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Books to give as gifts for the 2022 holidays. If the message you want to send is ...

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Chicago Tribune

Kate Atkinson dazzles with ‘Shrines of Gaiety’

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

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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…

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10 books that 10 critics loved this year

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

Tribune News Service

5 new books to read this week

This week’s bookcase includes reviews of Loki by Melvin Burgess and The Dazzle Of The Light by Georgina Clarke.

The Independent UK

15 fiction books that follow their own rules — and make great gifts

What books make the best gifts? That's not an easy question when it comes to fiction; each novel or story collection sets its own mood, follows its own rules, appeals to its own perfect reader.

Los Angeles Times

Death of Academic, Poet Abdul Aziz al-Maqaleh Shocks Yemen

Poet, intellect, and prominent writer, Dr. Abdul Aziz al-Maqaleh, who was considered a pillar of the Arabic culture, and an esteemed professor who taught thousands of Yemenis over the past six decades, passed away on Monday, aged 85.

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Rushdie’s Satanic Verses would probably not be published today, says Adichie

Sir Salman’s fourth novel led to death threats in Iran in the 1980s.

The Independent UK

Columbia University alum sues author and professor Sheena Iyengar for gender discrimination

The Columbia graduate first worked with the book author in 2017

The Independent UK

Vatican Swiss Guard slayings back in spotlight with new book

One of the most sensational crimes in recent Vatican history is back in the spotlight thanks to a book about the 1998 slayings of the Swiss Guard commander and his wife by a lower-ranking guard who then killed himself

The Independent UK

Living the dream as a book reviewer

Of the 74 books I have finished this year, here are the ones I recommend for Christmas gifts or summer holiday reading

Newsroom.co.nz

Judging the judges

On the literary merits of NZ jurists

Newsroom.co.nz

Cyprus president wants corruption claims against him investigated

Cyprus's president on Tuesday called for an independent probe into allegations made by a former aide that he has run a corrupt administration under the influence of Russian oligarchs.

Reuters

Tom Phillips obituary

Painter, printmaker and collagist known for his extraordinary breadth of involvement in the arts

The Guardian - UK

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The Times of India

Elon Musk might be reading THIS book seen on his bedside table

The richest person in the world, Elon Musk recently shared a picture of his bedside table with the caption, "My bedside table" on the micro-blogging site Twitter. This was followed by another tweet that read, "There is no excuse for my lack of coasters".

The Independent UK

Author Paul G Tremblay subtly shades M Night Shyamalan over new poster for Knock at the Cabin film adaptation

Rupert Grint stars in Shyamalan’s adaptation of Tremblay’s 2018 novel

USA Today Sports Media Group

Deep thoughts with Michael Murphy: On the 50th anniversary of ‘Golf in the Kingdom’

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of cult classic "Golf in the Kingdom," author Michael Murphy dishes on his beloved novel.

Chicago Tribune

‘I thought I would make it’: The strange psychology behind the crashes at a covered bridge in Illinois

CHICAGO — When motorists travel along Robert Parker Coffin Road in north suburban Long Grove, they become subjects in a fascinating psychological test.

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Axios

Dave McCormick book to outline "battle plan"

The book strikes an optimistic, inspiring tone that sounds a lot like a candidate.

Wales Online

Harry Potter audiobooks reach one billion hours of play time on Audible

The JK Rowling books - narrated in the UK versions by Stephen Fry - were made available on Audible seven years ago

Irish Mirror

Queen 'secretly' fought painful cancer in final year of her life - but Meghan and Harry didn't know

“I had heard that the Queen had a form of myeloma — bone marrow cancer — which would explain her tiredness and weight loss and those ‘mobility issues’"

The Guardian - UK

Richard Osman, Mel Giedroyc … every celebrity wants to be a novelist. But can they hack it?

Haven’t found the time to read Osman’s The Bullet That Missed yet, or Dawn O’Porter’s Cat Lady? Relax – we’ve done it for you. And it was a treat!

The Guardian - UK

Do the write thing: do authors use autopen?

They may have to sign thousands of books individually, but it seems writers wouldn’t dream of using a robot pen

The Guardian - UK

The best recent crime and thriller writing – review roundup

An orphan held hostage in the forest and a woman waking up confused in a luxury Mexican retreat are among this month’s highlights

Tribune News Service

Commentary: Say no to censorship! Renew civic space

The United States has an alarming problem: civic negligence. The signs of civic decline and decay are all around us – threats of extremist violence, book bans and legislative efforts to restrict honest discussions of history in schools. Renewing schools as civic spaces will require ending punitive testing policies to…

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