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‘A smorgasbord of unlikability’: the authors helping ‘sad girl lit’ grow up

In this post-Fleabag world, publishing has become obsessed with the inner turmoils of messy millennials – but isn’t it time they pulled themselves together? Meet the novelists subverting the cliches

The Guardian - UK

How can you tell remote work is over? Zoom has ordered employees back to the office

Working from home offered the chance for a great rebalancing of family, friendship and our careers. But the dream is fading fast, writes Arwa Mahdawi

The Guardian - UK

Understanding the Renaissance with the Guardian art critic Jonathan Jones

Journey through the remarkable creativity and convulsive change of the Renaissance via Bosch and da Vinci, with the Guardian’s art critic Jonathan JonesOnline workshopDate: Tuesday 17 October 2023Time: 6pm-8pm (BST)Catch up recording available

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Using willpower means exercising our power to choose and to do what we want: BK Shivani in 'The Power of One Thought'

In the fast-paced world that we live in today, we are constantly on a run to achieve our goals. Be it a better job or happiness in our relationships-- our goals and wishes are endless. However, it is important to understand that the power of our mind can help us…

The Times of India

Florida school board reverses decision nixing access to children's book about a male penguin couple

Months after access to a popular children’s book about a male penguin couple hatching a chick was restricted at school libraries because of Florida’s so-called Don’t Say Gay law, a central Florida school district says it has reversed that decision

The Independent UK

Prince Harry and Meghan make a romantic purchase that's set to shake up their careers

Prince Harry and Meghan have made an interesting career move as they purchase the rights to the novel, Meet Me at the Lake

Woman & Home

Greta Thunberg cancels her participation at the Edinburgh Book Festival due to 'greenwashing'

Climate activist and author Greta Thunberg has canceled her much-anticipated participation at the Edinburgh International Book Festival this year. The reason: Greta said the festival sponsor is heavily invested in fossil fuels, and she accused them of "greenwashing".

The Times of India

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Stephen Fry says reading about Oscar Wilde made him fear ‘a cursed life’ as a gay man in Britain

Broadcaster and writer was influenced by learning about the homophobia the 19th-century Irish poet faced

The Independent UK

Miss Kim Knows and Other Stories by Cho Nam-joo review – mischief and glee along with trials of Korean women

Cho’s collection, rich in local flavour, reflects on her feminist novel that rocked South Korean society, and generational changes for her countrywomen

The Guardian - UK

Carley Fortune ‘thrilled’ to work with Harry and Meghan on Meet Me At the Lake adaptation for Netflix

Exclusive: Toronto-based author called the collaboration a ‘perfect partnership’

The Independent UK

Critics Say Princeton Again Advances Claim Israel Harvests Palestinian Organs

A 2017 book in Princeton University humanities course has drawn charges of antisemitic blood libels

Zenger

Simon & Schuster purchased by private equity firm KKR for $1.62 billion

Simon & Schuster has been sold to the private equity firm KKR, months after a federal judge blocked its purchase by rival publisher Penguin Random House because of concerns that competition would shrink in the book market

The Independent UK

Museum drops JK Rowling for transphobia

The museum's "Fantasy: Worlds of Myth and Magic" exhibit no longer contains any mentions of the outspoken author

Salon

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s Production Company Pays $3M for Movie Rights to This Bestselling Fiction Book

It marks the couple’s shift from documentary to fiction production.

Marie Claire

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Conservative Group Pushes Religious Books While Seeking to Ban Others

The Brave Books campaign, backed by Citizens Defending Freedom, promoted their own publications under the guise of protecting free speech.

The Hindu

Former CJI Ranjan Gogoi says basic structure of constitution debatable

Former Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi, a Rajya Sabha member, said the basic structure of the Constitution has a "debatable jurisprudential basis". His remarks sparked protests from four women members, with Congress's K.C. Venugopal asking if the government endorsed the views.

The Independent UK

Carley Fortune ‘thrilled’ to work with Harry and Meghan on Netflix adaptation of Meet Me At the Lake

Exclusive: Toronto-based author called the collaboration a ‘perfect partnership’

The Independent UK

Book Review: 'Disobedient' deftly paints the inspiring story of artist Artemisia Gentileschi

Artemisia Gentileschi’s painting skills quickly surpass her father’s

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No justice in our battle against domestic abuse

Three women on living with the trauma of their abusers going scot-free

Evening Standard

Carley Fortune: the author whose life has just been transformed by Harry and Meghan

The Canadian former journalist has had the rights to her book snapped up by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. Maddy Mussen has everything you need to know

The Guardian - US

‘It happens again and again’: why Americans are obsessed with secret societies

From the Salem witch trials to QAnon, people have remained fixated on the idea that dark forces are controlling society, explored in a revealing new book

The Times of India

Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan launches books on science and technology written by IIT Madras faculty, alumnus

Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan launched books authored by IIT Madras faculty and alumnus on July 30 at the newly inaugurated Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi.

The Guardian - UK

Report finds YouTube more popular than TikTok for young book buyers

Despite recent stories about the popularity of BookTok, Neilsen’s survey found more of those aged between 14-25 searched YouTube for new reads

The Independent UK

Book Review: James McBride’s latest novel is a tour de force celebrating community and compassion

James McBride has done it again

Evening Standard

IDEA: the global power of Soho’s secret fashion bookshop

The couple behind the cult store beloved by the style set tell Joe Bromley about their new expansion

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