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An old Edinburgh where the reek of Auld Reekie seeps from the page

THE title is a feint, a pun, a reference to a guillotine

The National (Scotland)

Mark Brown: This splendidly told tale of refuge offers an important counter-narrative

CHRISTY Lefteri’s acclaimed 2019 novel The Beekeeper Of Aleppo was always ripe for dramatisation. The story of Nuri, the titular beekeeper, and…

The National (Scotland)

This ripping regency tale will fill void for fans of Queen Charlotte

A Calamity Of Mannerings has a unique charm of its own to keep you hook

The National (Scotland)

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How a book about magic transformed a young Paul Cosentino into the ultimate showman

Renowned Australian illusionist and escapologist Paul Cosentino has come a long way since finding an encyclopaedia of magic as a boy, but still believes that learning from books is key to creating a unique act.

ABC News

Chicago’s first poet laureate: ‘Find the material that does touch your heart’

avery r. young told a gathering Saturday he plans to do his best “to make sure poems go in a whole bunch of rooms.”

Chicago Sun-Times

The memory keeper

A father-daughter hobby of collecting coins.

The Hindu

History lessons

Literary writers and their concerns fall out of fashion, but should history be viewed in the same way?

The Hindu

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Matt Rowland Hill: ‘My mother says she will sue me if I ever write another book like it’

The author of Original Sins on his book’s impact on his evangelical parents, reading the Patrick Melrose series while waiting for drug dealers, and how looking middle class saved him from arrest

The Guardian - UK

Taking the knees in Jerusalem

My mother’s contribution to perhaps the most overlooked British folk art of the past 90 years: the canvas-work church kneeler

The Guardian - UK

Tim Minchin says editing texts is a ‘slippery slope problem’ in wake of Roald Dahl debate

Musician composed the stage adaptation of ‘Matilda’, originally based on Roald Dahl’s children’s book

The Independent UK

Edinburgh's Lyceum Theatre reminisce of their 1883 opening night with help from Bram Stoker

Before writing the horror-gothic novel Dracula, Bram Stoker worked as the acting manager at the Lyceum in London and was 'heavily involved' in Edinburgh's theatre opening night.

Edinburgh Live

King Charles 'wasn't happy' about Prince of Wales Bridge name, former Welsh Government minister claims

There was controversy when the name change was announced in 2018

Wales Online

Quirky, kooky, a joke … but why is Marianne Williamson so popular with the young?

The self-help author is less an outsider, more a no-hoper in the 2024 White House race but Democrats should study her appeal

The Guardian - US

On my radar: Sheena Patel’s cultural highlights

The writer and director on a blockbuster biography of Jean Rhys, Steve McQueen’s Grenfell film and the car crash brilliance of US comedy Search Party

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Daily Mirror

Notorious 'Bible John' serial killer responsible for another victim, it's been claimed

The notorious serial killed - dubbed 'Bible John' - was held responsible for the deaths of three women in Glasgow in the late 1960s - but now its believed there is a fourth victim

Liverpool Echo

Celebrity deaths in 2023: All the stars we've lost so far this year

We've lost some of our most loved famous faces in 2023

Daily Mirror

Partner wanted over pregnant teacher's death had twisted Lord of the Rings fantasy

David Yates, 36, had nicknamed his partner Marelle Sturrock, 35, his 'Luthien' - a Lord of the Rings character who, chillingly, was involved in a doomed double death

The Guardian - UK

Suede’s Mat Osman: ‘The biggest difference between Richard and me is that he has no interest in being cool’

The bassist and author talks about artistic ambition, sibling dynamics - and how being on tour inspired his riotous new novel, The Ghost Theatre

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Bristol pub with centuries-old beer recipes that rejects the digital age

The famous King Street pub emulates the 18th century in more ways than some

The Times of India

KK Shailaja's autobiography launched by Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan in New Delhi

Indian politician and former Health Minister of Kerala, KK Shailaja's autobiography 'My Life As A Comrade' was launched by Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and CPI(M) Polit Bureau member Brinda Karat at an event in New Delhi on April 28, 2023. The book was released in a jam-packed hall in…

The Guardian - UK

Tim Minchin says editing Roald Dahl’s books ‘a slippery slope’

Comedian behind Matilda musical says texts would need to be repeatedly updated to keep up with modern sensibilities

Glasgow Live

East Kilbride woman whose mum tried to kill her tells abuse survivors 'it's ok to come forward'

Monica Allan spoke to Glasgow Live about her harrowing upbringing which saw her mother attempt to kill her on two occasion and her foster parents physically abuse her. She has now written a book about her experience.

The Guardian - UK

Radical by Xiaolu Guo review – a woman of character

The Chinese-British novelist’s highly original meditation on language, authenticity and freedom

The Guardian - US

Traffic review: Ben Smith on Bannon, BuzzFeed and where it all went wrong

Now a co-founder of Semafor, formerly of Politico, BuzzFeed and the New York Times, the author expertly pulls readers in

The Independent UK

9 teen books that need film adaptations, from Man O’ War to What Sunny Saw in the Flames

With the forthcoming release of Judy Blume adaptation ‘Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret?’, Megan Warren-Lister runs through other Young Adult novels that should be given the big screen treatment

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