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Trump election reframed TV version of The Handmaid’s Tale, says Atwood

Hugely successful adaptation of dystopian novel began airing three months after 2016 US presidential election

The Guardian - UK · Jun 1, 2023

Caster Semenya wants to inspire resilience with memoir published by Merky Books

She won the 2009 World Championships in Berlin at the age of 18.

The Independent UK · Jun 1, 2023

What we’re reading: writers and readers on the books they enjoyed in May

Authors, critics and Guardian readers discuss the titles they have read over the last month. Join the conversation in the comments

The Guardian - UK · Jun 1, 2023

Harry Oppenheimer biography shows the South African mining magnate’s hand in economic policies

In Harry Oppenheimer: Diamonds, Gold and Dynasty, his outstanding biography of the South African mining magnate who died in 2000, Michael Cardo shows that there is still mileage to be made in the study of dead white males who played a role in the making of South Africa. Based on…

The Conversation · Jun 1, 2023

Trump accuser E Jean Carroll writes romance novel with ex-president’s niece

Novel, which law professor Jennifer Taub also worked on, will be released on Substack and have ‘erotic scenes’ but ‘no politics’

The Guardian - US · Jun 1, 2023

I’ve found an unexpected formula — less ambition makes me happier

I can’t remember when it hit me. It could have been when I was completing yet another admin task, using yet another random app called something like “Lettuce”. It could have been when I found myself leaving the office after spending eight hours crouched over a laptop like a dishevelled…

Evening Standard · Jun 1, 2023

Greta Thunberg to appear at Edinburgh Book Festival: When is it and how to attend

Swedish activist in Scottish capital to promote The Climate Book

Evening Standard · Jun 1, 2023

Eyes Guts Throat Bones by Moïra Fowley review – fairytale fun and gore

The YA author’s debut collection for adults includes some fine folkloric and ‘horror-adjacent’ short stories

The Guardian - UK · Jun 1, 2023

Literary escapes! 10 top London authors on their summer must-reads

Classic romance novels, epic sci-fi, poetic prose — Alex Peake-Tomkinson quizzes writers from Jessie Burton to Diana Evans on their all-time favourite literary escapes

Evening Standard · Jun 1, 2023

Gays on Broadway by Ethan Mordden review – stage whispers

A gossipy, insightful survey of the (often closeted) gay contribution to American theatre

The Guardian - UK · Jun 1, 2023