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The Guinness heir who became the ‘saviour’ of traditional Irish songs

Arts patron Garech Browne is the subject of a new book that hails him as a cultural rescuer who helped preserve Ireland’s folk tunes and poems

The Guardian - UK

The Wren, the Wren by Anne Enright review – a supple, spellbinding scrutiny of familial relationships

A dead poet’s daughter and granddaughter must come to terms with his troubling legacy in the Booker winner’s bravura new novel about language and connection

The Guardian - UK

Prophet by Helen Macdonald and Sin Blaché review – an enjoyable homage to The X-Files

An idea born of lockdown conversations over Zoom, Macdonald and Blaché’s intriguing sci-fi is infused with their own cultural nostalgia

The Guardian - UK

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Georgia made it easier for parents to challenge school library books. Almost no one has done so

Georgia Republican lawmakers passed a law to make it easier to challenge school library books as inappropriate, but few people are using it

The Independent UK

The Royal Family Was Looking for a “Particular Kind of Girl” When It Came to Finding Prince Charles a Wife, Author Says

One Diana Spencer fit the bill perfectly.

Marie Claire

7 Novels Centering On Queer Characters I Loved, And 8 I Want To Read Next

Red, White and Royal Blue is one of the great LGBTQ+ books that I have read, and here are some others.

Cinemablend

Love for books

Reading is key to education success; I learned this when I was 9 and met a boy at the bus stop who asked if I read story books. We discovered authors like Enid Blyton, W.E. Jones, Anthony Buckeridge, Arthur Conan Doyle, R.K. Narayan, and P.G. Wodehouse. Reading these books helped…

The Hindu

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In an antique bookshop

Visiting an antique bookshop in London was rewarding. Ammu and the narrator found rare books and manuscripts from the 16th and 17th centuries. Sarah, the shopkeeper, showed them a copy of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales from 1602. They left with a musty, rustic aroma and Ammu's freshness.

The Hindu

Jonathan Coe: ‘People say, where’s the anger? It’s still there’

The acclaimed author on writing his most personal novel to date, finding inspiration on Twitter, and why he was horrified by Granta’s list of the best young British writers

The Guardian - UK

The books in "Red, White & Royal Blue"

The movie was adapted from a rom-com novel, and the choice in vacation reading material is thoughtfully appropriate

Salon

Edinburgh fringe 2023 week two roundup: to the stars – via Essex

A dazzling drama about women slipping the surly bonds of male-dominated Nasa joins Essex poetry, New York silliness and Lorna Rose Treen’s laugh-fest as second-week treats

The Guardian - UK

On my radar: Ruben Östlund’s cultural highlights

The two-time Palme d’Or-winning director on a fanastic Danish fiction trilogy, his favourite new Italian city, and the genius of the Oppenheimer soundtrack

The Guardian - UK

Juggi Bhasin explores world of powerful individuals in new novel

Author Juggi Bhasin explores the world of powerful individuals, their strength and weaknesses in terms of ambition and love among other aspects in his new novel "Those Who Wait". Bhasin, who has written books like "The Terrorist", "The Avenger" and "Bollywood Deception", says the "massive changes taking place over the…

The Times of India

A mushroom cook and her killer family lunch that left three dead: The mysterious case gripping Australia

A bizarre case has enthralled people all across the globe – involving mushroom poisoning, a series of deaths, a tearful interview and now reports of a past mystery illness. Tara Cobham and Bevan Hurley report

The Independent UK

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‘It’s like comfort eating’: why readers are hungry for Colleen Hoover

Colleen Hoover’s novels took the top six places on last year’s New York Times bestseller list, while in the UK she rivals Richard Osman as the biggest author in recent times. How has she done it?

Tom’s Guide

Reacher season 2: Everything we know so far

What to know about Reacher season 2, including potential release date, cast and plot

The Independent UK

No death penalty for a Utah mom accused of killing her husband, then writing a kid book about death

Prosecutors say they will not seek the death penalty against a Utah mother who's accused of killing her husband, then writing a children's book about coping with grief

The Independent UK

Queen Elizabeth reportedly told Kate Middleton to ‘get a proper job’

Late royal was reportedly once concerned by Princess of Wales’ nickname ‘The Queen of Mustique’

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The Ghanaian conman who fooled the elite: ‘He gave them excitement’

In her thrilling new book, Yepoka Yeebo tells the jaw-dropping story of a man behind a scam called ‘one of the most fascinating – and lucrative – in modern history’

Evening Standard

The Fraud by Zadie Smith review: a rich, inconsistent novel about a society in denial

ZADIE Smith has never set much store by consistency. “Unless you consider yourself some sort of human brand, which I don’t, you have to deal with the fact that different people are going to like different aspects of your work,” she once told this newspaper. “It’s not consistent. I am…

Woman & Home

Queen Elizabeth II didn't like this one thing about Kate Middleton before she married Prince William

It has been reported that Queen Elizabeth II didn't like this one thing about Kate Middleton - but it's all in the past now!

Creative Bloq

Amazon embraces the beauty of books in new ad campaign

Move over Kindle, paper is back.

The Conversation

Five bizarre historic leisure activities to try with friends – from gurning to stereoscopy

Leisure activities flourished in 19th-century Britain, as legislation was passed limiting the length of the working day and working week, giving people more free time. If you’re struggling to know how to spend your own free time this summer, take a leaf out of the Victorians’ book with these strangely…

Dynamite News

'Made in Heaven' makers issue clarification after being called out by author Yashica Dutt for using her work without consent

While 'Made in Heaven' season second is being appreciated for touching upon themes like casteism, physical abuse, colour discrimination, same-sex marriages, author Yashica Dutt claimed that the makers have used her work without consent. Read further on Dynamite news:

The Guardian - UK

The best recent crime and thrillers – review roundup

A Bird in Winter by Louise Doughty; A Line in the Sand by Kevin Powers; My Husband by Maud Ventura; Case Sensitive by AK Turner; The Turnglass by Gareth Rubin

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