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Ling Ma, Beverly Gage among authors honored by book critics

Ling Ma’s sharp and surreal “Bliss Montage” and Beverly Gage’s sweeping biography of the late FBI Director J

The Independent UK · Mar 24, 2023

Deliveroo will be delivering free books about Ramadan to help families learn

Deliveroo has partnered with author Zeba Talkhani (illustrated by Abeeha Tariq) to distribute hundreds of copies of her book ‘The Most Exciting Eid’ - for free - with restaurant orders to help British families learn about Ramadan in a new ‘Deliveread

Wales Online · Mar 24, 2023

Lord of the Flies review – school staple is bang up to date for world on the brink

Amy Leach’s production evokes a very current crop of anxieties with the castaways excellently played by a young cast

The Guardian - UK · Mar 24, 2023

Mum sells first-edition Harry Potter book - with life-changing consequences

Kirsten Kane, 35, couldn't believe it when her mum found a rare copy of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone while clearing out her attic - just at the perfect time

Daily Mirror · Mar 24, 2023

Record high reported in Book ban efforts, says ALA

According to data released by the American Library Association on March 23, 2023, requests for books to be removed from US shelves and the wave of attempted book banning touched a record-high in 2022, with the majority of titles "targeted for censorship" related to LGBTQ issues and minorities.

The Times of India · Mar 24, 2023

Katherine Rundell: ‘My party trick is knowing Jane Austen’s Emma off by heart’

The author on Vladimir Nabokov’s footnotes, James Baldwin’s essays and returning to Hilary Mantel’s A Place of Greater Safety

The Guardian - UK · Mar 24, 2023

Homelands by Timothy Garton Ash review – Europe’s story

The author and journalist charts some of the lessons learned from the Hungarian revolution to the invasion of Ukraine

The Guardian - UK · Mar 24, 2023

Taking drugs with your children? Gen Z won’t even want to share a beer with us

Hanif Kureishi talks of cocaine nights with his kids. He makes the whole issue sound simple. I can’t believe it is, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK · Mar 24, 2023

Yellowjackets season two review: Pulpy survival drama is turning into an increasingly second-rate adventure

Preposterous, but fun. Gruesome, but fun. Tantalising, but fun. Yet there comes a point where the show must produce a pay-off

The Independent UK · Mar 24, 2023

Shadow And Bone’s Ben Barnes And Daisy Head Discuss How General Kirigan And Genya’s Relationship Differs From The Books In Season 2

Ben Barnes and Daisy Head discuss how General Kirigan and Genya's relationship differs from the books in Season 2 of Shadow and Bone.

Cinemablend · Mar 24, 2023