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Donald Trump sues Bob Woodward over The Trump Tapes for $50m

Washington Post reporter and publisher Simon & Schuster say lawsuit ‘without merit … we will aggressively defend against it’

The Guardian - US · Jan 31, 2023

Former Shanghai bookseller's wife hit with 'exit ban'

Chinese police have prevented a woman from returning to her home in Florida in an effort to compel her husband to return to China, she wrote in a letter he made public

The Independent UK · Jan 31, 2023

Donald Trump sues Bob Woodward and book publisher over interview tapes

‘The Trump Tapes’ features hours of the ‘raw’ audio from interviews with Donald Trump

The Independent UK · Jan 31, 2023

Open Books expands into Logan Square, selling used books to give back

The Logan Square storefront, which opened Jan. 18, makes Open Books the largest used bookstore chain in Chicago. The literacy nonprofit dedicates funds to provide free books and after-school programming for local students.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 30, 2023

Met police urged to prosecute Iranian accused of backing Rushdie fatwa

Officers are reviewing a dossier accusing Sayed Ataollah Mohajerani, who lives in London, of encouraging terrorism

The Guardian - UK · Jan 30, 2023

Julie Otsuka, Ed Yong win Carnegie Medals for Excellence

Julie Otsuka’s novel “The Swimmers,” in which a group of swimmers collectively narrate their daily routines and what happens when they’re disrupted, has won the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction

The Independent UK · Jan 30, 2023

Amina Luqman-Dawson’s “Freewater' wins John Newbery Medal

A middle-grade novel about a secret community of formerly enslaved people has won the John Newbery Medal for the year’s best children’s book

The Independent UK · Jan 30, 2023

Prince Harry 'incentives' to attend Coronation - 'high-profile seat and title promise'

King Charles reportedly wants his estranged son Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle to attend the coronation in May - and according to a source, he could be given several assurances that could persuade him to attend

Irish Mirror · Jan 30, 2023

Retired librarian discovers Harry Potter books left on shelf for 20 years are now worth thousands

'The Potter books were a godsend to libraries, they got so many kids into reading, they had to keep up as they liked to discuss the plot with their friends'

Wales Online · Jan 30, 2023

In praise of dog-eared pages: the joy, memories and gentle ghosts to be found in beloved books

Some find folding down the corners akin to literary vandalism. For Jane Howard, to revisit those paper scars is to be haunted by – and reminded of – a past self

The Guardian - AU · Jan 30, 2023