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‘East India Company was what Big Tech is today’

How did a corporation of merchants bring down and pauperise the subcontinent, a territory of immense wealth? “The more it recedes into memory, the weirder it becomes,” admitted William Dalrymple. “Looking at it now, it’s inconceivable, but you have to make the imaginative leap.”

The Times of India

Was It For This by Hannah Sullivan review – a poem for Grenfell

Sullivan ponders tragedy and the homes she has known in a collection full of insightful observation and anguished comedy

The Guardian - UK

Rare Shakespeare books to go on display across Scotland

THREE copies of the first printed edition of William Shakespeare’s plays will go on display in Scotland to mark 400 years since it was first…

The National (Scotland)

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Teacher sacked in culture wars fracas

"We are ready to have our day in court", says a teacher sacked for reading a fun Kiwi book

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Valentine's Day: The Antidote to Heartbreak May Lie in the Power of Stories

Experts say it's possible to have a "healthy" breakup. Here's how to recover from the end of a relationship.

Inverse

In brief: If I Survive You; The Dress Diary of Mrs Anne Sykes; Home/Land – review

An impressive novel about a Jamaican family’s escape to the US; a fascinating investigation of a Victorian scrapbook; and a memoir about a post-Trump move to London from New York

The Guardian - UK

Beastly mystery shines an imaginative light on friendship

PAMELA Butchart’s imaginative and bright storytelling alongside the illustrations of Thomas Flintham is back with a new, engaging tale for seven-…

The National (Scotland)

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Last House Before the Mountain by Monika Helfer review – as tumultuous as the family it depicts

The first world war’s impact on an Austrian clan is a charmingly told, chaotic story rooted in the author’s own history

The Guardian - UK

Shortlist revealed for Sunday Times young writer prize

The youngest author was born in 1996 while the oldest was born in 1985.

The Independent UK

The Beekeeper of Aleppo review – principled but patchy Syrian refugee drama

An at times arresting production of Christy Lefteri’s bestseller is let down by its didactic structure

The Guardian - UK

My Father’s House by Joseph O’Connor review – a literary thriller of the highest order

Based on real events, this beautifully crafted novel follows an Irish priest smuggling allied troops and Jews out of Italy in 1943

The Guardian - UK

Teen pulled from earthquake rubble by Brit rescuers asks for Harry Potter books

The team leader of British rescue charity SARAID, Rob Davies, said a 15-year-old was rescued from the rubble in Turkey after five days and all that she was interested in was her Harry Potter books

Daily Mirror

Women Talking review – a stellar ensemble energises Sarah Polley’s timeless parable

The Canadian director’s finely balanced drama about the abuse, secrets and shame of an isolated religious community boasts wonderfully nuanced performances, yet the real action lies in its knotty central argument

The Guardian - UK

Two Sisters by Blake Morrison review – siblings fatally wounded by childhood

Having written about his father and then his mother, the poet and writer now turns to his sisters in a heartfelt and delicate memorial

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Untouchable review: Trump as ‘lawless Houdini’ above US justice

Elie Honig offers a powerful indictment of the former president and those who have failed to bring him down

The Independent UK

Copies of first printed Shakespeare plays go on display for 400th anniversary

The First Folio was first published in 1623.

The Times of India

‘Comrades in poetic arms’ talk about the sound of failure

"If I were choosing the title for this session, it would be the sound of failure”, acclaimed poet Jeet Thayil said at the Times Litfest. In a freewheeling chat with writer Jerry Pinto, the Narcopolis author reflected upon failures of different kinds. Above all, they cheekily dissected what it means…

The Times of India

‘I may write about 2022 Lanka protests in 20 years’

I’m not a journalist. I wait 20 years, look back, make sure anyone who could take offence is dead and then I write.”

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‘Spiritual texts our literary heritage… a wealth of wisdom for the young’

In a speech that was both a playful departure from the conventions of literary gatherings as well as a gentle interrogation of the conventional definition of literary canons, Samir Jain, Vice Chairman and Managing Director, Times Group, said India’s great spiritual texts, passed down generations, should be read as literature,…

The Times of India

I’m more worried about the dangers of natural stupidity than AI: Harari

Philosopher, historian and bestselling author Yuval Noah Harari regularly travels to India to practice Vipassana. “If not for meditation, I’d still be researching medieval military history and not talking about Neanderthals and cyborgs,” he shared during an absorbing session at the Times Litfest 2023. “The key thing when writing big…

Liverpool Echo

James Bulger's mum shares favourite memories of 'fun, loving' son killed 30 years ago

Denise Fergus said not being able to say goodbye or I love you to her son still hurts her to this day

The Guardian - UK

Amy Bloom: ‘I have a minor interest in gardening, but really it’s people’

The US writer and psychotherapist on helping her husband to die and finding the humour in writing about it – and why she’s now spending more time with waves and sunsets

Salon

He brought Lennon and Elton together

Tony King's masterclass memoir offers a whirlwind tour from nascent rock 'n' roll in the 1950s through the present

The Guardian - UK

Salman Rushdie is determined to have the last word

The novelist is still recovering from a knife attack last summer, but the loss of an eye won’t stop him writing about it

Newsroom.co.nz

Eleanor Catton: 'Power, class, and money'

Our fourth and final review of Birnam Wood

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