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Best letter writing sets: Beautiful stationery to make your correspondence stand out

Your type, on paper

Evening Standard

Detail and description: A creative writing masterclass with Jem Poster and Sarah Burton

Explore and expand your descriptive writing ability in this weekend masterclass with Professor Jem Poster and Dr Sarah Burton, co-founders of Cambridge University’s master’s programme in creative writing

The Guardian - UK

This week's bestsellers

The latest Nielsen BookScan New Zealand bestseller list, described by Steve Braunias

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Special Scots edition of Harry Potter has people in stitches over 'hysterical' differences

While the Harry Potter series has been translated into over 80 languages worldwide, one of the more interesting versions is the Scots edition—which has some "hilarious" changes

Daily Record

Little Plum by Laura McPhee-Browne review – the taboos of motherhood

In her compassionate second novel, McPhee-Browne deftly articulates the experience of becoming a parent

The Guardian - AU

Valuable PG Wodehouse books saved from landfill

One of the books is thought to be worth more than £200

Wales Online

Camilla praises ‘life-changing’ effects of reading as she tours book charity

The Queen Consort helped stamp books set for export to Rwanda as she visited Book Aid International.

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Signed Harry Potter books found by retired librarian after 20 years set to sell for thousands

Janette Tuckwell met JK Rowling in 1999 when she took a group of school pupils along to a Waterstones store and received her own first edition signed copies of the first two novels.

Daily Record

Gerald Moore obituary

Other lives: Expert on African literature who spent much of his time as a lecturer in Nigeria and Uganda

The Guardian - UK

Bret Easton Ellis’s defence of Kanye West over anti-Semitism causes walkout at London event

‘I don’t believe he is an anti-Semite’ the writer told an UnHerd audience

Evening Standard

Edinburgh Book Festival director to step down following 'toxic' workplace allegations

THE director of the Edinburgh International Book Festival, Nick Barley, is to step down from the role after 14 years.

The National (Scotland)

I never encountered a Somali character in books growing up – I had to change that

When I wrote my first young person’s novel, I wanted the next generation to feel seen and celebrated, says author Ayaan Mohamud

The Guardian - UK

Memphis police brutality: Tyre Nichols' killing sparks outrage in US

This week, America was rocked by the brutal killing of Tyre Nichols. The 29-year-old Black man was killed during a traffic stop by an elite police unit made up of five police officers who are also Black. His beating in Memphis, Tennessee was viewed across the country through a series…

France 24

If I Survive You by Jonathan Escoffery review – dazzling debut of racial identity

Eight linked short stories, set mostly in Miami, vividly evoke the experiences of a young Black man in search of a sense of belonging

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The Independent UK

All-star judging panel for British Book Awards 2023 announced

Channel 4 News lead anchor, Krishnan Guru-Murthy, will be joined by other famous faces as part of the panel.

ABC News

Melbourne author Jessica Au wins $100,000 Victorian Prize for Literature with Cold Enough for Snow

Jessica Au's novel exploring the fraught but loving relationship between mothers and daughters just won the top prize at the Victorian Premier's Literary Awards.

AAP

Melbourne writer takes out $100,000 literary prize

Melbourne writer Jessica Au has taken out the top prize at the Victorian Premier's Literary Awards.

The Guardian - AU

Melbourne author Jessica Au wins $125,000 for ‘quietly powerful’ novella

Five of the eight winners at this year’s Victorian premier’s literary awards are debuts, with Au winning two categories for her second book, Cold Enough for Snow

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My Father’s House by Joseph O’Connor review – the priest who defied Nazis

A polyphonic retelling of how an Irish priest set out to rescue resistance fighters, PoWs and Jews from Nazi-occupied Rome

Tribune News Service

Most Texans want ‘content ratings’ on school library books and diverse classes, poll finds

DALLAS — The majority of Texans want a “content rating” – similar to what’s used for movies – on books sold to public schools to help establish what is appropriate for children, according to a new poll from the University of Houston.

The Guardian - UK

Sunak thinks he is following Thatcher’s union-busting playbook. But he has fatally misread it

Unlike her latest tribute act, the iron lady was an astute judge of public opinion, and an avoider of political traps, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

Newsroom.co.nz

Men: the comeback

Ockham longlist announced

Evening Standard

London Book Fair 2023: Dates, speakers and how to get tickets

The Mayor of London, Kate Mosse and a raft of Ukrainian authors are the latest announcements to the bill

Los Angeles Times

Michael Hiltzik: Barnes & Noble saved itself by putting books first. Imagine that

It wasn't long ago that Barnes & Noble seemed to be on the glide path to extinction.

Liverpool Echo

Man vows to continue work despite hundreds of 'hate' messages

Christopher Greenough was forced to set up a folder in his email for the deluge of messages he received

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