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Swedish Police Receive Application To Burn Torah Outside Israeli Embassy

Sweden's attempts to be admitted to NATO could be colored by activists request to publicly burn Torah to promote freedom of speech

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Edinburgh community centre discovers decades old writing on castle walls

Staff at Craigentinny Community Centre, which is housed in a 400 year old castle, discovered decades old writing on the walls while redecorating - with dozens of locals spotting their own names.

Edinburgh Live

This week's bestselling books

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Six must-read summer fiction books – reviewed by our experts

Summer is here and many people have more time to read. Whether you’re looking for a steamy read for the beach, a twisty mystery to pass the time on a long train journey or an engrossing work of historical fiction to accompany you to the park, our experts in literature…

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Edinburgh author Irvine Welsh marks 30 years of Trainspotting as fans hail ‘groundbreaking’ book

When Irvine Welsh released his groundbreaking debut novel in 1993 it didn’t take long to gain a cult following - it was only three years later that the film adaptation was released.

Edinburgh Live

'Dune 3' Confirmed? Here's Why a 'Dune' Trilogy Needs to Happen

Rumors of a 'Dune' movie trilogy are heating up. Here's why a third film, based on 'Dune Messiah' needs to happen.

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Wifedom by Anna Funder review – a brilliant reckoning with George Orwell to change the way you read

Blending forensic research, fiction, life writing and criticism, Funder upends the legacy of literary triumph to reveal the woman behind it

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PJ Harvey - I Inside the Old Year Dying album review: a vivid, spellbinding piece of work

This is a wonderfully immersive experience, the music stripped back to a skeletal state that recalls Nick Cave’s recent work

Evening Standard

7 recipients of NIF Book Fellowships 2023 announced

The New India Foundation announced seven recipients of the NIF Book Fellowships on July 6. The NIF Fellowships aim at enabling the best original research and writings on topics about post-Independence India. First awarded over 20 years ago, the NIF Book Fellowships are now in their 11th year.

The Times of India

The last word on: Hope

Kicking off our new monthly series about emotions in literature, Sophie Ratcliffe finds the best literary descriptions of hopefulness

The Guardian - UK

Harry and Meghan skip King Charles' 'Scottish Coronation' as family rift continues

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex missed the monarch's 'second Coronation' in Edinburgh yesterday.

Daily Record

Author to release second dark comedy novel inspired by 'Dubliners' sense of humour'

Patrick Osborne is originally from Lower Gardiner Street in the city and his debut novel has been optioned for a film or TV show

Dublin Live

Talented pupils bring ideas to life in book and magazine

Students from Connolly School Campus in Blackburn and Burnhouse Skills Centre in Whitburn worked with The Book Whisperers

Daily Record

You Hurt My Feelings director on creative vulnerability and working with Julia Louis-Dreyfus

EXCLUSIVE: Nicole Holofcener talks us through her new comedy-drama

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Scott Maxwell: Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law leads to censorship of children’s picture book on penguins

To understand the duplicity of the book-banners in Florida, you only have to do two things:

Tom’s Guide

Jack Ryan season 4: What to expect

We try to divine what happens in Jack Ryan season 4 based on the Tom Clancy novels.

The Guardian - UK

Art Monsters by Lauren Elkin review – daring to be different

In a blend of criticism and memoir, the author examines the life and work of trailblazing female artists from Vanessa Bell to Carolee Schneemann

The Guardian - UK

Footpaths to the past: ‘We must keep our ancient tracks alive by walking them’

The UK’s paths and holloways should be protected for their environmental appeal and historic worth – but they also need to be maintained by using them

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The Hindu

This publishing startup makes interactive Tamil boardbooks for children

Interactive Tamil boardbooks for children

The Independent UK

Florida schools remove books by John Milton and Toni Morrison and restrict Shakespeare under DeSantis rules

Over 100 have been removed from school shelves, teacher says

The Independent UK

Movie Review: ‘The Lesson’ provides a spicy literary thriller

The egos are as vast and thorny as the gardens on the lush estate of a prominent author in “The Lesson,” an erudite chamber piece about a master, a tutor and a family after loss starring Richard E

Daily Mirror

Mystery of three young girls who fled Nazis is FINALLY solved after 84 years

Taken at London’s Liverpool Street station and first published in The News Chronicle in 1939, it captures the Jewish youngsters on a life-changing journey as they fled Nazi Germany

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Book of the Week: Middle-age, middle-class womanhood, and other crises

In her first novel in 10 years, Emily Perkins interrogates "your perfect Chelsea Winter life"

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Jada Pinkett Smith Responded After Jaden Said She Introduced Him To Psychedelic Drugs

Jada Pinkett Smith shared her response to what her son, Jaden, says about her introducing psychedelic drugs to the family.

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TV Tinsel: Timothy Olyphant dons Stetson once more in 'Justified: City Primeval'

Even though he’s been dead for 10 years, author Elmore Leonard is still intriguing audiences. His character, Raylan Givens, is due back July 18 when FX premieres “Justified: City Primeval.”

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