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Expert alarmed as Texas book bans grow

“When white supremacy wins these fights, all of our children lose,” professor warns

Salon · Oct 14, 2023

A Memoir of My Former Self by Hilary Mantel review – B-sides and rarities

A posthumous collection of the Booker-winner’s nonfiction shows her lesser-known works to be the equal of her hits

The Guardian - UK · Oct 14, 2023

Recalling "Learning in Wartime" in Wartime

For many, this past weekend's terrorist attacks on people in Israel and the resulting war between Israel and Hamas raises profound questions about the role of the academy in wartime.

Reason · Oct 13, 2023

The problems with Graham Linehan’s memoir Tough Crowd

The ‘Father Ted’ writer who more recently uses his platform to share controversial views on the transgender community has released a memoir describing how his life was ‘smashed to smithereens’. It’s a strange, sad read, writes Louis Chilton – one that crumbles under the slightest scrutiny

The Independent UK · Oct 13, 2023

Digested week: When should we talk to children about the very worst things?

This week’s events make me wonder how long I can keep stalling. Plus, Keir Starmer’s Jason Bourne moment

The Guardian - UK · Oct 13, 2023

Authors join call for Baillie Gifford to divest from fossil fuel

More than 150 writers and industry professionals are asking the firm, which is a leading sponsor of UK literary festivals, to drop their investments

The Guardian - UK · Oct 13, 2023

The best recent science fiction, fantasy and horror – reviews roundup

Out There Screaming edited by Jordan Peele; A Haunting on the Hill by Elizabeth Hand; Lamb by Matt Hill; My Brother’s Keeper by Tim Powers

The Guardian - UK · Oct 13, 2023

A Memoir of my Former Self review: Hilary Mantel was peerless, but this new collection is one for purists

If you would like to read what Hilary Mantel made of Robocop, then I have the book for you. But if you’re looking for a memoir, as you might expect given the title, then you are out of luck. This is a collection of essays, lectures and journalism (Mantel spent…

Evening Standard · Oct 13, 2023

Tamil board book featuring a princess called Kundhavai helps children deal with emotions

Meet princess Kundhavai who learns to express her emotions better with help from her aunt in Emmozhi Publications' picture book Thottachiningi Ilavarasi

The Hindu · Oct 13, 2023

John Niven: ‘My comfort read? Alan Clark’s diaries’

The Scottish author on laughing out loud at Catch-22, being inspired by Martin Amis and the joy of Graeme Johnston’s Kerby

The Guardian - UK · Oct 13, 2023