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Activists decry Malaysian ban on LGBT books

KUALA LUMPUR: Activists in Malaysia have criticised a government decision to ban three books for allegedly promoting “LGBTQ lifestyles”, saying it would further erode gay and transgender rights.

Bangkok Post

Florida Department of Corrections overrules rejection of journalist’s memoir about her time in prison

ORLANDO, Fla. — A book that was banned from being circulated inside correctional facilities across Florida will soon be hitting the library shelves in state-run prisons.

Orlando Sentinel

Commentary: Lawmakers should leave decisions on school curriculum to the teachers

“Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past.”

Chicago Tribune

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Authors Unplugged: Ashwin Sanghi, Preeti Shenoy, Anand Neelakantan on their writing process, using AI for writing, and more

The Times Literature Festival in Delhi saw the who's who of the literary world come together for an exciting exchange of views and ideas over the weekend. In one of the sessions, titled 'Authors Unplugged', the audience got a glimpse of three bestselling Indian authors-- Ashwin Sanghi, Preeti Shenoy, and…

The Times of India

This Other Eden by Paul Harding review – paradise lost

A Pulitzer winner returns with a masterful story of a marginalised American community under threat, which has much to say to our times

The Guardian - UK

Pompeo says Israel has biblical claim to Palestine and is ‘not an occupying nation’

Trump’s secretary of state makes comments on podcast to defend former administration siding more openly with Israel

The Guardian - US

Tories call for Tavistock-style probe into Sandyford gender clinic

THE Scottish Conservatives are calling for a Tavistock-style probe into the Sandyford gender identity clinic in Glasgow.

The National (Scotland)

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Adelaide Writers' Week defends scheduling author who is critical of Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Adelaide Writers' Week defends a decision to schedule an author who has been vocal against Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy, saying the event is about debating different views.

ABC News

Ancient copy of Hebrew Bible expected to fetch up to £41.5m at auction

Codex Sassoon, which dates back to the ninth or tenth century, is due to come up for auction in May for the first time in more than 30 years.

The Independent UK

Amanda Gorman’s new children’s book showcases ‘a message of hope’

Viking Children’s Books announced Wednesday that “Something, Someday,” by Gorman and Christian Robinson, is scheduled for Sept. 26.

Chicago Sun-Times

Nicola Sturgeon has faced the nastiest misogynist abuse that both sides of indy debate can hand out

Politicians should not be quizzed about why they don’t have children and forced to account for the horrific behaviour of their predecessor.

Daily Record

Movie review: 'Marlowe' a tepid take on classic noir

“Marlowe” is an adaptation of the 2014 book “The Black-Eyed Blonde: A Philip Marlowe Novel” by Irish novelist and Booker Award winner John Banville (“Doctor Copernicus”), writing as his pseudonymous other self Benjamin Black. It is a detective story set in 1939 Los Angeles, featuring Raymond Chandler’s immortal modern-day knight…

Boston Herald

Beating up the 'alt- right'

Book review: A new exposé of fringe politics performs an exceptional service but is poorly defined and lacking in evidence

Newsroom.co.nz

The tide is turning on male-dominated non-fiction writing

Letter: The chair of the British Academy book prize, Prof Charles Tripp, responds to the news that the Women’s Prize Trust is launching a new award for non-fiction written by women

The Guardian - UK

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The Independent UK

Judge to Trump: Too late to offer DNA to rebut rape claim

A New York federal judge says former President Donald Trump missed his chance to use his DNA to try to prove he didn't rape a longtime magazine advice columnist

The Independent UK

George M. Johnson and Leah Johnson have 7-figure book deal

Two leading young adult authors have a seven-figure book deal to write a pair of novels centered on Black, queer characters

The Independent UK

Amanda Gorman writes children's book 'Something, Someday'

Amanda Gorman’s next literary project is a collaboration with a prize-winning illustrator for a children’s book coming out this fall

Daily Mirror

Diana's former butler claims 'nothing was good enough' for Prince Harry

Princess Diana's former butler Paul Burrell has spoken out against Prince Harry's behaviour toward the royal family, saying he needs to take accountability for the stress he has caused them

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The Guardian - UK

John Finnemore to write Cain’s Jawbone murder-mystery sequel

The official follow-up to the 1934 puzzle book, which saw a resurgence thanks to TikTok, is being written by the comedy writer who was one of the few people to solve the original

The Independent UK

Oprah chooses Susan Cain's 'Bittersweet' for book club

Oprah Winfrey has chosen Susan Cain’s “Bittersweet” as her new book club pick

Evening Standard

What is the Victoria Cross? Book with war heroes’ autographs sell for £4,500 at auction

‘It is one of the most extraordinary militaria finds we have ever made,’ auctioneer says

The Conversation

Salman Rushdie’s Victory City review: a storyteller at the height of his powers

Victory City is an epic chronicle of the rise and fall of Vijayanagar (the capital city of the historic southern Indian Vijayanagara empire), which acquires the name “Bisnaga” through ill-fated attempts at pronunciation by a Portuguese traveller.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Thom Browne Channels ‘Little Prince’ in Heartfelt NYFW Show

The beloved novella “The Little Prince” tells us that we see clearly only with our hearts — that what is essential is invisible to the eye. Fair enough. But Thom Browne, in a fashion show channeling the famed 1943 tale, couldn't help but dazzle the eye, too. Those lucky enough…

Salon

GOP still seeks to ban books — not guns

It's about control, not protection: Despite Michigan State shooting, Republicans will treat books as more dangerous

The Guardian - UK

The Oyster Problem review – the struggle to save Flaubert from himself

In historian Orlando Figes’ rather too formal first play, the passionate romantic’s friends try to persuade him to be a little more worldly

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