David Baddiel: trauma passed on from Holocaust is why I do comedy Promoting his book at Hay festival, comedian says his mother and grandparents’ flight from Nazi Germany affected later generations The Guardian - UK · May 31, 2024
‘I wanted Queenie in everyone’s house’: Candice Carty-Williams’s era-defining novel explodes on to TV Her literary debut was a smash-hit tale of female self-discovery. As it gets its long-awaited television debut, the author talks breakups, Bridget Jones and why Ian McEwan gets an easier ride than she does The Guardian - UK · May 31, 2024
Tom Lake by Ann Patchett audiobook review – Meryl Streep narrates a bittersweet tale of first love A mother reveals her mysterious past in a tale of choice and the roads not taken The Guardian - UK · May 31, 2024
What we’re reading: writers and readers on the books they enjoyed in May Authors, critics and Guardian readers discuss the titles they have read over the last month. Join the conversation in the comments The Guardian - UK · May 31, 2024
River East, River West by Aube Rey Lescure review – all change in China Shortlisted for the Women’s prize, this immersive debut tells an intergenerational story about coming of age in a country that’s rapidly growing The Guardian - UK · May 31, 2024
The Playbook by James S Shapiro review – a very 1930s culture war This history of the bitter fight over the Federal Theatre Project has disturbing lessons for today’s politics The Guardian - UK · May 31, 2024
Cocaine-fuelled adviser 'disgraceful' in duping clients A financial adviser who ripped off almost $500,000 from clients was a drug user who spent about $3000 a week on cocaine, a court has heard. AAP · May 31, 2024
Edinburgh international book festival ends Baillie Gifford partnership Festival bows to pressure from authors and activists over investment firm’s links to Israel and fossil fuel companies The Guardian - UK · May 30, 2024
Yepoka Yeebo takes home 2024 Jhalak prize for writers of colour Author of Anansi’s Gold, a nonfiction account of a notorious Ghanian conman ‘told with biting wit’, wins £1,000 award The Guardian - UK · May 30, 2024
Best illustrated books for adults for a visually captivating yarn Picture perfect storytelling at its finest Evening Standard · May 30, 2024
Best Japanese novels to read in translation Experience the culture and history of Japan through contemporary literature Evening Standard · May 30, 2024
Woman’s Rude Remarks Towards Family With Kid Cost Her 57-Year Friendship And Place At Diner "My mom ended her 57-year friendship with her friend because of this." The post Woman’s Rude Remarks Towards Family With Kid Cost Her 57-Year Friendship And Place At Diner first appeared on Bored Panda. Bored Panda · May 30, 2024
Scottish festival cuts ties with sponsor amid threat of boycotts over Israel links A LEADING Scottish festival has cut ties with one of its key sponsors after the threat of boycotts due to alleged links to Israel and fossil fuel… The National (Scotland) · May 30, 2024
Summer Camp review – Diane Keaton and pals reunite in so-so friendship comedy The star hopes for some more of that Book Club magic although she’s the weakest link in a trio buoyed by Kathy Bates and Alfre Woodard The Guardian - US · May 30, 2024
The Guardian - UK · May 30, 2024 Don Webb obituary Playwright and scriptwriter who worked on Juliet Bravo, The Bill and Rockliffe’s Babies
The Independent UK · May 30, 2024 How Queen Letizia of Spain left King Felipe ‘crushed’ by her ‘infidelities’, according to bombshell royal book Royal book accuses Queen of having affair with former partner while married
The Independent UK · May 30, 2024 Clerk over Alex Murdaugh trial spent thousands on bonuses, meals and gifts, ethics complaint says South Carolina officials have filed 76 counts of ethics violations against the court clerk who handled the Alex Murdaugh murder trial
The Conversation · May 30, 2024 We can only dream up a better future when we dig into the unfinished past The US philosopher and literary critic, Fredric Jameson, once claimed that it is “easier to imagine the end of the world than the end of capitalism”. As quotes go, this one captures an important aspect of our times, which is that we seem unable to imagine a world different from…
The Conversation · May 30, 2024 Crosby-Schøyen Codex: ancient Coptic manuscript reveals sermon that spurred violence against Jews The Crosby-Schøyen Codex, an important early Christian book containing five distinct texts all copied by the same scribe, is going up for auction in June at Christie’s in London. If you have a spare £2-£3 million, don’t miss this opportunity to own a key example of the birth of Christian…
Evening Standard · May 30, 2024 Caleb Azumah Nelson: ‘I got stop and searched the week my hit novel came out’ Hot young writer Caleb Azumah Nelson tells Emma Loffhagen about how gentrification is changing Peckham, and why an incident with the Met shows the police still have a race problem
The Guardian - UK · May 30, 2024 Five of the best escapist books From celebrity-clogged Italian villages to a Yorkshire Dales veterinary classic and an arty Manhattan affair, these books offer a dose of joy
The Guardian - US · May 30, 2024 Romance Writers of America files for bankruptcy amid bitter racism battle Group says membership crisis means it cannot pay conference contracts as top writer condemns RWA’s ‘retreat from commitment to equality’
The Guardian - UK · May 30, 2024 My Favorite Thing Is Monsters Book Two by Emil Ferris review – fantastic beasts An eagerly awaited sequel to the author’s debut is a wildly inventive fantasy noir of lush and surprising child-like wonder
The Guardian - UK · May 30, 2024 Naked Portrait by Rose Boyt review – under Lucian Freud’s gaze The artist’s daughter tells the compelling story of sitting for him, but too often gets lost in the detail
Wallpaper · May 30, 2024 Remembering Liquid Sky, the cult 1990s New York fashion store that was ‘also a scene’ As a new book is released, Liquid Sky founders Claudia Rey and Carlos Slinger tell Wallpaper’s Mary Cleary about the downtown fashion store that attracted New York’s underground and had Chloë Sevigny as a sales clerk