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Could you pass the SATs reading test that left children in ‘tears’?

Extract taken from book with ‘reading age of 13 plus’ in test aimed for 10 to 11-year-olds

The Independent UK

Megan was such a Harry Potter fan her dad built Hogwarts in her garden

She says she isn't such a fan any more, but still uses the castle to hang out in

Wales Online

Is This OK? by Harriet Gibsone review – second life

A woman comes of age on the internet in a memoir that swings between funny and profound

The Guardian - UK

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Parklife and Warehouse Project boss Sacha Lord to pen tell-all book about Manchester nightlife

Tales From The Dancefloor will be out next year

Manchester Evening News

New Book Considers Forgotten Black Soldiers In South Africa’s Wars

Review: “Apartheid’s Black Soldiers Un-national Wars and Militaries in Southern Africa” by Lennart Bolliger

Zenger

Immortal Thor is Al Ewing's attempt to top Immortal Hulk

Al Ewing and artist Martín Cóccolo will take over as the new Thor creative team in August

GamesRadar

‘Censorship’: US publisher sues over Florida book restrictions

The lawsuit alleges a county in the Republican-led state is cracking down on access to books on race and LGBTQ identity.

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All hail the book of the year

Jane Stafford on the novel that won the 2023 Ockham fiction prize on Wednesday night

Newsroom.co.nz

20 Years Ago, 'Dune' Went Further Than Lynch Or Villeneuve Ever Dreamed

In 2003 'Frank Herbert's Children of Dune,' pushed filmed versions of Dune way into the third book. Here's why it's worth another look.

Inverse

Best candle making kits for crafty aromatherapy

Get your craft on

Evening Standard

Babylon 5 creator J. Michael Straczynski's The Madness is a super-powered revenge thriller

The new miniseries is pencilled by ACO

GamesRadar

New Lawsuit Against Florida Public School Library Book Bans

Allegations include violations of the First and Fourteenth Amendments

Reason

In the year since I quit social media, my screen time has fallen, my mood is up – even my resting heart rate is lower

A snap decision to step away has become a lifestyle shift for Philippa Moore. Though keeping up with friends can be tricky, she has no regrets

The Guardian - AU

Florida school district sued for violating first amendment rights with book bans

PEN, Random House and parents file lawsuit after rightwing groups seek to ban books that address racism or sexual identity

The Guardian - US

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The Independent UK

Penguin Random House sues Florida school district over book bans

Publisher Penguin Random House and PEN America have sued a Florida school district over its removal of books about race and LGBTQ+ identities

The Guardian - UK

Johnny Cash lyrics to be collected in book for first time

Johnny Cash: The Life in Lyrics will include rare and never-before-seen visual material alongside stories and commentary

Louder

Jimi Hendrix is to battle a tyrannical intergalactic force in an official graphic novel

The graphic novel Jimi Hendrix: Purple Haze will follow the legendary guitarist on a psychedelic, extremely perilous quest to the very centre of the universe

The Conversation

Barbara Kingsolver's 'Demon Copperhead' and the enduring devastation of the opioid crisis

Barbara Kingsolver’s literary honors range from the National Book Prize of South Africa to the PEN/Faulkner Award.

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Winnie and Nelson: new book paints a deeply human portrait of the Mandela marriage and South Africa's struggle

A powerful new book on Nelson Mandela and Winnie Madikizela-Mandela has just been published. Winnie and Nelson: Portrait of a Marriage is at once a double biography of South Africa’s two famous liberation leaders and a historical love story about their personal lives. Mandela was imprisoned for 27 years during…

The Guardian - US

Intruder at home of Biden adviser Jake Sullivan bypassed Secret Service agents

National security adviser confronted apparently intoxicated man at 3am then told his protectors what happened, report says

Daily Mirror

Madonna's racy nude photos from controversial Sex book to go up for auction for £240,000

A selection of 'titillating' naked photographs from Madonna's Sex book, taken by renowned photographer Steve Meisel, will be sold for as much as £240,000 at auction

Newsroom.co.nz

Bird wins book of the year

Winners of the Ockham book awards revealed

Daily Mirror

'I spent £300 on a baby shower gift for a friend who had a miscarriage - I want it back'

Parents urged the woman to reconsider her stance after she explained why she hoped her husband's friend would return a present they gifted her before she had a miscarriage

The Guardian - UK

Soldier Sailor by Claire Kilroy review – immersive dive into the baby years

The chaos and horrors of early motherhood are vividly, remorselessly evoked in a woman’s monologue to her son

The Independent UK

5 new books to read this week

This week’s bookcase includes reviews of Small Worlds by Caleb Azumah Nelson and The Rooster House: A Ukrainian Family Memoir by Victoria Belim.

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