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What Naomi Klein Learned about Herself from Naomi Wolf

A Q&A on doppelgangers, celebrity, and searching for answers

The Walrus

Grimes says Elon Musk was ‘clueless’ about why she was upset after he sent C-section photo to family

Revelation comes from a new biography about the Tesla founder

The Independent UK

Naomi Klein is worried about her ‘Doppelganger’? Try being called Alex Jones

Our writer details what it’s like having the same name as a much worse conspiracy theorist than Naomi Wolf

Evening Standard

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2 Indian-origin authors shortlisted for British Academy Book Prize

Two authors of Indian heritage, Nandini Das and Kris Manjapra, are shortlisted for the 2023 British Academy Book Prize for Global Cultural Understanding.

The Hindu

Elon Musk’s friends ‘hated’ Amber Heard, new book claims

The SpaceX founder told the memoir’s author that he is often a ‘fool for love’

The Independent UK

Shame by Annie Ernaux review – the shocking incident that shaped her youth

The Nobel winner’s short memoir takes an episode of domestic violence when she was 12 as inspiration for a deft and powerful study of her childhood self

The Guardian - UK

The New York ethics commission that pursued former Governor Cuomo is unconstitutional, a judge says

A judge has ruled that a commission created last year to enforce ethics rules for New York state’s employees and elected officials is unconstitutional because it is too independent

The Independent UK

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The Pigeon Tunnel review – inside the extraordinary life of John le Carré

Errol Morris’s gentle interview allows the mesmeric writer to hold forth on how his relationship with dodgy dad Ronnie informed his life as a spy and novelist

The Guardian - UK

Choose Irvine Welsh: new documentary explores the life of Scotland's 'urban Shakespeare'

On August 23, Scottish novelist Irvine Welsh’s beloved Edinburgh football team, Hibs, went head-to-head with Aston Villa in the Europa League. But they were also competing for attention with the world premiere of Choose Irvine Welsh, a documentary by filmmaker Ian Jefferies about the life, writing and cultural impact of…

The Conversation

Book Review: Millie Bobby Brown of 'Stranger Things' weaves a romance novel into a WWII disaster

Millie Bobby Brown, best known as the actor who plays the character Eleven on hit TV show “Stranger Things,” has written a romance novel set during London in World War II

The Independent UK

School libraries are an ally to students needing an escape. We can’t let them vanish

Shortfalls in funding are causing these precious places to close across Australia – and children are falling behind as a result

The Guardian - AU

‘Experiences of all walks of life must reflect in literature’

Vikram Visaji, Dean of School of Humanities and Languages at Central University of Karnataka, believes experiences of all walks of life should be reflected in literature to keep language growing. At an interaction on Satish Chapparike's novel, Ghandruk, in Kalaburagi, Mr. Visaji said it captures the conflict between corporate world's…

The Hindu

‘Most writers are engaged in speaking about the dangers created by the global military industrial complex’

Satish Chapparike's novel Ghandruk is multi-dimensional, exploring themes such as love, longing, infidelity, LGBTQ, geo-politics, corporate culture and family values. At a meet-the-author event, Chapparike discussed the dangers of the global military industrial complex and how it supports unending rule of despots. He argued that religion should preach equality, love…

The Hindu

‘You’re welcome’: Dawn French playfully accuses Richard Osman of ‘imitating’ her book cover

Former ‘Pointless’ star Osman has since responded to ‘Vicar of Dibley’ actor’s claim

The Independent UK

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‘This family is being devoured’: Lemn Sissay on why Kafka’s Metamorphosis is a tale for our times

The poet has teamed up with Frantic Assembly to bring the novella, about a man who turns into an insect, to the stage. He explains why this story of family meltdown is all about modern life

The Guardian - UK

Absolutely & Forever by Rose Tremain review – high style and bittersweet yearning

Set in the England of the 1950s and 60s, this short but brilliant novel about life and thwarted love is nothing short of magical

The Guardian - US

‘Obama’s education legacy needs to be questioned’: the scholar fighting for reparations for Black students

Bettina Love believes decades of victimization, brutalization and belittlement of Black students by the US education system should be rectified with $2tn in reparations

The Independent UK

Cord Jefferson's insightful satire of race and media, 'American Fiction,' lights up TIFF

Few films have broken out like Cord Jefferson's “American Fiction” has at the Toronto International Film Festival."

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Evening Standard

Former PM Liz Truss to share ‘lessons’ from government in her new book

Liz Truss is writing a book about her 49 days as prime minister and says she will “share the lessons” she learned from her time in government.

Inverse

What is Nudge Theory? Why This 15-Year-Old Idea is Still Controversial

It’s been 15 years since a particular concept of behavioural science went mainstream. But does it actually work as expected, or was data cherry-picked?

The Independent UK

Richard Osman reveals he was rejected by MI6: ‘If I have a secret, I tell everybody’

‘I would have been terrible,’ says author

The Guardian - UK

Single minded: people with public lives on the pleasures of solitude

Joe Lycett likes to get into nature, chef Ravinder Bhogal strolls around her local area, Kirsty Wark heads for a Scottish loch… Nine famous faces reveal how they like to spend time when they’re on their own

The Guardian - UK

Beasts of England by Adam Biles review – timely successor to Animal Farm

Set in a petting zoo, this political fable for post-Brexit times is a stark portrait of an isolated, bankrupted community

Salon

Stephen King's "Christine" turns 40

Hosts of "The Losers' Club: A Stephen King Podcast" and "Don't Push Pause" help plead a case for this chaotic film

The Guardian - UK

His friend’s murder rocked Hua Hsu’s life – and made him the person he is today

Twenty-five years after the senseless killing of his friend, the author and journalist finally feels a sense of peace

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