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The North Shore by Ben Tufnell review – turning art and myth into narrative

The discovery of a body on the beach provides the pivotal moment in an essayistic novel that lacks propulsion and pace

The Guardian - UK

Women’s Prize for Fiction: More than half of shortlist recognises works by older debut novelists

Priscilla Morris, whose book tackles the Siege of Sarajevo, is the youngest shortlisted author at 49

The Independent UK

Dead Ink wins Republic of Consciousness prize with Missouri Williams’s ‘astonishing’ debut

The award, championing small presses with fewer than five staff, was won by The Doloriad – an audaciously original novel set in a post-apocalyptic dystopia

The Guardian - UK

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5 new books to read this week

This week’s bookcase includes reviews of Greek Lessons by Han Kang and Death Of A Bookseller by Alice Slater.

The Independent UK

Amitav Ghosh's new non-fiction book 'Smoke and Ashes' to release in July 2023

Award-winning author Amitav Ghosh's new book 'Smoke and Ashes: A Writer’s Journey Through Opium’s Hidden Histories' is all set to be released in India in July this year.

The Times of India

Trial begins in writer’s rape claim against Donald Trump

Former advice columnist E Jean Carroll alleges Trump attacked her in a department store in 1996

Evening Standard

E Jean Carroll’s lawyer ridicules Trump’s ‘too ugly’ rape defence: ‘Exactly his type’

Author’s lawyers deny it’s a ‘he said, she said’ story as they present photographic evidence

The Independent UK

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‘We were blown away’: how we chose the Women’s prize shortlist

As one of this year’s judges, I have been bowled over by the range and intensity of what we have read, and I’m sure you will be too

The Guardian - UK

Three debut novels compete among Women’s prize for fiction shortlist

First-time novelists are joined by two former winners on the diverse list, as the six ‘ambitious and hard-hitting’ contenders are revealed

The Guardian - UK

Western Lane by Chetna Maroo review – a tender debut

The tensions of family life are vividly conveyed in this novel of growing pains, grief and squash

The Guardian - UK

Women’s Prize for Fiction shortlist recognises works by older debut novelists

Priscilla Morris, whose book tackles the Siege of Sarajevo, is the youngest at 49.

The Independent UK

10 of the best – and most unexpected – erotic books

From Mary Wesley’s throuples to James Baldwin’s heartbreak in Paris, writers have long been obsessed by ‘the most sought-after and least examined emotion’. Here Lucy Knight picks her top 10

The Guardian - UK

Al Babtain Foundation to Launch Dictionary of Abbasid Poets

After celebrating the release of “Al Babtain Dictionary of Arab Poets in the Era of States and Emirates”, Kuwait’s Abdulaziz Saud Al Babtain Cultural Foundation is preparing to publish the fourth part of the “Babtain Dictionary of Arabic Poetry throughout Eras” project. The “Babtain Dictionary of Abbasid Poets” covers a…

Asharq Al-Awsat

White power movements rely on veterans

White power movement is example of broader failure to support veterans and to reckon with the cost of warfare

Salon

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Linda Reynolds reaches settlement with journalist Aaron Patrick and HarperCollins after suing for defamation

Former minister was seeking damages over book she alleged made defamatory statements about her response to Brittany Higgins’ allegations of rape

The Guardian - AU

Chizuko Ueno: the Japanese writer stoking China’s feminist underground

Ueno’s books are hugely popular in China, where a crackdown on large-scale organising has stifled a nascent feminist movement

Irish Mirror

Convicted armed robber Ian Maloney says he has turned his life around and is now writing poetry

Ian Maloney says he has reformed his life and is writing books of poetry to raise money for cash-strapped charities instead of offending

The Hindu

The limited role of textbooks in history

It is widely believed that our understanding of history comes from textbooks. This is not entirely the case. As with most social sciences, our knowledge of history comes from lived experience.

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Badges of honour

A brief history of New Zealand on a pin

The Hindu

Curriculum committee to bring out supplementary textbooks to cover deleted NCERT portions

A school curriculum steering committee meeting on Tuesday decided to prepare supplementary textbooks for Plus One and Plus Two higher secondary subjects for which the State uses the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) textbooks.

The Guardian - US

Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret review – Judy Blume adaptation is a winner

Abby Ryder Fortson and Rachel McAdams are remarkable in a thoughtful and funny expansion of the seminal 1970s teen novel

The Independent UK

America’s book bans have already come for prisons

From colouring books to abolition newspapers and Reader’s Digest magazines, thousands of titles are banned in prisons and jails across the country, often with opaque reasons and with little oversight, Alex Woodward reports

The Conversation

Tender Photo: the newsletter that's creating a new conversation about African photography

Nigeria’s Emmanuel Iduma is many things: writer, editor, publisher, critic and photographer. In 2022 he combined these skills to introduce a newsletter, Tender Photo, sent to subscribers twice a week. It has since become an important platform for African photographers, writers, critics and curators. Published on Substack, it has become…

Evening Standard

Children reading more due to ‘BookTok’ TikTok trends, report suggests

‘BookTok’ books like Alice Osman’s series Heartstopper are popular with secondary school children.

The Conversation

White power movements in US history have often relied on veterans -- and not on lone wolves

For decades, the white power movement has gained steady momentum in the U.S. Kathleen Belew is an expert on the history of the white power movement and its current impact on American society and politics. Her book “Bring the War Home: The White Power Movement and Paramilitary America” examines how…

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