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Open Books expands into Logan Square, selling used books to give back

The Logan Square storefront, which opened Jan. 18, makes Open Books the largest used bookstore chain in Chicago. The literacy nonprofit dedicates funds to provide free books and after-school programming for local students.

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Met police urged to prosecute Iranian accused of backing Rushdie fatwa

Officers are reviewing a dossier accusing Sayed Ataollah Mohajerani, who lives in London, of encouraging terrorism

The Guardian - UK

Julie Otsuka, Ed Yong win Carnegie Medals for Excellence

Julie Otsuka’s novel “The Swimmers,” in which a group of swimmers collectively narrate their daily routines and what happens when they’re disrupted, has won the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction

The Independent UK

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Amina Luqman-Dawson’s “Freewater' wins John Newbery Medal

A middle-grade novel about a secret community of formerly enslaved people has won the John Newbery Medal for the year’s best children’s book

The Independent UK

Prince Harry 'incentives' to attend Coronation - 'high-profile seat and title promise'

King Charles reportedly wants his estranged son Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle to attend the coronation in May - and according to a source, he could be given several assurances that could persuade him to attend

Irish Mirror

Retired librarian discovers Harry Potter books left on shelf for 20 years are now worth thousands

'The Potter books were a godsend to libraries, they got so many kids into reading, they had to keep up as they liked to discuss the plot with their friends'

Wales Online

In praise of dog-eared pages: the joy, memories and gentle ghosts to be found in beloved books

Some find folding down the corners akin to literary vandalism. For Jane Howard, to revisit those paper scars is to be haunted by – and reminded of – a past self

The Guardian - AU

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If you’re up all night with a newborn, why not try these activities

Muttering odd things, doom-scrolling social media or simply going insane are just some of the fun things you can entertain yourself with in the early hours

The Guardian - AU

The joy of saying no — and how to do it, according to a recovering people-pleaser

Are you an Avoider who dodges conflict or an Efforter for whom nothing is too much trouble? Natalie Lue tells Michael Odell that it’s time to stop people-pleasing

Evening Standard

Welcome, Marie Kondo, to the ranks of the chaotic

First off: heard of Marie Kondo, the Japanese tidiness guru? She is the woman who made folding clothes a multi-million pound business, with a number of best-selling books and a Netflix series. She is huge, a byword for a way of life epitomised by having a calming sock drawer. Yep.…

Evening Standard

Paul Burrell fumes Prince Harry has 'lost the plot' after 'disloyal' memoir

Paul Burrell has said that he was 'saddened' by Prince Harry's memoir, saying that the Duke of Sussex has 'lost the plot' and that he 'doesn't recognise him anymore'

Daily Mirror

Harry Potter books signed by JK Rowling 23 years ago now worth thousands

Two Harry Potter books signed by JK Rowling and left on a shelf for more than 20 years are now worth thousands.

The Independent UK

Why moral panic over "grooming" works

Experts explain the history of the right creating false narratives that connect LGBTQ issues to pedophilia

Salon

Elite universities aren’t hotbeds of ‘wokery’: our research shows they’re rife with racism and classism

In both the US and the UK, students described being told that they were beneficiaries of affirmative action, write authors Kalwant Bhopal and Martin Myers

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Why Don’t You Love Me? by Paul B Rainey – a marriage made in hell veers into the unknown

In this clever and savage tale about a horribly miserable couple, redemption comes with a sci-fi twist

The Independent UK

Marie Kondo says she’s ‘kind of given up’ on cleaning

The organisation guru welcomed her third child, a boy, in April 2021

The Guardian - UK

From Venice to Margate: world-conquering artist Sonia Boyce brings her supergroup to the seaside

She has notched up too many firsts to count. As the work that triumphed so spectacularly in Venice returns to Britain, the once-uncollectable artist explains why she now even has a 10-year vision

Salon

Rice does witches different in "Mayfair"

The author had no desire to follow the "double double toil and trouble" tropes we've come to expect

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Evening Standard

Man arrested in Austrian wine cellar with six kids is former London IT worker

A man arrested after barricading himself and his partner and six children in a wine cellar in Austria has been revealed as a former London IT worker-turned conspiracy theorist.

Newsroom.co.nz

Bookstores hanging in

After last week's shock news by Vic Books, Steve Braunias pens a progress report on booksellers

Daily Mirror

Family of Brit dead in mysterious circumstances at a luxury hotel in Pakistan think he was murdered

Farooq Ali's family are urging British officials to put pressure on Pakistani authorities and publish a report into his murder, after he was found with a "high level of foam" around his mouth

Glasgow Live

Glasgow Lives: Lazara, West End, mindset healer and author

Tonight we hear from Lazara who lost her dad, her sister who died in a car accident, best friend to alcoholism and then her mum - she has written a book on learning to cope.

The Guardian - UK

In brief: Signal Fires; If Nietzsche Were a Narwhal; Love Marriage – review

A thoughtful novel about a family secret, an insightful investigation into animal intelligence and Monica Ali’s clever comedy of manners

Salon

Here's why you're still getting COVID

Yes, we're fed up with COVID. But we're all still getting sick

The Guardian - UK

Brutes by Dizz Tate review – a whip-smart and warped coming-of-age Florida fairytale

A schoolmate’s disappearance is the hook for a slippery debut novel exploring the friendships and futures of a gang of eighth-grade girls

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