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Book Review: True crime meets history in Sara DiVello's 1920s murder mystery 'Broadway Butterfly'

The unsolved murder of the beautiful Dot King captivated New York

The Independent UK

Tim review – a frustratingly outdated story of a disabled man who falls in love

Ben Goss gives a generous performance as the titular character but despite some tweaks to Colleen McCullough’s 50-year-old story, it still feels behind the times

The Guardian - AU

Kole Omotoso, the Nigerian writer, scholar and actor who inspired a continent

Bankole Ajibabi Omotoso, better known as Kole Omotoso, the Nigerian novelist, playwright, journalist, scholar and actor, died on 19 July 2023. His son Akin Omotoso, a filmmaker, announced the death of the writer on Instagram.

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Book Review: Richard E. Grant’s emotional roller coaster memoir, 'A Pocketful of Happiness'

In his memoir, “A Pocketful of Happiness,” Swazi-British actor Richard E

The Independent UK

Melanin Magic: London bookstore opens to create ‘safe space’ for black children

Founder Kelly-Jade Nicholls wanted to create a ‘fun’ place that allows ‘black children to be children’.

The Independent UK

New Illinois laws affecting schools throughout the state, including cover book bans, bullying and more

A roundup of the new Illinois rules and resources that were made into law for the 2023-2024 school year.

Chicago Sun-Times

Riverside booksellers in Paris refuse to clear out for Olympics

The open-air booksellers who line the Seine in Paris are refusing to be moved, despite concerns from French authorities over security for the opening of the Olympic Games on the River Seine.

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Lori Vallow had two alleged accomplices in her children’s murders. One will never face justice

Alex Cox can never be brought to justice as he dropped dead as the net closed in on the doomsday cult killings. So was he an equal co-conspirator or was he – as he feared – Lori Vallow and Chad Daybell’s ‘fall guy’? Rachel Sharp reports

The Independent UK

Capote’s Women by Laurence Leamer review – super creeps in haute couture

A rehash of Truman Capote’s fallout with a coven of Manhattan socialites lacks their style and his imagination

The Guardian - UK

Why I could not tell my story of domestic abuse in my book – or put my name to this piece

It feels like a Greek myth: to wait a lifetime to speak out, only to find you are cursed with eternal silence, says an anonymous author

The Guardian - UK

Death of an author who sued Helen Clark for $50,000

A tribute to ex-con, ex-author, bullshit artist and sensitive bohemian John Yelash (1935-2023)

Newsroom.co.nz

In brief: History’s Angel; Alone: Reflections on Solitary Living; On Java Road – reviews

A beautiful novel exploring tensions in modern India; an engaging meditation on long-term singledom; and a winning blend of mystery and menace

The Guardian - UK

How to Love Your Daughter by Hila Blum review – unforgettable story of a shattering rift

A mother tries to understand why her daughter has cut off contact in the author’s mesmerising and disquieting English-language debut

The Guardian - UK

"When Dahmer hit the news I thought, ‘I have a lot of stuff to work with here!'" Tom Araya explains Slayer's fascination with serial killers

Ever wondered why there are so many Slayer songs about serial killers? Vocalist Tom Araya unpicks the band's grisly preoccupation

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The Guardian - UK

The Stirrings: A Memoir in Northern Time review – Sheffield in the shadow of Peter Sutcliffe

Catherine Taylor’s account of her youth – haunted by the Yorkshire Ripper case and isolated by political activism – is a lyrical study of how place shapes character

The Guardian - UK

Paris booksellers angry at plans to ‘hide’ their stalls during Olympics

About 60% of bouquinistes along the Seine River will be moved on during the Games next year for security reasons

The Hindu

Modi is fulfilling Kalam’s suggestions for the country’s development: Amit Shah

The Guardian - UK

Mecca Jamilah Sullivan: ‘The culture of disordered eating and dieting is still thriving’

The American writer on her debut novel about weight and womanhood set in 90s Harlem, how her mother’s Black feminist books changed her life and writing a work of hip-hop magic realism

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The Guardian - UK

On my radar: Liv Little’s cultural highlights

The novelist and gal-dem founder on the album she can’t stop listening to, an action film to shout about, and the perfect family-run restaurant

Zenger

Germany Takes Lead As Europe’s Most Liberal Country In Nanny State Index

Christopher Snowdon's Nanny State Index reveals Europe's most and least liberal countries for lifestyle freedoms

The Guardian - UK

The Unfamiliar by Kirsty Logan review – motherhood, queered

Logan’s account of having a baby with her partner is searingly honest and doesn’t shy away from the visceral

Cinemablend

Good Omens Star And Disability Activist Liz Carr Praises How Season 2 Addressed Accessibility In A 'Brilliantly Imaginative' Way

Good Omens Season 2 finally arrived to introduce the angel Saraqael, and actress Liz Carr opened up about how the show addressed accessibility in Disability Pride Month.

The Guardian - US

Arthur children’s book faces potential Florida ban over claim it ‘damaged souls’

School district member files challenge to Arthur’s Birthday, 1989 book by Marc Brown, which is among 45 titles pending review

The Independent UK

How a bombshell leaked tape landed Trump with his latest criminal charge

It’s been two years since Donald Trump sat down for an interview for a new book. Now that conversation is coming back to haunt him. Rachel Sharp reports

The Guardian - UK

‘I could have gone to jail’: crime writer MW Craven on a life made up of spontaneous decisions

The author, who won the 2023 Theakston Old Peculier crime novel of the year for The Botanist, talks about his working-class childhood, his former careers as a soldier and a probation officer – and surviving cancer

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