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Dubravka Ugrešić: a droll genius with an unwavering devotion to literature

The writer who died last month was a fiercely funny social commentator whose prose always radiated a playful profundity

The Guardian - UK · Apr 14, 2023

Stormzy’s #Merky Books festival aims to ‘light imaginations’ of young storytellers

Speaker Malorie Blackman says two-day event exists to ‘spark the aspirations’ of those who might not have considered a creative career

The Guardian - UK · Apr 14, 2023

Peter Usborne obituary

Publisher whose eponymous company changed the face of children’s nonfiction with its fact-filled illustrated books

The Guardian - UK · Apr 14, 2023

'I tried the £15 Aldi gin voted one of the best in the world - it's a summer staple'

After Aldi's gin beat others to win the International Wine and Spirits Competition, Mirror writer Danielle Kate Wroe knew she had to give it a go - and she was impressed with the fruity tipple

Daily Mirror · Apr 14, 2023

The Last Thing He Told Me: Where You've Seen The Cast Before

Here is where you may have seen The Last Thing He Told Me cast before.

Cinemablend · Apr 14, 2023

The shunned Polish communist heroine who sailed solo around the world

New book charts life of Krystyna Chojnowska-Liskiewicz, feted then cold-shouldered as first woman to make the voyage alone

The Guardian - UK · Apr 14, 2023

Apple Books' new exclusive Webtoons deal could spell big things for Manwha fans

Apple Books has announced a new partnership to bring webtoons, vertical reading manga, to your iOS device.

iMore · Apr 14, 2023

2 Fla. men challenged 7 books, but don’t want them banned. Here’s why

For generations, Syd Hoff’s “Danny and the Dinosaur” has offered young readers a fun, easy-to-digest tale of what life might be like with a prehistoric friend.

Tribune News Service · Apr 14, 2023

Heidi Stevens: 'There is no flag for poor rights.' Why the wealthiest country in the world has so much poverty — and what to do about it

It was a gift of a day. Wrapped in sunshine and high 70s, its contents waiting to be discovered and delighted in. Birdsong and tree buds and the occasional daffodil signaled something new on the horizon.

Tribune News Service · Apr 14, 2023

‘The Last Thing He Told Me’: You’ll covet the decor but won’t buy the story

Jennifer Garner stars in Apple TV+ series as a California mom whose idyllic life shatters when her high-profile husband disappears.

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 14, 2023