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5 new books to read this week

This week’s bookcase includes reviews of Julia by Sandra Newman and The Running Grave by Robert Galbraith.

The Independent UK

Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays the Rent by Judi Dench review – national treasures

A much-loved actor pays tribute to the Bard in this companionable but compelling memoir

The Guardian - UK

Chaucer goes digital as British Library makes works available online

Library photographs and uploads its entire collection of manuscripts by author of The Canterbury Tales

The Guardian - UK

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A handbook for those aspiring to crack civil service exams

Sirivennela, a 2021 batch IPS officer, recently published The Maze of Answers: Un-mazed, a book to help civil service aspirants. It offers insights on how to prepare for prelims & mains, emphasizing practical application of knowledge & decision-making. His book has a personal touch, with hand-written answers & a first-person…

The Hindu

John Stamos reveals he was nearly recruited by Church of Scientology

‘Fuller House’ star said he nearly joined the controversial religion in the Eighties

The Independent UK

Yuval Noah Harari backs critique of leftist ‘indifference’ to Hamas atrocities

Exclusive: Sapiens author among 90 signatories to statement of dismay at ‘extreme moral insensitivity’

The Guardian - UK

NCERT reading material on Chandrayaan draws ire for ‘mixing science with mythology’

Reading material suggested by National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) on Chandrayaan-3 for schoolchildren has drawn the ire of rationalists and educationists for “mixing science with mythology.”

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Bad Sex Award entries urgently needed to save the prize

Previous contenders include Tony Blair and Morrissey

Evening Standard

RSC to put on work by poet who wrote Stratford theatre’s first words

John Masefield wrote poem for 1932 opening of Shakespeare Memorial theatre, which is now staging The Box of Delights

The Guardian - UK

Penguin Random House launches high schoolers’ award to combat book bans

The publisher’s $10,000 Freedom of Expression prize invites teens to write about a banned book that changed their life, against a backdrop of rising censorship

The Guardian - UK

Netflix Just Quietly Released The Best Time-Travel Show of 2023

This time-hopping saga takes over 150 years to tell the story of one mystery.

Inverse

Hunger Games: loved the film? Now it's becoming a major London stage show

The blockbuster franchise will be adapted by Olivier Award-wining playwright Conor McPherson

Evening Standard

You know that book everyone raves about? Just give in and read it!

There’s no virtue in avoiding something simply because it’s popular. And yes, it has taken me a year to tackle the latest Barbara Kingsolver, writes Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK

The Hunger Games stage adaptation coming to the West End

Script is being written by Olivier-winning playwright Conor McPherson

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The Penguin Book of Elegy by Andrew Motion and Stephen Regan review – surprisingly uplifting

From Charlotte Brontë grieving Emily to Ted Hughes lamenting a lamb, this exceptional anthology of poems is full of scholarly discernment

Evening Standard

Adam Kay: Undoctored at the Lyric Theatre - more NHS stories to bring tears to your eyes

The former doctor turned comic and writer will make your eyes water in more ways than one

Evening Standard

'There was an apprehension that the book might be deemed "too Black"'

Years after publishers pledged to diversify the industry in the wake of the Black Lives Matter movement, has anything really changed for Black authors? Selina Brown, founder of the Black British Book Festival, reports

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Britney Spears will not read her own audiobook after ‘heart-wrenching’ time ‘reliving’ experiences

Spears will read the book’s introduction before actor Michelle Williams takes over

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A sad plot twist for book lovers: Newberry Book Fair to be shelved

After nearly 40 years, the fair is shutting down because it doesn’t align with the library’s mission on expanding its collection, according to the interim director.

The Independent UK

Britney Spears: The 10 biggest revelations from singer’s new memoir

Memoir contains a number of candid revelations about Spears’s personal life – including her relationship with Justin Timberlake and the battle for custody of her children

The Independent UK

What is Sam Asghari’s net worth?

Hi ex-wife’s memoir is set for release on 24 October

The Independent UK

What is Britney Spears’ net worth? Everything we know about her conservatorship, real estate, and divorces

Pop icon’s new memoir will be ‘a brave and astonishingly moving story about freedom, fame, motherhood, survival, faith, and hope’

The Guardian - UK

Tian Yi wins 4thWrite prize for ‘fantastically original’ The Good Son

Award for short story about a young man reflecting on a small-town childhood includes publication on the Guardian website

Chicago Sun-Times

Milwaukee comic book shop looking to sell rare copy of first appearance of Spider-Man

The 1962 Amazing Fantasy No. 15 comic book was written by Marvel Comics icon Stan Lee and tells the story of how Peter Parker was bitten by a radioactive spider, gaining amazing powers.

The Independent UK

Book Review: Sandra Newman puts a feminist spin on ‘1984’ with ‘Julia'

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