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I’ve been having drunken lunches on Friday 13th for 25 years. Here’s what I’ve learned

The knees-up with old colleagues is like a time machine to the 90s, transporting me to an era when New Labour was new, Covid didn’t exist and I was young, writes Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK · Jan 16, 2023

Kate Middleton and Prince William's popularity 'dropping due to Harry', says expert

The release of Prince Harry's tell-all memoir, Spare, has revealed various allegations against the Prince and Princess of Wales - as the book sold 1.4 million copies on its first day of release.

Edinburgh Live · Jan 16, 2023

King has ‘no appetite to engage’ after Harry’s book

There has been no communication between the King and Prince Harry, it is understood

Evening Standard · Jan 16, 2023

Are the Clintons actually writing their novels? An expert uses 'stylometry' to analyse Hillary and Bill’s writing

In 2018, former US president Bill Clinton coauthored a novel with James Patterson, the world’s bestselling author. The President is Missing is a typical “Patterson”: a page-turner of a thriller, easy to read, with short chapters and large font.

The Conversation · Jan 16, 2023

This book looking at the worship of stones really rocks

FOLLOWING last month’s cold snap, there was a beautiful satellite image of Scotland that showed the Highlands and Border regions covered in snow;…

The National (Scotland) · Jan 16, 2023

Joe Biden missteps on secret papers create self-inflicted crisis

WASHINGTON: The latest discovery of classified material at Joe Biden's home in Wilmington, Delaware, highlights the long-term political and legal risk to the president from a rapidly unfolding investigation that could yield further damaging revelations.

The Times of India · Jan 16, 2023

Unwanted copy of Prince Harry's memoir Spare on sale for just a fiver

The Duke of Sussex's explosive autobiography reported sales of more than 1.4 million copies on the day of its release, but not everyone wants a copy

Wales Online · Jan 16, 2023

Get out of bed for breakfast salad

Shake off the winter blahs with a bright, crunchy morning salad popping with gorgeous seasonal citrus

Salon · Jan 15, 2023

Cover art

At SAC Gallery, visitors wonder whether images of book covers at the exhibition "Old Wound" are real covers or paintings. Visitors are in doubt because each image depicts a worn-out book in elaborate detail, with scuffing, stains and spotting visible on the cover.

Bangkok Post · Jan 15, 2023

Ronald Blythe obituary

Nature writer whose 1969 book Akenfield, a portrait of a rural life rapidly disappearing from view, was acclaimed as a classic

The Guardian - UK · Jan 15, 2023