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Cynthia M. Allen: Leave Roald Dahl alone! Classics for kids don’t need to match our delicate sensibilities

There has been a debate raging within my household for months over when my oldest children (ages 6 and 7) will be permitted to watch “The Witches,” the 2020 film based on Roald Dahl’s fantasy children’s novel of the same title.

Tribune News Service · Mar 3, 2023

Bumper weekend of children's storytelling and workshops coming to Dumfries

Some of the nation's favourite authors will be heading to the town at the end of March for Big DoG and Hooked

Daily Record · Mar 3, 2023

The Time Machine: A Comedy review – malfunctioning merriment

This riff on HG Wells’s sci-fi novella has a sharp cast but relies on a wearisome play-within-a-play concept and lacks momentum

The Guardian - UK · Mar 3, 2023

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‘Impossible’ that Harry and Meghan’s Frogmore Cottage eviction not linked to Spare, royal expert says

The King’s request that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex ‘vacate’ their UK residence is directly linked to the release of Harry’s bombshell memoir, royal commentator RS Locke claims

The Independent UK · Mar 3, 2023

Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton review – hippies v billionaires

In her third novel, the Booker winner captures our collective despair about an unequal world in a finely spun web of misunderstandings

The Guardian - UK · Mar 3, 2023

Economic growth is fuelling climate change – a new book proposes 'degrowth communism' as the solution

I’m often told that degrowth, the planned downscaling of production and consumption to reduce the pressure on Earth’s ecosystems, is a tough sell. But a 36-year-old associate professor at Tokyo University has made a name for himself arguing that “degrowth communism” could halt the escalating climate emergency.

The Conversation · Mar 3, 2023

Scammers flogging fake university papers online are creating cheating epidemic amongst students

The Daily Record has uncovered shocking new figures showing some universities have reported offences rising by more than 1000 per cent in recent years.

Daily Record · Mar 3, 2023

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Schools minister condemns reported death threats to boys who 'damaged Koran'

Four high school pupils were suspended over book incident but headteacher says there was no malicious intent

Wales Online · Mar 3, 2023

Cancelling anti-Zelenskyy speaker at Writers' Week would be 'step towards Putin's Russia', Peter Malinauskas says

Peter Malinauskas says he strongly considered cancelling funding to Adelaide Writers' Week amid controversy over an author's views on Russia's invasion of Ukraine, but his overriding consideration was to "ensure freedom of speech isn't compromised by cancel culture".

ABC News · Mar 3, 2023

Actress And Special Envoy Noa Tishby Speaks At Duke University Regarding Semantics

Noa Tishby, Israel’s inaugural special envoy, is not known for holding punches but talks about the meaning of the Jewish identity.

Zenger · Mar 2, 2023

Campaigner Harry Leslie Smith was bridge to past - with warnings of ravaged NHS future

Harry Leslie Smith would have turned 100 this week and, as Ros Wynne-Jones writes, all of us who loved him miss his wisdom as Britain confronts one of the most challenging periods since his own childhood

Daily Mirror · Mar 2, 2023

This week's bestsellers from Publishers Weekly

Here are the bestsellers for the week that ended Saturday, Feb. 25, compiled from data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide, powered by NPD BookScan © 2023 NPD Group.

Tribune News Service · Mar 2, 2023

Isabel Oakeshott says she fell out with Hancock over I’m a Celebrity trip

Journalist says ex-minister ‘vanished’ at key moment for book, as she faces questions over leak to Telegraph

The Guardian - UK · Mar 2, 2023

DeSantis to visit Iowa next week before expected 2024 bid

Florida Gov. DeSantis is planning his first visit to Iowa next week, making a stop in the leadoff Republican voting state before an expected 2024 presidential announcement later this year

The Independent UK · Mar 2, 2023

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The National (Scotland) · Mar 2, 2023

Authorities must get tough after Hampden pyro chaos

Last weekend's scenes in the stands at Hampden were not savoury.

The Conversation · Mar 2, 2023

Colette at 150: why the scandalous 20th-century writer remains a revered literary figure in France

Colette, as British author Angela Carter pointed out in a wittily perceptive article in 1980, is perhaps the only 20th-century woman writer to be commonly referred to by her surname only.

The Guardian - UK · Mar 2, 2023

Was Isabel Oakeshott wrong to leak Matt Hancock’s WhatsApps? Time will tell

Can you ever trust a journalist? The question is whether the material justified the leak, says the media consultant David Banks

Daily Record · Mar 2, 2023

Outlander author Diana Gabaldon makes sarcastic jibe to fan who claims she 'ruined' book

The 71-year-old hilariously said 'the book's been out for over a year; a little late for spoilers, I think...'

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Daily Record · Mar 2, 2023

World Book Day Prince Harry costume delights royal fans as youngster is duke's double

A mum with a reputation in the school playground for her epic costumes drew inspiration from Prince Harry for her three-year-old son's first World Book Day.

The Guardian - UK · Mar 2, 2023

Don’t write what you know, write what you feel: bestselling authors offer tips on World Book Day

Malorie Blackman advises budding authors to pick up on news stories, but Julia Donaldson warns of pitfalls – and Alan Moore says you should read terrible books as well as good ones

The Independent UK · Mar 2, 2023

Johnson: Nothing will stop me reciting Roald Dahl

Boris Johnson took aim at attempts to rewrite Roald Dahl and the possibility of handing the Elgin Marbles back to Greece.

The Times of India · Mar 2, 2023

What shape are you?: When mind, body and soul come together

Our thoughts, our bodies, our emotions, and our spirituality- all these combined together give us identity, determine our health, and make us who we are. Mind-body-soul means that our wellness comes not just from physical health, but from mental health and spiritual health as well. To be “healthy,” we must…

The Independent UK · Mar 2, 2023

‘Impossible’ that Frogmore Cottage eviction not reaction to Spare, expert says

The King requested that Harry and Meghan ‘vacate’ their UK base, it was confirmed

The Guardian - AU · Mar 2, 2023

Funny Ethnics by Shirley Le review – a second-generation migrant wrestles with longing and belonging

This wry debut novel follows a young western Sydney woman who muddles between pleasing her Vietnamese family and finding contentment

Liverpool Echo · Mar 2, 2023

Merseyside writers divided on reworking of Roald Dahl's famous books

One Wirral author said the changes were "inevitable" despite reading Roald Dahl's work growing up

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