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‘That was one of the things I was going to take out!’: Lucinda Williams on her soul-baring memoir

The singer-songwriter has written a deeply personal memoir, ‘Don’t Tell Anybody the Secrets I Told You’. She talks to Jim Farber about revisiting controversial family history, her early struggles in a male-dominated music industry and wanting to be ‘a friend’ to Ryan Adams

The Independent UK

Scots woman opens up on harrowing moment her own mother tried to kill her in extract from new book

Elizabeth Mount, who also tried to kill Monica when she was a baby, was jailed and Monica was placed into foster care.

Daily Record

Children reading more books thanks to social media trends, research suggests

But the What Kids Are Reading Report showed high school pupils were reading books of no greater difficulty than primary school children.

The Independent UK

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Biden lambasts book ban attempts in remarks to teachers: ‘Empty shelves don’t help kids learn very much’

“I’ve never met a parent who wants a politician dictating what they can learn, what they can think, and who they can be,” the president said in remarks at the White House

The Independent UK

Prince Harry will use King's Coronation as a 'photo opportunity', claims expert

Prince Harry will return to the UK next month to attend his father King Charles' Coronation, but one PR expert has suggested he will use the event as a 'photo opportunity'

Daily Mirror

These books are some of the most challenged in the US. Here’s how to buy them

As book banning efforts reach an all-time high in the US, Clémence Michallon rounds up 20 of the country’s most challenged books

The Independent UK

The book ban surge gripping America’s schools and libraries

A nationwide surge in restrictions against library materials under the auspices of a “parental rights” campaign runs parallel to legislation targeting LGBT+ people and honest discussions of race and racism, sowing chaos for educators and chilling speech in schools across the US. Richard Hall and Alex Woodward report

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Calls to ban books hit highest level ever recorded in the US

Demands to censor, most often for gender themes or sexual detail, rose 38% year on year in 2022, with Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe being last year’s ‘most challenged’ title

The Guardian - UK

Letter from King Charles to be included in new Trump book, report says

Letters to Trump reportedly contains 150 messages from key figures also including Queen Elizabeth and Ronald Reagan

The Guardian - US

OUP to publish a special Bible for King Charles III's coronation ceremony

Ahead of UK's King Charles III's coronation ceremony, which will take place at Westminster Abbey on 6th May this year, news is that Oxford University Press (OUP) has been commissioned by the Archbishop of Canterbury to produce The Coronation Bible. As per reports, the Coronation Bible will play an important…

The Times of India

'Adelaide' Is Our May Book Club Pick

Read an excerpt from Genevieve Wheeler's debut novel, here, then dive in with us throughout the month.

Marie Claire

Meals and deals: five biggest trends from London book fair 2023

There was lots to digest at the publishing fair, including cookery books from social media stars, a climate change book from London mayor Sadiq Khan, and some big debut novels to look forward to

The Guardian - UK

Prince William and Prince Harry's Relationship Is Still at "Rock Bottom" Ahead of Coronation, Royal Expert Claims

Oh no.

Marie Claire

Kate Saunders obituary

Prize-winning novelist who won the Costa award for Five Children on the Western Front and whose Belfry Witches stories were adapted for TV

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The big idea: can writing make you healthier?

Research supports the benefits of ‘expressive writing’ – but what makes it so cathartic?

The Independent UK

Civil service chief ‘accused Boris Johnson of lying’ over Partygate

Simon Case said he struggled to ‘stand up to prime minister who lies’, new book reveals

The Independent UK

'Gender Queer' tops library group's list of challenged books

A new report says books with LGBTQ+ themes remain the most complained about at public schools and libraries around the country

The Guardian - UK

Work-Life Balance by Aisha Franz review – richly comic takedown of the wellness industry

This well-aimed tale of a self-obsessed therapist and her angsty clients nails the neuroticism of the digital age and its snake-oil remedies

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The Independent UK

Trump to publish letters from King Charles without permission in book revealing Putin friendship

‘Letters to Trump’ also includes private correspondence with former presidents including Barack Obama, George W Bush and Richard Nixon

The Guardian - US

‘Market rules should benefit the majority of the citizenry’: historians Naomi Oreskes and Erik M Conway

In their new book, The Big Myth, the authors document the rise of ‘market fundamentalism’ and Americans’ relationship with government regulations

The Hindu

Book review of Boria Majumdar’s ‘Sachin @50: celebrating a maestro’

Sachin Tendulkar, who turns 50 on April 24, remains an eternal favourite especially in the cricketing globe. Read the book review of ‘Sachin @ 50’ by Boria Majumdar on The Hindu.

ABC News

Lawyer for Ben Roberts-Smith details war veteran's five-year fight for diary notes

The war veteran's legal team is fighting for access to diary notes between a journalist and the head of the Afghanistan inquiry.

Cinemablend

Why The Murder Of Roger Ackroyd Needs To Be A Future Agatha Christie Film Adaptation

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd is one of Agatha Christie's best novels. So, it could become one of the great Agatha Christie movies. Let me explain.

The Times of India

On World Book Day 2023, publisher Penguin India begins their #FictionAddiction initiative

On World Book and Copyright Day today, publisher Penguin Random House India announced their new nationwide initiative called #FictionAddiction, which aims to inspire people to read fiction.

The Guardian - UK

Donald Hinds obituary

Writer, teacher and historian whose book Journey to an Illusion provided an insight into the lives of postwar Black immigrants

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