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The End of Nightwork by Aidan Cottrell-Boyce review – life in fast-forward

Bold philosophical musings on the end of the world in a thrillingly ambitious debut about a man with a condition that causes rapid ageing

The Guardian - UK · Dec 24, 2022

Editions of Jan. 6 report already on Amazon best seller list

It took less than a day for the Jan. 6 report to go from public unveiling to the bestseller list on Amazon

The Independent UK · Dec 24, 2022

Matt Hancock's book sales flop as critics slam 'exercise in self-justification'

Matt Hancock's Pandemic Diaries: The Inside Story of Britain's Battle Against Covid entered the Neilson book charts in 191th place, but has sharply plummeted to outside the top 1,000.

Chronicle Live · Dec 23, 2022

What time should Christmas dinner be served? We ask an expert

Our festive food habits are based on tradition and imitating innovations by the wealthy, says historian Christopher Winn

The Guardian - UK · Dec 23, 2022

Children’s and teens roundup – the best new picture books and novels

The story of the Earth; an A-Z for language lovers; pop-up Egyptian mummies; an enslaved man’s journey to freedom; and the best YA

The Guardian - UK · Dec 23, 2022

LZ Granderson: The lonely exit of Adam Kinzinger

In January 2011, the Chicago Tribune published a Q&A with Illinois' five freshmen in the U.S. House. Among them was Republican Adam Kinzinger, who had run for Congress after three tours in Iraq. When the quintet were asked, "Whom do you admire from the other side of the aisle?" four…

Los Angeles Times · Dec 23, 2022

‘How is this not the norm?’: The campaign to make picture books accessible to visually impaired children

For many of us, picture books are the entry point for a life of reading – but for blind and partially sighted children, they remain inaccessible. Illustrator Dapo Adeola tells Ella Kipling about his campaign to change that

The Independent UK · Dec 23, 2022

‘The Pale Blue Eye’: Christian Bale impresses again as detective partnered with young Edgar Allan Poe

Even when the 19th century mystery takes some insanely big dramatic swings, Bale is immersed in his performance.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 22, 2022

This week's bestsellers from Publishers Weekly

Here are the bestsellers for the week that ended Saturday, Dec. 17, compiled from data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide, powered by NPD BookScan © 2022 NPD Group.

Tribune News Service · Dec 22, 2022

Greek MEP in EU parliament corruption case protests innocence

Eva Kaili asks a Belgian court to release her from detention under electronic surveillance.

Al Jazeera · Dec 22, 2022