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Authors leave Hungarian publisher in protest at sale to Orbán-linked college

Libri Group’s takeover by Mathias Corvinus Collegium raises fears of crackdown on literary freedoms

The Guardian - UK

Brick Lane by Monica Ali audiobook review – survival, freedom and fate

Anneika Rose and Zubin Varla star in this retelling of Ali’s bestseller about a young Bangladeshi woman who makes her life in east London

The Guardian - UK

The best recent crime and thrillers – review roundup

Black River by Nilanjana Roy; Thirty Days of Darkness by Jenny Lund Madsen; Killingly by Katharine Beutner; The End of Us by Olivia Kiernan; The Trial by Rob Rinder

The Guardian - UK

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Orwell Prizes for political writing 2023 winners announced

Named in honour of writer-journalist George Orwell, the Orwell Prizes is one of the most prestigious prizes given for political writings in the UK. The winners of Orwell Prizes for political writing 2023 in various categories were announced at a ceremony in London on June 22. While Tom Crewe won…

The Times of India

Attica Locke: ‘Toni Morrison’s Beloved touched my soul’

The American author on the mysteries of Ellen Raskin and learning to write in bed

The Guardian - UK

From 'The Ten Principal Upanishads’ to Robert Frost's signed, first edition copy: Books exchanged between PM Modi and President Biden and their significance

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on a three-day state visit to the United States of America (USA), met and presented special gifts to President of USA Joe Biden and First Lady of USA Jill Biden on Wednesday, June 21. During their official meeting, PM Modi was also felicitated…

The Times of India

Vizag Reads: A silent book-reading community in Visakhapatnam

Vizag Reads, a quiet reading community, meets every Sunday at VMRDA Central Park. It is the Visakhapatnam chapter of Cubbon Reads in Bengaluru, an initiative that has turned into a worldwide movement with more than 30 chapters across India and around 15 internationally

The Hindu

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Bellies by Nicola Dinan review – the fizz of first love

The complex layers beneath interpersonal relationships are closely observed in this moving debut of friendship, transitioning and first love

The Guardian - UK

Rare book thought to have been used to convert Charles II to Catholicism goes on show

‘Not only is the 1623 edition of the Missale Romanum a rare book – just one other complete copy is recorded in UK libraries’

The Independent UK

Former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is writing a book on leadership

Former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is writing a book that will focus on leadership

The Independent UK

Prayerbook of priest who saved Charles II’s life on display in Staffordshire hall

Rare 1623 missal bears signature of Catholic priest John Huddleston, who hid king after final defeat by Cromwell’s forces

The Guardian - UK

Book thought to have been used to convert Charles II to Catholicism goes on show

The missal was owned by a Benedictine priest who had saved the monarch’s life three decades earlier.

The Independent UK

Two debut books win Orwell prizes for political writing

Peter Apps’ magnificent account of the Grenfell fire tragedy and Tom Crewe’s historical novel about pioneering Victorian gay rights advocates will each receive £3,000

The Guardian - UK

Vladimir Putin ramps up nuclear war threats and says exactly how he'll press the button

Dmitry Muratov's claim came as the head of Wagner Yevgeny Prigozhin alleged Vladimir Putin is being told "monstrous" lies by his military chiefs over Russia's "colossal problems" in its resistance to Ukraine’s counteroffensive

Daily Mirror

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Birmingham Post

Dragons' Den entrepreneur Sara Davies reveals plans to publish second book

The Crafter's Companion founder will publish Craft Your Year later this year

The Guardian - AU

Feast by Emily O’Grady review – tense and triumphant look at the unmet needs of women

A fading rock star and once-famous actor enjoy a reclusive life in an old Scottish manor – until his ex and daughter come to visit

The Independent UK

Dee Snider — rocker, actor, DJ and now writer — draws on Long Island childhood in 1st novel 'Frats'

Dee Snider has been a heavy metal singer, a Broadway actor, a radio DJ, and a TV voice-over artist

The Guardian - UK

Unfinished novel by Françoise Sagan published posthumously

The Four Corners of the Heart was discovered by her son after the death of the French author, best known for Bonjour Tristesse, written when she was just 18

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The Independent UK

Presto! Rare Maurice Sendak picture story, 'Ten Little Rabbits,' will be published in 2024

A rare Maurice Sendak picture story, originally a pamphlet for a 1970 museum fundraiser, will be coming out in book form next year

The Times of India

Shashi Tharoor, Manisha Pande, and Swapan Dasgupta launch Abhishek Choudhary's book 'Vajpayee' in Delhi

First-time author Abhishek Choudhary recently released his debut biography of former Indian prime minister, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, titled 'Vajpayee: The Ascent of the Hindu Right 1924-1977'.

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Tyne Valley author publishes first novel about a 'feisty' young Geordie in Greece with the help of North East businesses

Inspired by a recurring dream, Jackie Watson's Apokeri Bay is the first part of a trilogy set in Lefkada - a quaint seaside village full of secrets

The Times of India

Salman Rushdie awarded the prestigious German Peace Prize 2023

Prolific writer Salman Rushdie has been awarded the 2023 Peace Prize of the German Book Trade for "his indomitable spirit, for his affirmation of life and for enriching our world with his love of storytelling." The announcement was made on June 19, the day when Rushdie turned 76.

The Week

Cormac McCarthy obituary: a novelist of the ‘apocalyptic sublime’

The American writer Cormac McCarthy, who died on 13 June aged 89, was a novelist “utterly wedded to the apocalyptic sublime”, said Rob Doyle in The Guardian. Over a career that produced 12 novels and two plays – and spawned some excellent film adaptations, notably the Coen brothers’ “No Country…

The Guardian - UK

Azúcar by Nii Ayikwei Parkes review – a honey-sweet fable

In his second novel, set in a fictional Caribbean country, the British Ghanian author pays homage to the staying power of migrant communities

Tom’s Guide

How to highlight text and make notes on your Kindle

Knowing how to highlight text and make notes on your Kindle edges the digital device even closer to a physical book

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