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Australian-based journalist Kean Wong arrested in Malaysia for editing banned book

Wong under investigation for sedition over book that was banned by Malaysian government three years ago

The Guardian - AU

Author James Patterson: I get scared by my own thrillers

The bestselling writer talks collaborating with Dolly Parton and why he never gets writer’s block. By Prudence Wade.

The Independent UK

Julia by Sandra Newman review – a new Nineteen Eighty-Four

This ambitious retelling from Julia’s point of view gives Winston Smith’s lover the agency she lacked

The Guardian - UK

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Black headteachers in UK say pupils crying out for ‘people who look like them’

Letters To a Young Generation: Aspiring school leaders book aims to encourage Black teachers to pursue leadership positions

The Guardian - UK

Jada Pinkett Smith says revealing separation from Will Smith is a 'weight off my shoulders'

Jada Pinkett Smith is feeling free these days

The Independent UK

6 books to help talk to your child about climate change

Many children and young people are anxious about climate change and what it means for their futures.

The Conversation

U.S. book bans are taking a toll on a beloved tradition: Scholastic Book Fairs

Scholastic created a separate fair category for diverse books, which it says is to help schools navigate the complexities of book bans. Librarians accused the company of caving to censorship.

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Meet the woman behind Salted Books, Lisbon’s new literary sensation

Following a move to Portugal, Alexandre Holder found herself yearning for an English bookshop. The solution? To open her own…

Evening Standard

The book that haunts me – seven experts on the scariest thing they’ve ever read

A truly scary story never really leaves you. It lurks in long evening shadows, calls out through mysterious bumps in the night and blows down your neck whenever you feel a sudden shiver. With Halloween approaching, we asked six of our academic experts to tell us about the scariest book…

The Conversation

Malaysia pulls out of Frankfurt book fair, blaming organisation’s pro-Israel stance

Representatives of the south-east Asian country stated that the event, the world’s largest, has allied itself with Israel in its war with Hamas, after an award due to be presented to a Palestinian writer was cancelled

The Guardian - UK

A new memoir serves up life lessons from a childhood in a Chinese restaurant

Curtis Chin has been championing other Asian Americans for over 30 years

The Independent UK

The Best Netflix Thriller of the Year Reveals a Controversial New Trend

In his final work for Netflix, Mike Flanagan and 'The Fall of the House of Usher' are inventing a new kind of television adaptation.

Inverse

The Tower Sniper’s Wife

A book from UT Press provides a troubling twist on the vow “until death do us part.” Reviewed by Texas Observer Senior Reporter Lise Olsen.

Texas Observer

The Canceling of the American Mind, by FIRE's Greg Lukianoff and Rikki Schlott

I just read and much enjoyed this new book, and highly recommend it: It's readable, factually detailed, and thoughtful in its analysis and recommendations. For a taste of the argument, see this Substack post. And here are a few of the jacket blurbs from others: This riveting book presents compelling…

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Row erupts as more authors urge Baillie Gifford to divest from fossil fuels

MORE authors have joined calls for the Scottish investment bank Baillie Gifford to cut ties with the fossil fuel industry.

Salon

What kids teach us about gender

Gender identity is not a decision. Trans children do not decide they are transgender, they decide to tell you

Salon

How online sleuths caught Jan. 6 rioters

Ryan Reilly of NBC on the online "Sedition Hunters" who bailed out the FBI and helped catch Capitol rioters

The Independent UK

Martin Scorsese has already set his next movie after Killers of the Flower Moon

Three guesses who it’ll star

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The Guardian - UK

A Stroke of the Pen: The Lost Stories by Terry Pratchett review – a fantasist’s formative years

The Discworld creator’s short tales from the 70s and 80s reveal a young talent bursting with invention and wit

The Guardian - UK

Haters gonna hate … but stars like Taylor Swift can help to make literature pop

I teach the megastar’s lyrics. Adding contemporary material to school curriculums won’t dumb down – it will inspire, says academic Elly McCausland

The Independent UK

From Mickey Mouse Club to cheating rumours: Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake’s relationship timeline

The couple dated from 1999 to 2002

The Guardian - UK

Bohdan Piasecki wins best performed poem in new Forward prize category

Piasecki’s ‘electric’ performance of Almost Certainly wins new award that recognises spoken word artists, while Malika Booker, Jason Allen-Paisant and Momtaza Mehri also scoop up prizes

Inverse

New Star Wars Comic Could Fix a Huge 'Ahsoka' Plot Hole

After 'Ahsoka' teased Thrawn's relationship with Anakin Skywalker, a new comic book will explore it in detail... and hopefully explain a bizarre plot hole.

The Independent UK

Book Review: Clever new novel uses museum wall labels to narrate life story of rich American woman

Christine Coulson worked for the Metropolitan Museum for 25 years

Zenger

Children’s Author Pays Tribute To Michael Burry In New Book Series

Author Clark's latest installment features Stonks and Dodger teaming up with a new character, Barry the Bunny, in an epic story.

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