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How a bombshell leaked tape landed Trump with his latest criminal charge

It’s been two years since Donald Trump sat down for an interview for a new book. Now that conversation is coming back to haunt him. Rachel Sharp reports

The Independent UK

‘I could have gone to jail’: crime writer MW Craven on a life made up of spontaneous decisions

The author, who won the 2023 Theakston Old Peculier crime novel of the year for The Botanist, talks about his working-class childhood, his former careers as a soldier and a probation officer – and surviving cancer

The Guardian - UK

Libro.fm: The audiobook app that supports local London bookshops

The platform wants to help independent booksellers compete with Amazon’s Audible

Evening Standard

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Children’s and teens roundup – the best new picture books and novels

A celebration of mixed heritage; a dog‑walker’s drama; a tiny adventurer; and a siren assassin with killer songs

The Guardian - UK

Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis can ‘help share some of the burden’ placed on their brother Prince George, claims royal expert

“They don’t want to feel invisible in his shadow"

GoodToKnow

DBC Pierre: ‘A memoir by American televangelists changed my mind on taste’

The Australian author on escaping with Papillon, avoiding The Trial, and rolling with The Dice Man

The Guardian - UK

How To Watch Good Omens Season 2 Online With Amazon Prime Now

Neil Gaiman’s hit comic fantasy is back! Here we explain how to watch Good Omens Season 2 online with a subscription to Amazon Prime.

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Zimbabwe, she wrote: the women telling their country’s story for a new era

The door has been opened for a wave of writers confronting the legacy of postcolonialism through fiction – in a nation where speaking frankly puts you at risk of political persecution

The Guardian - UK

Open Throat by Henry Hoke review – inside the mind of a queer mountain lion

This wild and witty takedown of 21st-century America is narrated by a big cat stalking LA

The Guardian - UK

Good Omens season two review: David Tennant and Michael Sheen’s chemistry make this a hit

The biblical buddy comedy of epic proportions is back, taking the story beyond its source material

The Independent UK

Not all porn is created equal - is there such a thing as a healthy pornography?

We recently saw yet another controversy about sexual representation in Australia. Melissa Kang and Yumi Stynes’ book Welcome to Sex was attacked by the conservative group Australian Women’s Forum, leading to the book being removed from the shelves of Big W – and shooting to the top of the Amazon…

The Conversation

Understanding literary theories is essential, says Dr. M.K. Veena

At a one-day workshop in Shivamogga, Dr. Veena M.K. said literary theories help readers analyse texts from different perspectives. Dr. T. Avinash argued that theories can be applied to texts without losing their essence. Experts demonstrated how theories can be applied to a poem, essay, and short story. The workshop…

The Hindu

The Pole and Other Stories by JM Coetzee review – if this is his final book, it is a great one

The Nobel laureate’s new collection of stories is concerned with death, desire and old age, glinting with flashes of humour and grand, existential strangeness

The Guardian - AU

Where to start with: Haruki Murakami

The acclaimed Japanese author’s deceptively simple writing combines fantasy and reality in stories of everything from missing cats to dystopian histories via fantasy thrillers and meditations on love. Then he told us about running

The Guardian - UK

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The Conversation

I've taught in prisons for 15 years – here's what schools need to know as government funding expands

In spring of 2023, I taught a class on memoir at the California Institution for Women, a medium-security facility, in Chino.

Zenger

Roald Dahl Museum Celebrates Author’s Creativity While Condemning His Racism

Roald Dahl Museum's Teaching Resources On Prejudice Draw From Classics Like 'Charlie And The Chocolate Factory'

The Hindu

Tribute | Devaki Nilayamgode left behind a rich social document via her book, ‘Antharjanam: Memoirs of a Namboodiri Woman’

Devaki Nilayamgode's memoir, "Nashtabodhangalillathe", made waves in Kerala with its warts-and-all, insider account of the life of an Antharjanam (a Namboodiri woman). She had started writing in her 70s and was around 75 when the book was published. Meeting the author gave the translator Radhika P. Menon insight into her…

The Guardian - UK

Sanderson’s Isle by James Clarke review – a total trip

A fugitive seeks refuge in a 1960s commune in the Lake District, in an energetic novel that captures an era

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The Independent UK

Men have a problem – and it won’t be solved by either Andrew Tate or Caitlin Moran

Backlash has been swift to Moran’s just-published ode to the troubles with modern masculinity, writes Olivia Petter, but the criticism has often masked the importance of asking questions about men’s mental health, sexuality and identity in the modern era

GamesRadar

The Last Days of Lex Luthor challenges the value of Superman's moral code

This terrific first issue also evokes a couple of Superman classics

Reason

Savage Romance Libel Allegations Lead to Severe Sanctions

I blogged about the underlying libel case, Tera Shanley a/k/a T.S. Joyce & Wicked Willow Press, LLC v. Robyn A. Hutchings a/k/a Terry Bolryder a/k/a Domino Savage two months ago; here's a quick summary of the allegations: Ms. Shanley and Ms. Hutchings both write paranormal romance fiction. Readers of such…

Zenger

Rare Rolling Stones Autographs Found In Discarded Book

Auction house staff discover valuable collection of band's signatures in old desk destined for trash.

The Guardian - UK

John Foggin obituary

Other lives: Inspirational English teacher at Boston Spa school

Woman & Home

Prince Harry was 'bored' and felt 'displaced' by William and Catherine's 'bougie family unit'

Prince Harry is said to have felt 'displaced' by the Prince and Princess of Wales soon after they got married in 2011

GoodToKnow

Royal Family keeps a close eye on Prince George’s relationship with Charlotte and Louis for this anxious reason

The Palace is said to be keeping a watchful eye on the dynamic between the Wales youngsters

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