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Matt Hancock's Covid book flops as sales plummet

Matt Hancock's Pandemic Diaries: The Inside Story of Britain’s Battle Against Covid was released in time for Christmas

Wales Online · Dec 29, 2022

Dining across the divide: ‘She sees my generation as not being grateful enough for what we have’

They both vote Labour and agree on Brexit – but what about freedom of speech and cancel culture?

The Guardian - UK · Dec 29, 2022

A Dangerous Business by Jane Smiley review – madams and murder

This tale of brothel workers in gold rush America lacks mystery and risk

The Guardian - UK · Dec 29, 2022

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Commentary: In Ukraine, as in other wars, the full history will take years to tell and it will be told by women

Stories of war — the ones we tell the loudest — are often about men. But for the true cost of war to be clear, we must do a better job of telling, and hearing, the stories of women — ordinarily civilians.

Los Angeles Times · Dec 29, 2022

Award-winning Glasgow crime writer to appear at book event in the city

Author Alan Parks will be attending the Bookface Sip & Swap event in January where he'll be discussing his award-winning book - May God Forgive - with journalist Maggie Barry.

Glasgow Live · Dec 29, 2022

Michelle Obama 'couldn't stand' Barack when kids were young as she admits marriage issues

Former attorney and author Michelle Obama has revealed that she and husband Barack struggled while they were both trying to 'advance their careers' which led to her not being able to 'stand' her husband for over a decade

Daily Mirror · Dec 29, 2022

The New Life by Tom Crewe review – desire on trial

Inspired by the fight to change the law and social mores in Victorian England, this excellent debut dramatises physical intensity and moral dilemmas

The Guardian - UK · Dec 29, 2022

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‘Brave’ and ‘necessary’ or just plain regressive? How sad girls with bad boyfriends took over the internet

Every few weeks a different confessional essay goes viral, each one underpinned by gender essentialism and regressive ideas about relationships. Eloise Hendy unpacks the tropes that are rapidly becoming eerily influential

The Independent UK · Dec 29, 2022

The year we were done with Kanye West

Why did people put up with the hip-hop icon's anti-Blackness, misogyny and antisemitic "free thinking" for so long?

Salon · Dec 28, 2022

Canberra's favourite library books for 2022

Australian authors are very popular among Canberrans.

The Canberra Times · Dec 28, 2022

Antyesti in Brooklyn, for my father

I went to New York to perform this final ritual for my father, unable to move fearlessly as I once did

Salon · Dec 28, 2022

Gravestone-encircled ‘Hardy Tree’ tree falls in Camden

The historic churchyard tree is known for its links to writer Thomas Hardy

Evening Standard · Dec 28, 2022

Lisburn shop offering free lunches to children until schools restart

The Woodbrook Avenue Vivo store is offering lunches to help out families during the Christmas holidays

Belfast Live · Dec 28, 2022

Belfast author to showcase debut novel at "greatest literature event in the world"

Elaine Canning is attending the Jaipur Literature Festival in India to showcase her book The Sandstone City

Belfast Live · Dec 28, 2022

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The Independent UK · Dec 28, 2022

Belfast writer to showcase debut novel at Jaipur Literature Festival in India

Elaine Canning is the author of The Sandstone City.

Tribune News Service · Dec 28, 2022

Best books I didn’t review in 2022

Each year, I write about 50 book reviews for the Tampa Bay Times. Some cover more than one book, so my review total is usually somewhere around 60 books.

Tribune News Service · Dec 28, 2022

Virginia author’s ‘Nothing Special’ children’s book celebrates simple joys

After relocating from Detroit to Chesapeake, Virginia, to care for her parents, both of whom had Alzheimer’s, Pulitzer-nominated journalist Desiree Cooper was determined to make time to write.

Tribune News Service · Dec 28, 2022

Books to look forward to in 2023

Making a January list of "books to look forward to" is a hopeless task; there will be hundreds and hundreds of books out in the new year, each of them potentially thrilling to somebody. But here's a representative list of just a few that caught my eye. Here's hoping all…

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Tribune News Service · Dec 28, 2022

Best nonfiction of 2022: Great books that will make you think

Ray Bradbury once wrote that books are dangerous because reading them can lead you to change your mind. That danger is also what makes a good book such a delight to read. In compiling this year’s list of the best nonfiction, I’ve borne Bradbury’s admonition in mind. The volumes I’ve…

Dublin Live · Dec 28, 2022

RTE host Rick O'Shea thanks Russel Crowe for 'brilliant support' after surprise €5,000 donation to book club

The Hollywood actor gave the generous sum to the Rick O’Shea Book Club, which ran a Christmas appeal on behalf of both the Peter McVerry Trust and the DSPCA this year

Nottingham Post · Dec 28, 2022

Prince Harry's 'shocking outburst' after royal fan’s Christmas request

He 'stormed off in huff', it was reported

The Guardian - UK · Dec 28, 2022

A Writer’s Diary by Toby Litt review – birth, death and pencil sharpenings

This stimulating genre-blurring account of a year in the life of a writer asks how we weigh and value our days

Daily Record · Dec 28, 2022

Prince Harry 'stormed off in huff after royal fan's Christmas request'

A recent biography has hinted it may have contributed to the Duke's split with Cressida Bonas.

The Guardian - UK · Dec 28, 2022

English Food by Diane Purkiss review – a mouthwatering history

A sumptuous survey of English cuisine leaves no morsel untasted

The Independent UK · Dec 27, 2022

Biden won’t speak freely near Secret Service and thinks agents lied about dog bite incident, book reveals

A new book claims president’s trust in the agents who protect him has been frayed by the agency’s destruction of text messages sought by the House January 6 select committee

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