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Best graphic novels that aren’t about superheroes that everyone should read

From the first graphic novel to win the Pulitzer Prize to heartbreaking stories of mystery and adventure

Evening Standard · Jan 31, 2024

Juno Dawson: 'So-called champions of free speech want to ban my books'

The Yorkshire-born trans writer talks about the banning of her book in the States, being forced off Twitter due to toxic abuse, and the "bad faith" of many of the free speech crowd

Evening Standard · Jan 31, 2024

HGTV star Tarek El Moussa shares dark past in new book

In his new book, Flip Your Life, Tarek El Moussa opens up about his highly publicized divorce and the 2016 incident involving a gun. He shares his side of ...

Top News · Jan 31, 2024

American Fiction review – entertaining comedy collision of race, class and envy

This enjoyable meta-level adaptation of Percival Everett’s 2001 novel Erasure tackles black-victimhood stereotypes, showcasing Jeffrey Wright and Issa Rae as rival writers

The Guardian - UK · Jan 31, 2024

Hardy Women by Paula Byrne review – where love and fiction collide

An illuminating account of the women who inspired Thomas Hardy

The Guardian - UK · Jan 31, 2024

My Heavenly Favourite by Lucas Rijneveld review – a transgressive tour de force

In this dazzling follow-up to the International Booker-winning The Discomfort of Evening, an abuser addresses his teenage victim

The Guardian - UK · Jan 31, 2024

Diversity in kids’ books is not a ‘woke agenda’. And there certainly isn’t too much of it

An Australian bookseller has said there aren’t enough books about white kids – but diverse creators like Alice Pung are fighting for even tiny moments of representation

The Guardian - AU · Jan 31, 2024

Chita Rivera, Broadway Legend and Latino Icon, Dies at 91

Included in her long list of accolades are two Tony Awards, a Kennedy Center Honor and the Presidential Medal of Freedom

Latin Times · Jan 30, 2024

John Cena Explains That Taylor Swift Post On His Instagram, But Is It Argylle Related?

John Cena finally opens up about that Taylor Swift photo he posted on his Instagram as Argylle press rolls along.

Cinemablend · Jan 30, 2024

Translation is a challenge, as more works are made into Tamil with a boom in publishing

The translation of Shakespeare's Hamlet into Tamil at the Chennai Book Fair highlights the challenges and importance of translation in the publishing industry.

The Hindu · Jan 30, 2024