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Long Island by Colm Tóibín review – happy ever after?

The Irish novelist is at the height of his powers with a sequel to Brooklyn, set twenty years later

The Guardian - UK · May 15, 2024

Fire In The Hole! - PXG Founder Bob Parsons Releases His Autobiography

PXG, GoDaddy, and YAM Worldwide founder Bob Parsons recounts his life from humble origins to becoming a billionaire businessman

Golf Monthly · May 14, 2024

Five of the best Alice Munro short stories

The greatest examples of the late writer’s uncanny ability to capture the many complexities of life range from stories of sex to loneliness

The Guardian - US · May 14, 2024

Alice Munro, Nobel winner and titan of the short story, dies aged 92

Acclaimed for her accounts of the darkness and desire found in everyday life, ‘the Canadian Chekhov’ has died, having suffered from dementia for more than a decade

The Guardian - UK · May 14, 2024

Dive into these new architecture books: Autumn 2024's reading

The Wallpaper* guide to the new architecture books for Autumn 2024 - from meaty monographs to themed explorations and lots of immersive visuals

Wallpaper · May 14, 2024

‘So much death and upset’: the nurses quitting the NHS after Covid – a photo essay

Hannah Grace Deller photographed several of her fellow nurses as they decided to leave the NHS after their experiences during the pandemic

The Guardian - UK · May 14, 2024

Barrister – and sleepwalking expert – faces tribunal after falling asleep at inquest

Tribunal heard Ramya Nagesh, who was appearing remotely on behalf of nurse witness, fell asleep after eating baked potato

The Guardian - UK · May 14, 2024

‘The only healing will be through justice’: Pulitzer winner Cristina Rivera Garza on femicide in Mexico

Through writing about her sister Liliana’s murder 30 years ago, the author found a community of those whose female friends and family members had also been killed. Yet the authorities still fail to act

The Guardian - UK · May 14, 2024

Crime and thrillers of the month – review

A surprise final novel from the amazing mind of the late Mo Hayder; a race against time between a father and the FBI; and a knowing riff on the premise of Jurassic Park

The Guardian - UK · May 14, 2024

'They all have hidden relationships with colonialism and enclosure': Olivia Laing's new book considers the garden

Olivia Laing's new book, 'The Garden Against Time', considers the social, political and cultural contexts of a garden

Wallpaper · May 14, 2024