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Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton review – the root of all evil

The Booker-winner’s dark and brilliant tale of a gardening collective’s clash with a billionaire explodes the notion of caring capitalism

The Guardian - UK · Feb 26, 2023

Katie Piper feels 'guilty' leaving her kids for 'longest' stretch yet to film new show

Katie Piper said it was 'really difficult' to say goodbye to her daughters for 10 days to film her new W documentary, Babies Behind Bars, in which she investigates women who are pregnant while in prison

Daily Mirror · Feb 26, 2023

What Writers Read: 35 Writers On Their Favourite Book by Pandora Sykes review

What Writers Read: 35 Writers On Their Favourite Book edited by Pandora Sykes review

The National (Scotland) · Feb 26, 2023

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James Bond books edited to remove racist terms

The novels were amended by 'sensitivity readers', with a publishing disclaimer saying that 'commonplace' terms used in the regional versions 'might be considered offensive by modern readers'

Wales Online · Feb 26, 2023

Author of anti-trauma children’s book to read at school for young Ukrainians

Di Redmond wrote the Rucksack, a story about a boy who flees war with only his backpack, to help Ukrainian children deal with trauma.

The Independent UK · Feb 26, 2023

Censorship or context? Australian book industry wrestles with how to refresh outdated classics

Australia has a history of removing controversial elements from children’s texts, but the question of whether they should be edited is not easy to answer

The Guardian - AU · Feb 25, 2023

Co Armagh author on writing debut novel about illegal love during The Troubles

"My inspiration for the novel is fundamentally the belief that the power of love compounds human resilience and determination"

Belfast Live · Feb 25, 2023

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Bonnie Garmus: ‘There are so few of us who haven’t been pushed aside’

The Lessons in Chemistry author on her bestselling debut novel’s debt to her mother’s generation, how readers identify with her heroine and why the book’s title changed

The Guardian - UK · Feb 25, 2023

Ricky Gervais shares expletive-ridden thoughts on Roald Dahl censorship debate

Comedian has now weighed in on furore over children’s books being edited

The Independent UK · Feb 25, 2023

Roald Dahl threatened publisher with ‘enormous crocodile’ if they changed his words

Conversation with Francis Bacon emerges amid the row over updating controversial language in the children’s author’s books

The Guardian - UK · Feb 25, 2023

'Nothing short of disgusting' - Sale of books telling 'untold story' of Nicola Bulley disappearance slammed by locals

The books are already on sale online just days after the body of the mum-of-two was found in Lancashire

Irish Mirror · Feb 25, 2023

Sisters behind US’s first Black food book store share their five essential reads

For Black History Month, owners Gabrielle and Danielle Davenport curated a list of the best books celebrating the role of food in culture and liberation

The Guardian - US · Feb 25, 2023

Peaches are not the only fruit: five frightful alternatives to Roald Dahl

From mischievous deities to creepy aunties and feral kids, these stories honour the ill-mannered maestro of kids’ fiction

The Guardian - UK · Feb 25, 2023

Prince Harry to hold ‘intimate’ event for Spare fans with £17 tickets

Tickets for the event include a copy of ‘Spare’, which became the fastest-selling non-fiction book in the UK following its release

The Independent UK · Feb 25, 2023

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The Guardian - UK · Feb 25, 2023

‘Things are definitely opening up’: the rise of older female writers

Unpublished authors in their 60s, 70s and 80s are now at a premium in the book world – with radical, edgy women in high demand

The Independent UK · Feb 25, 2023

‘It was always an artist’s garden’: How Charleston became Vanessa Bell’s muse

In her new book, ‘Why Women Grow’, Alice Vincent explores why women turn to the soil. In this extract, she retraces the steps of artist Vanessa Bell among the apple trees and rose bushes of Charleston in Sussex

Wales Online · Feb 25, 2023

Harry to talk online about living with loss and ‘personal healing’

Tickets for the livestreamed March 4 event include a copy of Spare, his controversial memoir which became the fastest-selling non-fiction book in the UK

The Independent UK · Feb 25, 2023

Harry to discuss ‘living with loss’ and ‘personal healing’ at book event

Tickets for the March 4 event include a copy of Spare which became the fastest-selling non-fiction book in the UK following its release in January.

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ABC News · Feb 25, 2023

Penguin to publish 'classic' Roald Dahl books alongside new editions after 'censorship' backlash

Penguin Random House announces it will publish "classic" unaltered versions of Roald Dahl's children's novels after it received criticism for cuts and rewrites in new editions.

Los Angeles Times · Feb 24, 2023

Penguin announces ‘The Roald Dahl Classic Collection’ after outrage over censorship

Penguin has decided Roald Dahl’s books can remain intact after all.

Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 24, 2023

At 103, Loyola’s Sister Jean reflects on life, prayer and basketball in memoir

The first book from the Loyola basketball team’s beloved chaplain is fittingly called “Waking Up With a Purpose! What I’ve Learned in My First Hundred Years.”

ABC News · Feb 24, 2023

The best new books released this summer, as selected by avid readers and critics

The eight reads our critics couldn't put down this summer include a new book from the author of American Psycho and one for Jane Harper fans.

Daily Mirror · Feb 24, 2023

The Gold: Ex-detective's chance meeting led to £26million raid's middleman Kenneth Noye

BBC's new hit drama The Gold sees Jack Lowden play Kenneth Noye - ex-Det Supt Brown, now 82, was secretly tasked with finding the missing gold and said his only lead was a photo of the six robbers taken months before the historic raid

Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 24, 2023

Roald Dahl ‘classic’ books to be published intact after backlash

The move comes after criticism of scores of changes made to “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” and other much-loved classics for recent editions published under the company’s Puffin children’s label, in which passages relating to weight, mental health, gender and race were altered.

Daily Mirror · Feb 24, 2023

Ricky Gervais mocks 'fragile' people in sweary rant amid Roald Dahl editing debate

Ricky Gervais has teased that he's been 'pondering' whether his work will be amended after his death, with his comments coming following the news that Roald Dahl books were being edited

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