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Excerpt: 'Wild Things,' by Lynette Reini-Grandell

"Wild Things: A Trans-Glam-Punk-Rock Love Story" by Lynette Reini-Grandell; Minnesota Historical Society Press (319 pages, $29.95)

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Nothing Special by Nicole Flattery review – inside Warhol’s Factory

Exploring female friendship, fame and identity, this coming-of-age tale follows two young women in 1960s New York

The Guardian - UK

Sensitivity readers: what publishing’s most polarising role is really about

The Roald Dahl alterations thrust sensitivity readers to the foreground, but the profession is nothing new

The Guardian - UK

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The Marriage Question by Clare Carlisle review – the lives and loves of George Eliot

A philosopher examines the meaning of relationships in the great novelist’s life and books

The Guardian - UK

Many UK primary schoolchildren ‘drastically’ missing out on poetry

Research in January by Macmillan and CLPE found limited books and lack of teacher support means majority study or hear poetry less than once a week

The Guardian - UK

AutHer Awards 2023 Shortlist announced

The AutHer Awards 2023 Shortlists for best women authors in Fiction, Non-Fiction, Children’s Literature, and Debut were announced today by a panel of eminent judges. The Times of India received a whopping 2000 plus entries submitted by both publishers and individual authors for the coveted award, the first of its…

The Times of India

Polish activist convicted over abortion pills, Oprah's 100th book club pick, and energy prices to surge — as it happened

The news Australia is searching for, and all the news that happened while you snoozed.

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Trump says the Queen, Diana and Oprah Winfrey ‘kissed my ass’ in letters

Former president promotes book of correspondence with mournful claim that ‘only half’ of those included still like him

The Guardian - US

Author picks up young writer prize for novel about legacy of male violence

Previous winners of the award, which comes with a £10,000 prize, include Normal People author Sally Rooney and Surge poet Jay Bernard.

The Independent UK

Oprah Winfrey announces 100th pick for her book club

On Tuesday, Winfrey announced that she had chosen Ann Napolitano’s “Hello Beautiful,” a modern-day homage to “Little Women” from the author of the bestselling “Dear Edward.”

Chicago Sun-Times

Why Old Norse myths endure in popular culture

From Wagner to William Morris in the late 19th century, via Tolkien’s dwarves and CS Lewis’s The Last Battle, through to last year’s controversial film The Northman, Scandinavian gods and heroes have been central to the stories we tell ourselves.

The Conversation

Literature's woke psychosis

An essay lamenting identity politics and conformist morality in contemporary writing

Newsroom.co.nz

Latest Journal of Free Speech Law Article Published 2 Months After It Was Submitted

One goal of our peer-reviewed Journal of Free Speech Law is to be able to publish quickly, when the author so prefers. We haven't always been as quick as we'd have liked, but it seems like we now have the proper staffing and procedures to be quite good about it.…

Reason

The intimate London exhibition paying homage to a legendary lesbian nightclub

Zara Toppin’s latest work takes inspiration from 1930s Paris nightclub, Le Monocle

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John Bramble obituary

Other Lives: Oxford University lecturer who took an unconventional approach to the teaching of Latin literature

The Guardian - UK

The 60 minute writing workout with Laura Dockrill

A series of creative masterclasses packed with practical exercises designed to help you flex your writing muscles

Evening Standard

International Booker prize announces 2023 long list that celebrates ‘ambition’

The long list for the 2023 prize worth £50,000 has been announced

Reason

From My Commonplace Book, No. 6

Stefan Zweig on inflation in Central Europe in the 1920s

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The Independent UK

Gordon Brown and Douglas Stuart join book festival line-up

The Borders Book Festival takes place over four days in June.

The Independent UK

Oprah reflects upon book club as she announces 100th pick

The Oprah Winfrey book club has reached 100

The National (Scotland)

Nicola Sturgeon announces baby loss memorial book

A MEMORIAL book for those who have experienced a pregnancy or baby loss prior to 24 weeks will be available this summer, First Minister Nicola…

Irish Mirror

'World's most expensive' pint of Guinness on sale at Cheltenham and it's mixed with 'English sparkling wine'

Punters will be offered the chance to sample the £20 tipple at the course

The Independent UK

Nicola Sturgeon announces new Memorial Book for those who suffer pregnancy loss

The outgoing Scottish First Minister told how the grief from her miscarriage in 2011 would stay with her forever.

The Guardian - UK

Stormzy and Tracey Emin join Hay festival 2023 lineup

The UK’s best-known literary festival has a new CEO and promises ‘11 days of different’ as it unveils its full lineup featuring Richard Osman, Dua Lipa, Margaret Atwood and more

Wales Online

Stormzy to make Welsh festival debut

The British rapper, 29, joins a whole host of other stars - including Dua Lipa, Helena Bonham Carter and Richard E Grant - at Hay Festival 2023

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