Children’s and teens roundup – the best new picture books and novels Dreams of Bollywood; awkward questions about the British Empire; a haunted school trip; and a riotous YA horror-comedy The Guardian - UK · Jun 16, 2023
A Pocketful of Happiness by Richard E Grant audiobook review – laughter, loss and love The actor warmly recalls the time he shared with his wife during her last year and their past encounters with glitz and glamour The Guardian - UK · Jun 16, 2023
Selling yourself is a minefield for all of us – not just students. Here’s how to do it in 600 words The fine art of self-promotion is more vital than ever – and crafting a personal statement is apt training for modern life, says writer and reviewer Katy Guest The Guardian - UK · Jun 16, 2023
Gary Shteyngart: ‘Orwell made dictatorships seem a lot less sexy’ The Soviet-born novelist on rewriting the Torah, learning from Judy Blume, and why Vladimir Nabokov is ‘yum’ The Guardian - UK · Jun 16, 2023
Republican hopeful Mike Pence to release book on ‘how faith makes family’ Advice book Go Home For Dinner, co-authored with daughter Charlotte Pence Bond, to be published by Simon & Schuster The Guardian - US · Jun 16, 2023
The Late Americans by Brandon Taylor review – a class act A college campus in the midwest provides the setting for this expansive novel of sex, politics and self-discovery The Guardian - UK · Jun 16, 2023
One Midsummer’s Day by Mark Cocker review – soaring with swifts Wonder and gratitude drive a revelatory account of this vital summer visitor The Guardian - UK · Jun 16, 2023
Belfast writer Lucy Caldwell winner of Walter Scott Prize 2023 Caldwell scoops £25,000 prize for her novel These Days set during air strikes on Belfast during Second World War The Independent UK · Jun 16, 2023
‘For Hindutva, only the Hindu past is relevant,’ says Romila Thapar, author of The Future in the Past: Essays & Reflections The Future in the Past: Essays & Reflections by Romila Thapar The Hindu · Jun 16, 2023
An online summer writing retreat: Week three Join us for the last week of our unmissable creative writing retreat with more than ten sessions led by award-winning authorsOnline workshopDate: Monday 7 August – Sunday 13 August 2023Catch up recording available The Guardian - UK · Jun 15, 2023
An online summer writing retreat: Week two Join us for the second week of our unmissable creative writing retreat with more than ten sessions led by award-winning authors The Guardian - UK · Jun 15, 2023
Belfast writer announced as winner of Walter Scott Prize 2023 Lucy Caldwell scooped the £25,000 prize for her novel These Days set during air strikes on Belfast during the Second World War. The Independent UK · Jun 15, 2023
This week's bestsellers from Publishers Weekly Here are the bestsellers for the week that ended Saturday, June 10, compiled from data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide, powered by Circana BookScan © 2023 Circana. Tribune News Service · Jun 15, 2023
Omar Khalidi Hall inaugurated at MANUU Omar Khalidi Hall inaugurated at MANUU The Hindu · Jun 15, 2023
The Independent UK · Jun 15, 2023 Robert Caro's last book on LBJ likely won't be delayed by editor Robert Gottlieb's death One of the book world’s most long-awaited publications, Robert Caro's fifth volume on Lyndon Johnson is unlikely to be delayed by the death of editor Robert Gottlieb
The Independent UK · Jun 15, 2023 Prince Harry recalled ‘yawning silence’ that followed Meghan Markle’s joke after first Trooping the Colour Duke and Duchess of Sussex attended their first Trooping the Colour together in 2018, but are reportedly not invited to this year’s celebration
Salon · Jun 15, 2023 Cormac McCarthy didn't write Westerns The acclaimed American writer never confined himself to one genre ... or its conventions for that matter
The Guardian - AU · Jun 15, 2023 I Look Forward to Hearing from You by Nick Bhasin review – madcap Hollywood satire While it has moments of brilliance and a Clickhole-esque wit, this debut novel is more often swallowed by its own snark
The Guardian - UK · Jun 15, 2023 Jeremy Corbyn and Len McCluskey to publish ‘accessible’ poetry collection Contributions by Russell Brand and Maxine Peake feature in Poetry for the Many, which aims to help readers shake off the idea that verse is only for ‘posh people’
Evening Standard · Jun 15, 2023 This is Europe by Ben Judah: an astonishing achievement Ben Judah, This is Europe. The way we live now.
The Times of India · Jun 15, 2023 Biopic of Lucky Bisht, former Personal Security Officer of PM Modi to be out soon A biopic on Lucky Bisht, a former NSG Commando and Spy and the former personal security officer of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, will be released soon, publishing house Simon Schuster has said. The publisher has Sachin Tendulkar’s biopic to its credit.
The Guardian - UK · Jun 15, 2023 An online summer writing retreat: Week one Join us for the opening week of our unmissable creative writing retreat with more than ten sessions led by award-winning authors
GamesRadar · Jun 15, 2023 Green Lantern: War Journal #1 puts John Stewart back on the front line The new Dawn of DC series is by Phillip Kennedy Johnson and Montos
Evening Standard · Jun 15, 2023 Hitler, Stalin, Mum and Dad by Daniel Finkelstein review: a breathless, brilliant memoir Implicit throughout this brilliant book is the understanding that, for every survival story like his, there are millions unwritten
The Conversation · Jun 15, 2023 How the Unabomber's unique linguistic fingerprints led to his capture Can the language someone uses be as unique as their fingerprints?