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Liz Truss quiz: did she really say that in her book?

Can you guess which things Liz Truss actually claimed in her book and which are our fantastic inventions?

The Guardian - UK · Apr 16, 2024

Crime and thrillers of the month – review

An unreliable narrator keeps her husband and readers guessing; the welcome return of burned-out cop Jake Jackson; a multilayered family thriller; and a disturbing boarding school secret

The Guardian - UK · Apr 16, 2024

Salman Rushdie recalls stabbing in first memoir since near-fatal attack

British-American author Salman Rushdie recounts the 2022 stabbing at a public event that left him blind in one eye in "Knife", his first memoir since the near-fatal attack, which hits English language bookstores on Tuesday. The French edition, "Le Couteau", will be released Thursday.

France 24 · Apr 16, 2024

Princess Kate Reportedly Carries These Four Items in Her Enviable Collection of Handbags

Guarantee we all carry at least one of these items in our own, as well.

Marie Claire · Apr 15, 2024

Person Gets A Different Gift For A Pregnant Friend Than On Registry, Ends Up Having To Cancel It

Sometimes getting a gift for a person in one’s life can be a tricky thing, even if you know them very well. Luckily, in some of these cases, wishlists or gift registries come in handy. Still, sometimes even they can’t help if you have other limitations, for example, a tight…

Bored Panda · Apr 15, 2024

Best biographies of all time to add to your 2024 reading list

Intricate, academic explorations of lives and careers past

Evening Standard · Apr 15, 2024

‘Why didn’t I fight? Why didn’t I run?’: 10 things we learned from Salman Rushdie’s Knife

The new memoir about the author’s near fatal attack reveals premonitions, PTSD nightmares and being protected by a ‘greater force’

The Guardian - UK · Apr 15, 2024

The greatest mystery of modern politics? Liz Truss’s self belief

The former prime minister is teaching us a lot about narcissism in her new memoir, and it’s hard to tear your eyes away

The Guardian - UK · Apr 15, 2024

Did you solve it? Art thou smarter than Shakespeare?

The answers to today’s problems

The Guardian - US · Apr 15, 2024

‘He was a born member of the underground’: how Peter Hujar captured the New York demimonde

He only published one book – and it was hardly noticed. Now his portraits of drag queens, poets and artists are seen as vital documents of a vanished world. As they go on show, the photographer’s favourite subjects recall his genius

The Guardian - UK · Apr 15, 2024