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New sci-fi series The Man From Maybe looks absolutely bananas - and brilliant

It's the latest book from cult artist Shaky Kane

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‘I’m horrified by it. I think it’s appalling’: Kit de Waal on the crisis of cuts facing the arts

The bestselling author is in no doubt who is to blame when it comes to the state of the arts. She talks about the importance of culture, her inclusive book festival and using her voice to help

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Features On New CAMERA Ed Site Offer Reviews Of Anti-Israel, ‘biased’ Books

Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting and Analysis Website recently launched

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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Have Shown "No Evidence" of an Impending Split, Royal Expert Says

But they are making changes.

Marie Claire

Author K.R. Meera on what connects her latest book ‘Assassin’ to journalist Gauri Lankesh’s murder in 2017

K.R. Meera's new book, Assassin, is her most ambitious novel to date. Set against real-life events such as the murder of journalist Gauri Lankesh, the protagonist turns detective to find her assassin, while the author slips in hard truths between the folds of fiction. Writing it was painful, as it…

The Hindu

Lessons by Ian McEwan review – chance, memory and the road not taken

Actor Simon McBurney narrates the tale of how a sexual relationship between a teenage boy and his piano teacher changes the course of his life

The Guardian - UK

The best recent translated fiction – review roundup

Austral by Carlos Fonseca; Whites Can Dance Too by Kalaf Epalanga; The Incredible Events in Women’s Cell Number 3 by Kira Yarmysh; You, Bleeding Childhood by Michele Mari; The Love of Singular Men by Victor Heringer

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DC's Outsiders return - with a twist

Batwoman and Luke Fox give up superheroics in favor of... archaeology?

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Roald Dahl Museum says the author’s anti-Semitic views are “undeniable and indelible”

Beloved children's author Roald Dahl died in 1990, however, his books are widely read and enjoyed by adults and kids across the world even today. Dahl is known for his children's classics like 'The BFG', 'Matilda', 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' among other books, which have sold over 300 million…

The Times of India

71 Years Later, The Weirdest Religion in Sci-Fi History Is Back

What is the Church of the Galactic Spirit in 'Foundation?' Here's how the latest science church in the big sci-fi Apple series comes straight from the Isaac Asimov novels.

Inverse

Juno Dawson: ‘The Secret History by Donna Tartt is a deeply vibey novel’

The YA author on identifying with Armistead Maupin and learning from Malorie Blackman

The Guardian - UK

The Black Eden by Richard T Kelly review – the story of North Sea oil

A capacious political novel examines corruption, greed and daring in the UK’s oil boom

The Guardian - UK

I know what it’s like to be at the centre of a sex education shitstorm. But kids deserve open and honest information

Opponents believe that a comprehensive sex education makes children and young people vulnerable, but the opposite is true

The Guardian - AU

Win for queer memoir as classification ruling upheld

Trans advocates have welcomed a decision allowing the first book referred to the classification board in ten years to remain on shelves.

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Australian classification board rejects calls to restrict graphic novel Gender Queer

Board finds memoir by non-binary writer Maia Kobabe ‘appropriate for its intended audience’ following an appeal

Chicago Tribune

Barack Obama appears in library TikTok video to put focus on book bans

Barack Obama turned to the Kankakee, Illinois, librarians when he kicked off an effort to push back against book bans earlier this week to support their belief that among their library’s 80,000 books, there’s something for each reader.

Tribune News Service

This week's bestsellers from Publishers Weekly

Here are the bestsellers for the week that ended Saturday, July 15, compiled from data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide, powered by Circana BookScan © 2023 Circana.

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Barack Obama releases summer reading list in support of anti-book ban effort

Former president backs the Banned Books Club, which aims to fight censorship, while recommending his summer reads

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This week's bestselling books

The latest Nielsen BookScan New Zealand bestseller list, described by Steve Braunias.

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The Scope of Permissibility by Zeynab Gamieldien review – a Muslim take on the Australian campus novel

Gamieldien’s debut adds refreshing complexity to the familiar narratives of politics, power and taboo love, in a novel that occasionally fails to feel real

Marie Claire

Kate Middleton is a "good match" for Prince William, according to Prince Harry

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Meghan Markle reportedly has 'regrets' over Prince Harry's memoir

The Conversation

How book-banning campaigns have changed the lives and education of librarians – they now need to learn how to plan for safety and legally protect themselves

Despite misconceptions and stereotypes – ranging from what librarians Gretchen Keer and Andrew Carlos have described as the “middle-aged, bun-wearing, comfortably shod, shushing librarian” to the “sexy librarian … and the hipster or tattooed librarian” – library professionals are more than book jockeys, and they do more than read at…

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Under the Knife by Dr Liz O’Riordan review – cancer from both sides

A breast surgeon is diagnosed with the cancer in which she specialises in this frank memoir of illness and recovery

The Times of India

After his memoir 'Spare', is Prince Harry writing a new book?

UK's Prince Harry's memoir 'Spare' was published earlier this year, and with over 3.2 million books being sold worldwide it is said to be one of the bestsellers of 2023. In 'Spare', Prince Harry revealed quite a few explosive details about UK's royal family and his tiff with them. And…

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