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The Next Star Wars Movie Could Adapt a Beloved Book — With a Twist

It's time to visit the library.

Inverse

Hidden gem 'book corner' in Merseyside village that's loved by kids

Owner Kearry Humphreys wanted to create "something magical for children"

Liverpool Echo

Reader, I lived with him: why a happy ending doesn’t have to mean marriage

As more couples rip up the rulebook, attitudes towards romantic relationships are becoming less clear-cut – and art reflects that. Should we be celebrating a new kind of happily ever after?

The Guardian - UK

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Influential church leader Timothy Keller has died at the age of 72

He was a co-founder of The Gospel Coalition, a group concerned that evangelical Christianity had become too politicized.

WEKU

Poetic passion: Celebrating the allure of Urdu shayari in the digital age

Hyderabad-based Bazm-e-Sukhan is revolutionising the way Urdu poetry is appreciated, and its approach has helped revitalise interest in the art form not just within the country but globally

The Hindu

It Ends With Us fans shouldn’t write off the movie adaptation already – who cares if a film is ‘faithful’?

Photos from the set of the much-anticipated book-to-screen adaptation have raised complaints from fans of the novel. Maybe pop culture needs to get over its obsession with absolute fidelity to source material, writes Louis Chilton

The Independent UK

Book seeks to demystify sedition law

Ensuring the survival of democracy in India is the greatest justification for doing away with the law on sedition and unleashing the full potential of the freedom of speech, says a new book. In "A Constitution to Keep: Sedition and Free Speech in Modern India", Supreme Court lawyer Rohan J…

The Times of India

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‘Trump’s not a good sport’: Chris Cillizza on presidents at play

George HW Bush was the most sportsmanlike modern president but Gerald Ford was the best athlete, author says

The Guardian - US

Prominent NYC-based pastor and best-selling author Timothy Keller dies at 72

Timothy Keller, a pastor and best-selling author who founded the influential Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City, has died at home after three-year bout with pancreatic cancer

The Independent UK

Salman Rushdie returns to the stage nine months after cheating death in knife attack

The author, who was left blind in one eye after a knife attack last August, surprised guests at the PEN America Literary Gala, and told them: 'It's nice to be back, as opposed to not being back, which was also a possibility'

Daily Mirror

Salman Rushdie makes emotional first in-person public appearance since stabbing

Author gave the event’s final speech as he accepted a special prize, the PEN Centenary Courage Award

The Independent UK

Daisy Jones & the Six is a blueprint for delicious holiday style

From denim shorts to floaty blouses, the breezy 70s-style outfits in this show are perfect for summer

The Guardian - UK

Salman Rushdie makes first public appearance since attack, praising ‘heroes’ who saved him

A surprise speaker at the Pen America gala, the author said ‘if it had not been for these people, I most certainly would not be standing here’

The Guardian - UK

Human brain ‘most fertile’ in later years: Ruskin Bond on why writers should not retire

The human brain, unlike the body, keeps "ticking away" and is at its "most fertile" in the later years, says popular author Ruskin Bond as he encourages writers in their 60s or early 70s to take leaf out of the books of legendary writers Agatha Christie and PG Wodehouse and…

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The Guardian - UK

Beatrix Potter’s Peter Rabbit story originated in African folktales, expert argues

The unacknowledged debt Potter owed to the Brer Rabbit stories told by enslaved Africans deserves to be recognised, says scholar

WEKU

Facing cancer? Here's when to consider experimental therapies, and when not to

It can be easy to get your hopes up about exciting new research or alternative approaches to cancer treatment. Here's an insider's guide for figuring out which ones are worth your time.

The Guardian - UK

Happy-Go-Lucky by David Sedaris review – a natural-born storyteller

The author’s family provides the focus for this funny essay collection told with impeccable comic timing

Daily Mirror

You could be sitting on a fortune if you find these books in the attic

People may be sitting on a fortune if they have old classics hidden away in their attic after a collection of Jane Austen novels sold in the United States for vast sums

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The Conversation

International Booker Prize 2023: our experts review the six shortlisted books

From a longlist of 12, six novels have been shortlisted for the 2023 International Booker Prize. Our academics review the finalists ahead of the announcement of the winner on May 23.

The Independent UK

Spandau Ballet’s Martin Kemp has written a novel about a 1980s pop star

The musician and former EastEnders star’s debut novel is due out this winter.

The Guardian - UK

The Imposters by Tom Rachman review – novelists writ large

The story of Dora, an ageing writer, is told in observant fragments that form a ‘punishing self-portrait’

France 24

Salman Rushdie accepts PEN America award in first appearance since stabbing

Salman Rushdie made an emotional and unexpected return to public life Thursday night, attending the annual gala of PEN America and giving the event’s final speech as he accepted a special prize, the PEN Centenary Courage Award, just nine months being after being stabbed repeatedly and hospitalized.

The Times of India

Salman Rushdie makes his first public appearance after a brutal attack in 2022

On August 12, 2022, the news of Booker-winner Salman Rushdie being brutally stabbed during an event at the Chautauqua Institute in New York shocked everyone. The attack was so severe that the author lost vision in one eye. And now, nine months after the brutal attack, Rushdie made his first…

Wales Online

Martin Kemp to publish his debut novel later this year

The novel tells the story of a fallen 1980s pop star who has lost everything

The Independent UK

Salman Rushdie makes first in-person public appearance since stabbing

Salman Rushdie has made an emotional and unexpected return to public life, attending the annual gala of PEN America and giving the event’s final speech as he accepted a special prize, the PEN Centenary Courage Award

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