet Song by Paul Lynch. The Booker prize-winning novel is a perfect study of the banality of totalitarianism.

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Royal aides 'wiped away tears' when they heard Meghan had left The Firm, author claims

Omid Scobie's bombshell new royal biography, Endgame, is published today and counters previous bullying allegations made against the Sussexes by staff

Evening Standard

Book Review: Lauren Grodstein’s masterpiece of historical fiction set in Warsaw Ghetto during WWII

The Oneg Shabbat archive was a secret project of Jews imprisoned in the Warsaw Ghetto to record their histories as they awaited deportation to Nazi death camps during World War II

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OPINION - Prophet Song by Paul Lynch is another weak winner as the Booker prize slides into irrelevance

The thing about Prophet Song, Paul Lynch’s unexpected winner of the Booker, is that it’s almost hilariously unprophetic. It starts with the Irish secret police knocking at the door, looking for a trades unionist, and goes on to a dystopian vision of a fascist state.

Evening Standard

The big change you might've noticed in Kate Middleton, according to a royal author

This change in the Princess of Wales is just one reason she’s considered a ‘dream’ to the institution of the Royal Family

Woman & Home

Booker prize: rediscovering the first female winner, the often-forgotten Bernice Rubens

One of the most captivating and enigmatic novelists of the 20th century, Bernice Rubens remains largely unknown despite her remarkable literary achievements. She was the second recipient of the Booker prize in 1970 for her novel The Elected Member and its first female winner.

The Conversation

The big idea: should we abolish literary genres?

Categorising fiction may help to sell books, but it says little about how writers write or readers read

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The Dublin riots shocked Ireland – but some of us saw this creep to the far right coming

Perhaps the mayhem last week will end politicians’ complacency about violent anti-immigrant groups, says Stephen McDermott, a reporter for TheJournal.ie

The Guardian - UK

Having a single parent doesn’t determine your life chances – the data shows poverty is far more important

Numerous research studies have suggested that children from a single-parent family are worse off than those who have two parents at home. These findings chime with decades of stigma that have painted coming from a single-parent home as undesirable.

The Conversation

Novel ‘simulates events already occurring’, says Booker Prize winner Paul Lynch

The author said he found himself ‘living through’ scenes he had already written for his book Prophet Song during the pandemic lockdowns.

The Independent UK

Who is Paul Lynch? Author wins Booker Prize 2023 for Prophet Song

Irish author takes home one of the top awards in literature

Evening Standard

William 'exasperated' by new book from Harry and Meghan biography author Omid Scobie

Endgame is set to be released on Tuesday and will look 'inside' the royal family and the monarchy’s 'fight for survival'

Evening Standard

The 'heartbreaking' question King Charles was asked about his grandchildren, and it's bound to have hit a nerve

The King might not have expected this

GoodToKnow

Rosalynn Carter's mental health advocacy changed journalism — and journalists

Aaron Glantz writes that he was adrift after years of reporting in Iraq and on the war's effects. His fellowship at The Carter Center and a pointed question from the first lady put him back on course.

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The Future by Naomi Alderman review – survival of the fittest

Wisecracks, gadgets and cartoonish violence are to the fore in this fast-paced novel about three tech tycoons facing Armageddon

International Business Times UK

New Book On Royals Claims Kate Middleton 'Never A Fan' Of Meghan Markle

In his book "Endgame," royal author Omid Scobie claims the Princess of Wales "shivers" whenever she hears the Duchess of Sussex's name.

The Guardian - UK

‘She took control of the ship with a pistol’: the high seas heroine who inspired a savage pirate tale

Katherine Howe’s bloody, brutal new novel is about a Boston barmaid who dresses up as a cabin boy and joins a notorious crew of pirates. The writer and keen sailor explains how it was inspired by her great-aunt, who once quelled a mutiny at sea

The Independent UK

Authors Ottessa Moshfegh and Luke Goebel on movies and their marriage: ‘Are people titillated by unlikeable women?’

The author behind ‘My Year of Rest and Relaxation’ and ‘Lapvona’ has collaborated with her husband on a film adaptation of her celebrated debut novel ‘Eileen’. As it hits cinemas, with Anne Hathaway in the role of a mysterious femme fatale, the pair speak to Annabel Nugent

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Kate Middleton ‘took elocution lessons and now sounds more posh than William’ royal author says

The Princess of Wales is said to have received coaching on how to make her accent even more cut glass, book by author Omid Scobie claims

The Independent UK

Nine royal revelations from Omid Scobie’s scathing new book Endgame

Finding Freedom author’s latest ‘insider’ book tackles Prince William’s ambitions and his relationship with father Charles

The Independent UK

Booker Prize winner Paul Lynch on Dublin riots: This is always under the surface

His book Prophet Song describes what happens when his home country becomes authoritarian.

Cinemablend

'So Cathartic': Britney Spears' New Memoir Is A Bestseller. How Its Success Has Reportedly Impacted The Star

Britney Spears' memoir The Woman in Me remains on the bestseller list, and its success has reportedly been "so cathartic" for the singer.

International Business Times

Irish Author Paul Lynch Wins 2023 Booker Prize

Irish author Paul Lynch won the 2023 Booker Prize for fiction on Sunday for his novel "Prophet Song," a dystopian work about an Ireland that descends into tyranny.

The Independent UK

Zaghari-Ratcliffe left The Handmaid’s Tale in her prison’s ‘secret library’

There have been protests in Iran over laws about what women can wear in public.

The Independent UK

Paul Lynch’s Prophet Song wins the 2023 Booker Prize – but the judges picked the wrong Paul

Six books, three authors called Paul, one £50,000 prize. In the end, Paul Lynch has taken the spoils for his dystopian tale of a totalitarian Ireland – but it doesn’t feel like a winner that will stand the test of time, writes our chief book critic Martin Chilton

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