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Stephen King Gives His Unsealed Stamp Of Approval To A Recent Streaming Series

Stephen King is once again giving his unsealed stamp of approval for a TV show, and this time it's for a recent streaming series.

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Cormac McCarthy: where to begin reading his searing, brutal and unforgettable novels

The novelist Cormac McCarthy was suspicious of punctuation, profoundly interested in violence, respected skill and physical labour, and loved the richness of the English language. He was particularly fond of short, declarative sentences and the word “and”.

The Conversation

Who is Bear Grylls’ wife? Star appears on Who Do You Think You Are?

The British adventurer has been married to Shara Cannings Knight for over 20 years

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Cormac McCarthy: a powerful writer who beautifully wrote about apocalypse and extinction

Endings, extinctions, last things preoccupied Cormac McCarthy from the start to the recent close of his 60-year career as a writer of fiction and, occasionally, drama for stage or screen. His first novel, The Orchard Keeper (1965), ends with the word “dust”. His final novel, Stella Maris (2022), allows only…

The Conversation

For novelists of Westerns, Cormac McCarthy transcended — and reinvented — the genre

In his obituaries, Cormac McCarthy has been widely praised as a descendant of William Faulkner and Herman Melville among others, those excavators of the American spirit whose biblically influenced prose raised narratives to tragic and poetic heights

The Independent UK

Family separations at the US border inspired Isabel Allende's newest novel

The separation of migrant families at the U.S.-Mexico border has always caused Isabel Allende pain: When she saw it during the Trump administration, her first impulse was to help reunify children and parents through her foundation

The Independent UK

Revealed: Martin Amis to be awarded knighthood four weeks after dying from cancer

Exclusive: The acclaimed author was approached about the accolade shortly before his death in May

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Film Ink: A new unique grant for books on Indian Cinema announced

In India, cinema is not only an art form but also a part of our every day life. Films are a reflection of our society and many of them also help in shaping the popular culture. And now, a new unique grant for writers on Indian cinema has been announced…

The Times of India

Writer Arundhati Roy receives European Essay Prize for lifetime achievement

Writer Arundhati Roy has been awarded the 45th European Essay Prize for lifetime achievement, the Charles Veillon Foundation has announced.

The Hindu

Children’s and teens roundup – the best new picture books and novels

Dreams of Bollywood; awkward questions about the British Empire; a haunted school trip; and a riotous YA horror-comedy

The Guardian - UK

A Pocketful of Happiness by Richard E Grant audiobook review – laughter, loss and love

The actor warmly recalls the time he shared with his wife during her last year and their past encounters with glitz and glamour

The Guardian - UK

Selling yourself is a minefield for all of us – not just students. Here’s how to do it in 600 words

The fine art of self-promotion is more vital than ever – and crafting a personal statement is apt training for modern life, says writer and reviewer Katy Guest

The Guardian - UK

Gary Shteyngart: ‘Orwell made dictatorships seem a lot less sexy’

The Soviet-born novelist on rewriting the Torah, learning from Judy Blume, and why Vladimir Nabokov is ‘yum’

The Guardian - UK

Republican hopeful Mike Pence to release book on ‘how faith makes family’

Advice book Go Home For Dinner, co-authored with daughter Charlotte Pence Bond, to be published by Simon & Schuster

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The Late Americans by Brandon Taylor review – a class act

A college campus in the midwest provides the setting for this expansive novel of sex, politics and self-discovery

The Guardian - UK

One Midsummer’s Day by Mark Cocker review – soaring with swifts

Wonder and gratitude drive a revelatory account of this vital summer visitor

The Independent UK

Belfast writer Lucy Caldwell winner of Walter Scott Prize 2023

Caldwell scoops £25,000 prize for her novel These Days set during air strikes on Belfast during Second World War

The Hindu

‘For Hindutva, only the Hindu past is relevant,’ says Romila Thapar, author of The Future in the Past: Essays & Reflections

The Future in the Past: Essays & Reflections by Romila Thapar

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An online summer writing retreat: Week three

Join us for the last week of our unmissable creative writing retreat with more than ten sessions led by award-winning authorsOnline workshopDate: Monday 7 August – Sunday 13 August 2023Catch up recording available

The Guardian - UK

An online summer writing retreat: Week two

Join us for the second week of our unmissable creative writing retreat with more than ten sessions led by award-winning authors

The Independent UK

Belfast writer announced as winner of Walter Scott Prize 2023

Lucy Caldwell scooped the £25,000 prize for her novel These Days set during air strikes on Belfast during the Second World War.

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This week's bestsellers from Publishers Weekly

Here are the bestsellers for the week that ended Saturday, June 10, compiled from data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide, powered by Circana BookScan © 2023 Circana.

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Omar Khalidi Hall inaugurated at MANUU

The Independent UK

Robert Caro's last book on LBJ likely won't be delayed by editor Robert Gottlieb's death

One of the book world’s most long-awaited publications, Robert Caro's fifth volume on Lyndon Johnson is unlikely to be delayed by the death of editor Robert Gottlieb

The Independent UK

Prince Harry recalled ‘yawning silence’ that followed Meghan Markle’s joke after first Trooping the Colour

Duke and Duchess of Sussex attended their first Trooping the Colour together in 2018, but are reportedly not invited to this year’s celebration

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