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The Meg Author Steve Alten Chooses Which Movie Is More Faithful To His Books

With two Meg movies in the water, author Steve Alten favors one over the other when it comes to adapting his novels of deep terror.

Cinemablend

On my radar: Val McDermid’s cultural highlights

The bestselling crime writer on exploring the Belgian coast, deep-diving into the middle ages and an enlightening exhibition of female Scottish artists

The Guardian - UK

Astrophysicist Sarafina El-Badry Nance: ‘I’ll probably always live with impostor syndrome’

The Egyptian-American scientist on falling in love with the stars, the problems faced by women of colour in her field, and her preventive double mastectomy

The Guardian - UK

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The Christian right's misguided plan

The compassionate part only serves to make authoritarianism more palatable

Salon

Teen queens: How an anti-monarchist generation became obsessed with fictional royals

Despite polls suggesting young people have no interest in royalty, faux monarchs are dominating film, television and books for teenagers, writes Katie Rosseinsky

The Independent UK

Five Great Reads: conspiracy theorists, Russians in Tbilisi and loving Sylvia Plath

Guardian Australia’s weekend wrap of essential reads from the past seven days, selected by Imogen Dewey

The Guardian - AU

Thanos takes on the Illuminati in a new solo book, also steals a truck

Plus Emma Frost and Blue Marvel join the secret society

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Red, White & Royal Blue review – Think Meghan and Harry: The Movie… but gay

Tale of an English prince and the US president’s son is wry and witty at first, but then becomes unstuck as it enters into soap opera mode

The Independent UK

Archivist and author Vasant Bawa’s collection to adorn MANUU’s library

The Hindu

The Last Voyage of the Demeter ending explained: does anyone survive?

The Last Voyage of the Demeter tells the story of Dracula terrorizing the ship’s crew on his way to London. Does anyone survive the journey?

WhatToWatch

The Witcher producer may have let slip how the show is recasting Geralt, but the community isn't sold

"No explanation needed or desired, honestly"

Total Film

Authors threaten to boycott 2024 Edinburgh International Book Festival over sponsor’s fossil fuel links

Writers have raised concerns about the event’s main sponsor, investment management firm Baillie Gifford

The Independent UK

Superhero life begins at 50 in new Image series Midlife

Brian Buccellato and Stefano Simeone tell the story of a fireproof firefighter

GamesRadar

‘Unparalleled treasure trove’ of 16th-century texts worth $25m up for auction

The collection of T Kimball Brooker comprises more than 1,300 texts, including an early edition of Leonardo da Vinci’s treatise on painting

The Guardian - UK

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Of course Greta Thunberg is right to call out greenwashing, but the reality can be messy

Her withdrawal from the Edinburgh book festival raises questions about how best to demand change, says Guardian columnist Charlotte Higgins

Inverse

'Foundation' Is Fixing The Trickiest Thing About the Asimov Books

In Season 2 of 'Foundation' the Apple TV+ sci-fi epic is addressing the biggest challenge of the Isaac Asimov books. Here's how the new characters in the show make the books even better.

The Guardian - UK

Authors threaten boycott of Edinburgh book festival over sponsors’ fossil fuel links

An open letter signed by more than 50 authors including Zadie Smith, Ali Smith and Katherine Rundell calls for investment firm Baillie Gifford to be dropped as main sponsor for 2024

The Conversation

Building relationships is key for first-year college students – here are 5 easy ways to meet new friends and mentors

What’s the best advice you can give to a new college student? Connections are everything.

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The Guardian - UK

The 60-minute writing workout with Ella Frears

A series of creative workshops packed with practical exercises, designed to help you flex your writing muscles – led, this month, by the poet Ella Frears

The National (Scotland)

Edinburgh Book Festival faces threat of boycott from authors over fossil fuel links

AUTHORS appearing at the Edinburgh International Book Festival are demanding organisers end their links with “fossil fuel companies” – and…

The Guardian - UK

Levelling up: how Gabrielle Zevin’s gaming novel became the book of the summer

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow overtook titles by David Walliams and Colleen Hoover to become the UK’s number one bestseller. The author, booksellers and fans reflect on how it became a literary phenomenon

The Guardian - UK

Have sex in the morning – but always bake at night: experts reveal the perfect time of day for everything

Picking the optimum time to do things can make a real difference. Here’s how to make the most of your 24 hours

The Independent UK

Princess Diana’s bulimia is being depicted in a children’s book – and it could save young lives

A Diana edition of the popular ‘Little People, Big Dreams’ series is doing something revolutionary by acknowledging the late royal’s eating disorder, writes Olivia Petter, who remembers a time when low food intake was a source of pride among her peers at school

The Guardian - UK

Lisa Jewell: ‘I once read 40 Agatha Christie novels in a year’

The London novelist on reading Dickens at 11 years old, being inspired by Nick Hornby and why she never reads the same book twice

The Guardian - UK

Hangman by Maya Binyam review – a debut to keep you guessing

A man returns to his African country of origin in a brilliantly surreal story of exile and homecoming

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