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A Stranger in Your Own City by Ghaith Abdul-Ahad review – 20 years of frustration and fury in Iraq

The architects of the 2003 invasion promised change and democracy. This book shatters western assumptions, shows the effect on Iraqis of cycles of violence – and offers cautious hope

The Guardian - UK · Mar 19, 2023

AutHer Awards 2023 winners announced at a gala event in New Delhi

It was an exciting evening at Taj Palace, New Delhi this Sunday as the audience witnessed a heart-warming celebration of Indian women writers on the occasion of AutHer Awards 2023 winner announcements. The AutHer Awards, a joint venture between The Times of India and JK Paper, celebrates women authors who…

The Times of India · Mar 19, 2023

The dusty old box labelled 'Dracula' that was almost binned – but held a treasure

MARKED “DRACULA”, the dusty old box lay in Louise Fyfe’s attic in her Ayrshire home for years.

The National (Scotland) · Mar 19, 2023

Bible of priest who smuggled Charles II out of England to go under the hammer

The book, which could have been present at the monarch’s death, could be sold for upwards of £2,000.

The Independent UK · Mar 18, 2023

Vineet Gill’s book on Nirmal Verma is a reader’s tribute to reading

In what seems like a modern indictment of the race for instant literary labelling, Nirmal Verma’s writings defied the trappings of casual reading. There are many ways leading to his wide-ranging body of work but none of them is an easy route. To a large extent, that means that any…

Newslaundry · Mar 18, 2023

I’m grateful I could return to India before more changes take hold

The devastation of the pandemic and lockdown only heightened the feeling that we don’t get to see our loved ones overseas enough, and left us wondering if flying to India would ever be possible again.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 18, 2023

Graham Potter at Chelsea is lovely PR – but is it misdirection before the big plot twist?

The European Super League project never went away and England’s two refuseniks now have cause to change their minds

The Guardian - UK · Mar 18, 2023

Man-Eating Typewriter by Richard Milward review – homage to 60s gay counterculture

Studded with Polari, this bold novel is a dazzling entertainment of sexual and linguistic transgression

The Guardian - UK · Mar 18, 2023

Mum jets off to Ibiza after 'losing identity'

“I had all these people living vicariously through me. They were saying ‘do it for the mums.’"

Liverpool Echo · Mar 18, 2023

Rare anti-slavery poem by Coleridge at risk of leaving UK, according to DCMS

The poem discusses the evils of slavery and laments the fate of slaves on the Middle Passage transportation route.

The Independent UK · Mar 17, 2023