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‘We get braver as we get older’: Maxine Peake on her daring dystopia play performed in a library

Kay Dick’s novel They was almost forgotten – but its dark predictions are eerily prescient. Perfect fodder for Peake and her new company to bring to life in Manchester

The Guardian - UK · Jun 30, 2023

30 Years Ago, Tom Cruise Made His Most Underrated Thriller — And Launched a New Genre

Before Cruise saved action movies, he kickstarted the legal thriller.

Inverse · Jun 30, 2023

Best of Friends by Kamila Shamsie audiobook review – women driven apart

The close friendship between two women from Karachi who are high flyers in London is put to the test when a figure from their past reappears

The Guardian - UK · Jun 30, 2023

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Dear Abby: My friends and family all have talents, but I have none

Housewife’s lack of accomplishments is hurting her self-esteem.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 30, 2023

Remembering Coimbatore’s Thiagu Book Centre’s good old days

Coimbatore’s Thiagu Book Center shuts down

The Hindu · Jun 30, 2023

Rare Harry Potter bought for 30p may fetch up to £5,000

First edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone bought by UK book collector goes up for auction next week

The Guardian - UK · Jun 30, 2023

Richard Ford: ‘I don’t read for comfort. Comfort I source elsewhere’

The Pulitzer prizewinning author on taking life lessons from Chekhov, warming to Woolf and reading Larkin on loop

The Guardian - UK · Jun 30, 2023

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Review: The Faggots and Their Friends Between The Revolutions at Manchester International Festival

This masterpiece does not rewrite history, it radically retells it

Manchester Evening News · Jun 30, 2023

Former Dumfries woman realises lifetime dream by getting novel into print

Linda Wheatley is looking forward to launching her book at Waterstone's - and is already working on her second

Daily Record · Jun 30, 2023

Trainspotting's Irvine Welsh says he has 'tremendous respect' for JK Rowling

The Edinburgh writer, 64, said having sensitivity proofreaders was to ensure his work does not ‘wound or misrepresent’ certain demographics, rather than out of fear of getting cancelled.

Edinburgh Live · Jun 30, 2023

The Beasts of Paris by Stef Penney review – radicals and romantics

The horror and hedonism of the siege of Paris are dazzlingly evoked in a gripping novel of self-discovery

The Guardian - UK · Jun 30, 2023

Rare Harry Potter book bought for 30p from library set to sell for staggering amount

A library decided it was too damaged to lend out so sold it for pennies

Bristol Post · Jun 30, 2023

Glasgow teen who wrote children's book given top award for helping others

Melissa Cassidy, who has quadriplegic cerebral palsy, utilised her passion for writing to help raise awareness of the difficulties people with disabilities face in today's society.

Glasgow Live · Jun 30, 2023

Harry Potter book bought from library for 30p is ultra-rare first edition worth £5k

The collector, who bought the book for pennies, kept it stashed away in a box at his home, before the unlikely treasure was discovered by his family after he passed away

Daily Mirror · Jun 30, 2023

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The Independent UK · Jun 30, 2023

Irvine Welsh: Having sensitivity readers is not about fear of being cancelled

The Scottish writer, 64, said having sensitivity proofreaders was to ensure his work does not ‘wound or misrepresent’ certain demographics.

Reason · Jun 29, 2023

Jean Carroll's Libel Lawsuit Against Donald Trump for His 2019 Statements Can Go Forward

From Judge Lewis Kaplan's opinion today in Carroll v. Trump (S.D.N.Y.): This is a defamation case brought by writer E. Jean Carroll against President Donald Trump, as he then was, for statements Mr. Trump made in June 2019 shortly after Ms. Carroll publicly accused him of sexual assault. In those…

Daily Mirror · Jun 29, 2023

Harry and Sandra Redknapp awkwardly celebrated WRONG wedding anniversary a year early

Former football manager and player Harry Redknapp and his wife Sandra married in June 1968, but got their dates mixed up for their milestone anniversary meaning they celebrated it a year early

The Hindu · Jun 29, 2023

Between two books, a revelatory social history

In the mapping of social change over the last half century, two books written by journalists stand out

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Cinemablend · Jun 29, 2023

A Good Girl's Guide To Murder TV Series: What We Know About The YA Adaptation

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder is coming to television soon enough. Here is what we know so far.

The Conversation · Jun 29, 2023

How 1920s high society fashion pushed gender boundaries through 'freaking' parties

The 1920s brought about a rise in androgynous fashion among a high society set that broke boundaries and caused controversy. This drew on a subculture that had existed for decades, perhaps centuries, but after the first world war gender-bending fashions became front page news.

Tribune News Service · Jun 29, 2023

This week's bestsellers from Publishers Weekly

Here are the bestsellers for the week that ended Saturday, June 24, compiled from data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide, powered by Circana BookScan © 2023 Circana.

Dublin Live · Jun 29, 2023

Dublin author calls for personal apology after Arts Council's €25,000 grant mistake

"I just had so much relief and joy and gratitude and I started telling people, I was celebrating - and then a half an hour later I got the email saying sorry, that was an error"

Metal Hammer · Jun 29, 2023

The psychedelic tale of when Ministry's Al Jourgensen helped William Burroughs with an issue in his garden

This story is a must-read if you’re having problems with raccoons

The Hindu · Jun 29, 2023

Irai Anbu to bring out book on art of public speaking

Chief Secretary V. Irai Anbu, who will be demitting office on Friday, will be coming out with a book on the art of public speaking shortly.

The Guardian - UK · Jun 29, 2023

Where to start with: Iain Banks

He catapulted to fame with depraved, funny novel The Wasp Factory in 1984, but the much-loved Scottish writer had a parallel career as an influential sci-fi writer

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