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Mobile library set up as part of Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Yatra

A mobile 'Bharat Jodo Library' comprising books on subjects like politics, history and the lives of noted leaders has been set up in a truck as part of the ongoing yatra of Congress MP Rahul Gandhi.

The Times of India

Lowry Theatre announces Life of Pi will be big Christmas 2023 show

It is a magical retelling of the best-selling novel with animals including a life-sized Bengal Tiger brought to life on stage

Manchester Evening News

Behind the scenes on ITVX’s The Confessions of Frannie Langton: “Bridgerton is a fantasy”

How ITVX’s newest show is changing the script for period dramas

Evening Standard

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The Infernal Machine review – Guy Pearce’s reclusive novelist dials up the paranoia

Pearce impresses as a writer drawn out of tragedy-imposed hiding in an atmospheric thriller that ultimately blows hot air

The Guardian - UK

Paint him out: Katy Hessel’s retelling of art history is Waterstones book of the year

Hessel’s ‘beautifully written corrective’ The Story of Art Without Men is awarded alongside author of the year winner Bonnie Garmus for her book Lessons in Chemistry

The Guardian - UK

The slow pace of police reform victimizes Chicagoans — and drains their wallets

Critics tell us that payouts now in the hundreds of millions are a sign that the city and police department are not serious enough about reform. If they were, Chicagoans would see real accountability, better policies and better outcomes.

Chicago Sun-Times

DeSantis to showcase ‘blueprint for governance’ in new book, fueling 2024 speculation

Gov. Ron DeSantis is writing an autobiography that will publish early next year, yet another sign that the Florida governor is getting serious about a 2024 presidential run in the wake of his landslide reelection win.

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Book celebrating female artists wins Waterstones Book of the Year award

Katy Hessel's non-fiction publication The Story of Art Without Men has been described as a "feast for the eyes"

Wales Online

Book celebrating female artists scoops Waterstones Book Of The Year title

The writer fought off competition from nine shortlisted titles who were vying for the accolade.

The Independent UK

Lady Chatterley’s Lover on Netflix: Corrin and O’Connell work away at the sex without a scintilla of chemistry

A faultless performance from Emma Corrin does little to breathe fresh life into this adaptation

Evening Standard

Ron DeSantis book announcement a clear sign of presidential ambition

Florida governor expected to challenge Trump for Republican nod in 2024 will publish The Courage to Be Free in February

The Guardian - US

The Borrowers review – less a wild adventure more an escape from trauma

Mary Norton’s 1952 novel about tiny pillagers gets a sober stage remake that blends minor-key music with contemporary fears

The Guardian - UK

ISIS leader 'killed in action' as murderous group names its new caliph

The announcement was made in a speech from ISIS spokesman Abu Umar al-Muhajir, however, the news contradicts reports of Abu al-Hasan's capture in Turkey

Daily Mirror

‘Could my book be as bad as I imagined?’: my verdict on the novel I wrote in a month

A year ago, Guardian writer Tim Jonze joined half a million others taking part in National Novel Writing Month. He finished his book but never read it from cover to cover – until now

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From My Commonplace Book, No. 4

George Orwell on World War I

The Conversation

Sci-fi books for young readers often omit children of color from the future

While visiting an elementary school library in 2016 to count the fantasy books for a graduate class on fantasy literature, I noticed there were hardly any science fiction books for readers under 12. This discovery prompted me to spend the next five years researching the shortage of science fiction books…

Evening Standard

Help! I just can’t seem to make new friends

I met up with my friend Emily last night. Like most of my closest friends we first met when we were in our twenties, but in recent years have found that marriage, children and the general busyness that flows from both means we rarely see each other. The fact that…

The Guardian - UK

Top 10 dissenting life stories

From Doris Lessing’s frank memoirs of social change to less famous campaigners in decisive struggles, these accounts provide an inspiring look ‘into the window’ of history

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'Kaiketsu Zorori' sets Guinness World Record

"Kaiketsu Zorori," a popular children's book series by Yutaka Hara, has been certified by Guinness World Records for "most volumes published for a single chapter book series written and illustrated by the same author."

The Times of India

Literature is in peril because of social censure: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Sharing her views on the importance of literature and freedom of speech, award-winning author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie recently said that she believes literature is in peril due to our social censure. Adichie said this during the BBC Reith Lectures on November 30, 2022.

The Guardian - UK

Three Minutes: A Lengthening review – fragments of a Jewish town destroyed by war

The forensic analysis of home-movie footage shot in a small community in 1938 Poland is the subject of Bianca Stigter’s arresting documentary

Tribune News Service

10 books that 10 critics loved this year

“When Women Were Dragons,” by Kelly Barnhill. (Doubleday, $28.)

Tribune News Service

Pioneering technology and transgender rights, San Diego activist and author tells her story in new memoir

SAN DIEGO — For years, Mary Ann Horton's work as a transgender advocate has included leading workshops where she advises employers on how to make workplaces more inclusive and accessible. In sharing the story of her own transition, people were always telling her they wanted to hear more. With the…

Tribune News Service

Kate Atkinson dazzles with ‘Shrines of Gaiety’

"Shrines of Gaiety" by Kate Atkinson; Doubleday (416 pages, $29)

Chicago Tribune

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