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Writer Omid Scobie accused of ‘stunt to sell books’ over naming of race row royals

Copies of Omid Scobie’s book were pulled from the shelves in the Netherlands on publication day on Tuesday

Evening Standard · Nov 30, 2023

The 5 biggest claims from Endgame, the explosive new royal book from Omid Scobie

It has been making a lot of headlines this week

Marie Claire · Nov 30, 2023

Candace Bushnell, Real-Life Carrie Bradshaw, Is Creating a Reality Dating Show for Women in their 50s

Bushnell is working on the show with the same production company behind ‘Keeping Up with the Kardashians.’

Marie Claire · Nov 30, 2023

Piers Morgan doubles down after naming ‘racist royals’ identified in Scobie’s Endgame

The Dutch translation of journalist Omid Scobie’s book inadvertently named two ‘royal racists’

The Independent UK · Nov 30, 2023

Omid Scobie responds to Piers Morgan’s scathing Endgame takedown

Scobie’s new book ‘Endgame’ is full of explosive revelations about ‘the Firm’

The Independent UK · Nov 30, 2023

Waterstones Book of the Year 2023: Katherine Rundell wins top prize with Impossible Creatures

The book was described as “as close to perfect as fiction gets: immaculate world-building, dazzling storytelling, and adventure galore"

Evening Standard · Nov 30, 2023

Teen Loves To Throw His Debit Card At Service Workers, Learns Why It’s Wrong The Hard Way

An entitled teen keeps disrespecting cashiers by throwing his card at them when he has to pay, gets taught a lesson he didn't expect and definitely won't forget. The post Teen Loves To Throw His Debit Card At Service Workers, Learns Why It’s Wrong The Hard Way first appeared on…

Bored Panda · Nov 30, 2023

Topographia Hibernica by Blindboy Boatclub review – craic of doom

Pathos and comedy combine in an energetic collection of tales from one half of the Rubberbandits

The Guardian - UK · Nov 30, 2023

Rude MPs, winning books and duos falling out – take the Thursday quiz

Fifteen questions on general knowledge and topical trivia, plus a few jokes, every Thursday. How will you fare?

The Guardian - UK · Nov 30, 2023

Omid Scobie’s Endgame: How could the Dutch translation ‘mistake’ happen?

While a translation error has been blamed, questions have been raised as to how such an embarrassing mistake could have been allowed into print

The Independent UK · Nov 30, 2023