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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle may think they've been 'hung out to dry', says royal expert

The new book comes out this week

Nottingham Post · Oct 5, 2022

Understanding Trump's life of crime

There's an ever-growing shelf of Trump books, but most make the same crucial mistake: They conclude he's nuts

Salon · Oct 5, 2022

He's a felon who was homeless. He just won two prestigious national writing awards

SAN DIEGO — Frank Kensaku Saragosa felt a bit uneasy as he walked past the tents that lined the sidewalk along downtown San Diego's East Village.

Tribune News Service · Oct 5, 2022

Diary of an Invasion by Andrey Kurkov review – Ukrainian life turned upside down

The author’s on-the-ground account is packed with surprising details about the human effects of the Russian assault

The Guardian - UK · Oct 5, 2022

Commentary: Rapidly accelerating book bans are part of a coordinated assault on public education

Over the last year and a half, young people and educators have witnessed a growing campaign to silence voices in our nation’s schools. Districts across the country are banning books with unprecedented frequency, directly undermining students’ freedom to learn. This movement has gained momentum from local and national advocacy groups,…

Tribune News Service · Oct 5, 2022

The Romantic by William Boyd review – a fine ‘whole life’ novel

Boyd tracks the adventures of a 19th-century traveller in a hugely satisfying cradle-to-grave narrative

The Guardian - UK · Oct 5, 2022

James Brown’s cape and Rudy gone wild: key takeaways from Haberman’s Trump book

The former president really doesn’t like Mitch McConnell – and other notable things we’ve learned from Confidence Man

The Guardian - US · Oct 5, 2022

Trump used ableist slur to describe his first attorney general Jeff Sessions, book says

Jeff Sessions, who served as attorney general under Donald Trump, often drew the former president’s scorn

The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2022

Girl, 12, thought she had 'brain damage', shocked when she's handed dyslexia diagnosis

Jessica Coultas, from Hull, noticed she was struggling to keep up with her classmates at school from the age of nine - but it wasn't until she was 10 that she was formally diagnosed with dyslexia

Daily Mirror · Oct 4, 2022

Gayl Jones, Tommie Smith among National Book Award finalists

Finalists for the National Book Awards were announced Tuesday

The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2022