The Latest Breaking News on Books

John Stamos reveals he was nearly recruited by Church of Scientology

‘Fuller House’ star said he nearly joined the controversial religion in the Eighties

The Independent UK · Oct 24, 2023

Yuval Noah Harari backs critique of leftist ‘indifference’ to Hamas atrocities

Exclusive: Sapiens author among 90 signatories to statement of dismay at ‘extreme moral insensitivity’

The Guardian - UK · Oct 24, 2023

NCERT reading material on Chandrayaan draws ire for ‘mixing science with mythology’

Reading material suggested by National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) on Chandrayaan-3 for schoolchildren has drawn the ire of rationalists and educationists for “mixing science with mythology.”

The Hindu · Oct 24, 2023

Hunger Games: loved the film? Now it's becoming a major London stage show

The blockbuster franchise will be adapted by Olivier Award-wining playwright Conor McPherson

Evening Standard · Oct 24, 2023

You know that book everyone raves about? Just give in and read it!

There’s no virtue in avoiding something simply because it’s popular. And yes, it has taken me a year to tackle the latest Barbara Kingsolver, writes Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK · Oct 24, 2023

The Hunger Games stage adaptation coming to the West End

Script is being written by Olivier-winning playwright Conor McPherson

The Independent UK · Oct 24, 2023

The Penguin Book of Elegy by Andrew Motion and Stephen Regan review – surprisingly uplifting

From Charlotte Brontë grieving Emily to Ted Hughes lamenting a lamb, this exceptional anthology of poems is full of scholarly discernment

The Guardian - UK · Oct 24, 2023

Adam Kay: Undoctored at the Lyric Theatre - more NHS stories to bring tears to your eyes

The former doctor turned comic and writer will make your eyes water in more ways than one

Evening Standard · Oct 24, 2023

'There was an apprehension that the book might be deemed "too Black"'

Years after publishers pledged to diversify the industry in the wake of the Black Lives Matter movement, has anything really changed for Black authors? Selina Brown, founder of the Black British Book Festival, reports

Evening Standard · Oct 24, 2023

Britney Spears will not read her own audiobook after ‘heart-wrenching’ time ‘reliving’ experiences

Spears will read the book’s introduction before actor Michelle Williams takes over

The Independent UK · Oct 23, 2023