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Corporal punishment is legal in some Maryland schools. An author and her state delegate spouse want to change that

BALTIMORE — Catonsville author Tara Ebersole’s first foray into fiction writing drew her deep into researching corporal punishment in education. She was stunned to discover the practice is still legal in some settings in Maryland.

Tribune News Service

Dad who spent 42 years searching for missing daughter died five days before body found

Father Oscar Jackson died just five days before the body of his missing daughter Pamella Jackson, 17, was found. For the last 40 years Oscar searched almost every day searching in riverbeds and creeks.

Daily Mirror

Censoring Ian Fleming and Roald Dahl is an act of greed, not sensitivity

Fleming and Dahl’s books are at the centre of a furore over censorship and outdated language. ‘Cancel-proofing’ makes sense from a cynical business perspective, writes Louis Chilton – but it lets everybody off the hook far too easily

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When is World Book Day 2023?

World Book Day is right around the corner and will celebrated all over the world

Manchester Evening News

Rediscovered Terry Pratchett stories to be published

Twenty stories written under a pseudonym and never before attributed to Pratchett, who died in 2015, will be released this year by Transworld

The Guardian - UK

Outlander star's new book will share behind the scenes stories from hit TV show

Scott Kyle's book will be released next year and will contain some stories from his time on Outlander.

Daily Record

James Bond novels to be reissued with racial references removed

The changes to the spy novels include the removal of the N-word and omitting references to the ethnicity of minor characters

The Guardian - UK

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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle forced to 'sack' nanny after 'incident during the night'

It has been revealed that Prince Harry and Meghan sacked their nanny just days after the contract started. Although the couple initially didn't want staff, their opinions changed once Meghan's mother moved out.

Edinburgh Live

Malorie Blackman and John Agard to headline Stormzy’s #Merky Books literature festival

The rapper launched his publishing imprint in 2018 in partnership with Penguin Random House

The Independent UK

Stormzy’s #Merky Books launches literature festival to ‘inspire young creatives’

The grime star said he was ‘proud’ to offer the two-day event headlined by Wretch 32, John Agard and Malorie Blackman

The Guardian - UK

‘Sweet tang of rape’: Offensive language that has – and hasn’t – been cut from Ian Fleming’s James Bond books

An overview of what’s made the cut in the sensitivity reader-approved editions

The Independent UK

Editorial: The absurd and asinine cleansing of Roald Dahl’s work

Like the rest of the sane universe, we couldn’t believe the gall of Puffin U.K. when word came out that the publishing house and the Roald Dahl Story Co., the entity that manages his work, had conspired to make hundreds of changes to the writers’ iconic books.

Tribune News Service

'I had 24-hours to save bookshop after soaring bills left me £800 short - then a tweet changed everything'

Sapphire Bates's dream came true when she opened her very own independent bookshop in Ramsgate last summer, but her sky-rocketing gas and electricity bills have left her unable to pay the bills this month

Daily Mirror

Germans are right to be incensed by All Quiet on the Western Front: it paints them as the good guys

Making changes to a classic novel is one thing – but this retelling risks raising tensions at the worst possible time, says writer Nicholas Barber

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Old God’s Time by Sebastian Barry review – a cop you can’t trust

A murder investigation leads a retired policeman to confront his past in a stately, often dreamlike novel about the impact of trauma on memory

The Guardian - UK

‘I’ll always be a bad feminist!’: Roxane Gay on love, success – and upsetting Piers Morgan

The writer, academic and cultural critic has had a tumultuous few years, full of love, grief and phenomenal creativity. She discusses women’s rights, writer’s block and why every day with her wife remains an adventure

The National (Scotland)

New book looks at lives of four Scottish volunteers who fought in Spanish Civil War

I HAVE written often enough

Chicago Sun-Times

Punch ticket, grab book

“Shadow State” is the sort of a thriller that gets you through the hours spent traveling.

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Salon

"Dear Edward," Harry & child grief

The adaptation of Ann Napolitano's novel of a 12-year-old survivor echoes how Harry struggled after losing his mum

Newsroom.co.nz

Roald Dahl and the big fat fuss

Mike Hosking, Heather du Plessis-Allan, Roald Dahl, and culture wars: an editor's analysis

Liverpool Echo

Huyton bingo caller to travel UK using just public transport

Mattie sets off from Liverpool on Tuesday

Daily Mirror

James Bond books to be rewritten to remove offensive references after Roald Dahl row

James Bond novels are set to be reissued this year after a team of sensitivity experts deemed some of author Ian Fleming's language 'offensive'

The Guardian - UK

In brief: What You Need from the Night; Elderflora; Tomorrow’s People – review

A haunting novel exploring a father-son relationship; a fascinating study of trees through history; and an illuminating analysis of demographics

The Guardian - UK

A Spell of Good Things by Ayòbámi Adébáyò review – a blistering indictment of the abuse of power

Adébáyò’s compelling second novel follows the fates of two families who come up against the failings of the state

Belfast Live

Co Down schoolboy aims to conquer Ben Nevis as he treks for charity

Elijah Hewitt will be joined by his pup, Scamper, on what's set to be their biggest walk to date

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