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The 2023 Stella Prize shortlist is one of its most diverse. Why has it changed so much over the decade?

Earlier this month, a key commentator said the issue of women writers "not being taken seriously in this country" was "solved", and credited the Stella Prize. But Stella’s co-CEO disagrees.

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'Ex-PM Liz Truss should keep her head down but blames everyone else for being booted out'

Keir Mudie says that while giving a 'nothing speech' to some Conservative think-tank, former Prime Minister Liz Truss showed how Tories blame the ills of the world on everyone but themselves

Daily Mirror

Prince George Will Make History at His Grandfather King Charles’ Coronation

His parents, the Prince and Princess of Wales, are “very excited and delighted” about it.

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Solmaz Sharif: ‘I don’t shy away from hurting the reader’

The Iranian-American poet on puncturing comfort, staying an apostate and her teenage love of RL Stine

The Guardian - UK

007 meets the occult: why spies and sorcerers are a perfect fit in fiction

Espionage and magic share codes, secrets and rituals and a new cohort of writers are now casting their literary spells

The Guardian - UK

A ‘handmade’ egg sandwich with 32 ingredients? Maybe it is time to change how we eat

The description of ultra-processed food in Henry Dimbleby’s book, Ravenous, is startling and chastening

The Guardian - UK

Scholastic wanted to license her children's book — if she cut a part about 'racism'

Maggie Tokuda-Hall was thrilled when the publishing powerhouse approached her to feature her book about a love story set in an internment camp during WWII. Then she read what the deal would involve.

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An elegant retelling of an extraordinary life: Revisiting Shashi Tharoor’s book on Ambedkar

The life, struggle and work of Dr BR Ambedkar has of late engaged wide-ranging scholarly reflections as well as biographies. In the last few weeks alone, for instance, such exercises have ranged from an account of expansive breadth to the specific focus of an academic study.

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What does each way mean in horse racing? Grand National betting and places explained

The complete betting guide to how you can stake money on a horse in the Grand National race at Aintree on Saturday

Liverpool Echo

Maximum effort: Fan wins world record for having largest Deadpool collection

The merch with a mouth includes a themed spatula, pot plant holder and a life-sized statue

Wales Online

World record holder achieves ‘lifelong dream’ with most Deadpool memorabilia

Gareth Pahliney from Cloghan, Ireland, has broken the Guinness World Record for his Deadpool collection with 2,250 items.

The Independent UK

From Far Around They Saw Us Burn by Alice Jolly review – tales of the misunderstood

This remarkable collection of short stories locates surprising truths in a cast of characters who are desperate to be heard

The Guardian - UK

A Fever in the Heartland review: chilling tale of the Klan and a dangerous leader

Timothy Egan has written a meticulous and highly relevant account of the rise of the KKK a hundred years ago

The Guardian - US

Pentagon leaks: how Jack Teixeira was identified as the alleged source

An online sleuthing group, a news media outlet and the FBI all followed digital breadcrumbs leading to the 21-year-old

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‘Amazon doesn’t care about books’: how Barnes & Noble bounced back

Barnes & Noble is the US’s largest remaining book chain but, under James Daunt, each of the 600 stores is meant to run like an independent bookstore

Chicago Tribune

5 state public health workers kept ‘yearbook’ that mocked photos of medical marijuana applicants, IG report says

Five state public health employees maintained a “yearbook” that included photos of medical marijuana applicants and mocking captions such as “Happy Holidaze” and “Why the long face?,” according to a report released Friday by the state’s executive inspector general’s office.

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Prince Harry will stay just yards from Prince of Wales when he returns for Coronation

Duke of Sussex will stay at Frogmore Cottage for one last time when he comes back to the UK for Coronation of King Charles

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Dick Grayson is accused of murder - and hassled by humanoid pigs - as DC announces more Knight Terrors

13 new miniseries, focused on DC heroes, will be published in July

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The Guardian - UK

Dubravka Ugrešić: a droll genius with an unwavering devotion to literature

The writer who died last month was a fiercely funny social commentator whose prose always radiated a playful profundity

The Guardian - UK

Stormzy’s #Merky Books festival aims to ‘light imaginations’ of young storytellers

Speaker Malorie Blackman says two-day event exists to ‘spark the aspirations’ of those who might not have considered a creative career

The Guardian - UK

Peter Usborne obituary

Publisher whose eponymous company changed the face of children’s nonfiction with its fact-filled illustrated books

Marie Claire

This member of the royal family has not been invited to Charles' coronation

'The whole day is about the new King and the success of his reign.'

Metal Hammer

Stranger Things' Eddie Munson to get his own prequel story

The origin story of fan-favourite character Eddie Munson is to be told in a new book titled Stranger Things: Flight of Icarus, coming this Halloween

Wales Online

Obsession on Netflix plot, cast list, filming locations and how many episodes

The Hobbit's Richard Armitage, Peaky Blinders' Charlie Murphy, Indira Varma and Marion Bailey all star in the brand-new drama on Netflix

Evening Standard

What is dyslexia? As Jamie Oliver cooks up campaign to help schoolchildren

One in 10 people are believed to have dyslexia, which affects approximately six million people in the UK.

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