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Reading is precious – which is why I’ve been giving away my books

I’m donating my books to people who can most benefit from them. Why keep a novel that could delight someone else?

The Guardian - UK · Jan 23, 2023

In George Santos’s district, setting of The Great Gatsby, cries of ‘imposter’ abound

George Santos rose to power by courting the same Long Island elite that Jay Gatsby fooled in F Scott Fitzgerald’s novel, but the residents he represents see him as a Great American Nightmare, Richard Hall reports.

The Independent UK · Jan 23, 2023

University experts reveal 'game-changing' Robert Burns discovery

SCOTTISH experts have shed light on the day-to-day domestic life of Robert Burns and his family after a "game-changing" discovery ...

The National (Scotland) · Jan 23, 2023

It's really important to read lots of different stories so that we can understand and love one another: Jeff Kinney

It was 15 years ago in 2007 when the first book in the 'Diary of a Wimpy Kid' series was published and the rest, as they say, is history. Over the years the 'Diary of a Wimpy Kid' series has sold over 275 million copies, according to its publisher. Book…

The Times of India · Jan 23, 2023

Kate and William seen reading Spare and eating in bed but all is not as it seems

The series of pictures also features 'Rishi Sunak and King Charles'

Wales Online · Jan 23, 2023

In brief: Elizabeth & Philip; Now She Is Witch; Butler to the World – book reviews

An all-round portrait of the Queen’s courtship and marriage; a spellbinding example of ‘witch lit’; and a gripping study of dirty money in the UK

The Guardian - UK · Jan 23, 2023

Country music legends helps get 25,000 free books to Scottish children

CHILDREN across Scotland have received more than 25,000 free books thanks to a partnership between country music star Dolly Parton and the Wheatley…

The National (Scotland) · Jan 23, 2023

For Thy Great Pain Have Mercy on My Little Pain by Victoria MacKenzie – review

The fictionalised account of the meeting between medieval anchoress Julian of Norwich and Christian mystic Margery Kempe is a vibrant portrait of female courage

The Guardian - UK · Jan 23, 2023

Dan Rodricks: An end to racism? Ben Jealous believes it will happen

Since his unsuccessful run for Maryland governor against Larry Hogan in 2018, Benjamin Todd Jealous, former president of the NAACP, has kept up the pace he established as a scholar, activist and entrepreneur before trying politics. He served as president of People for the American Way, has a professorship at…

Tribune News Service · Jan 23, 2023

I’m Black So You Don’t Have to Be by Colin Grant review – sharp and nuanced memoir

The writer and former BBC producer offers absorbing portraits of his Windrush generation family, and reflects on the legacy of trauma

The Guardian - UK · Jan 23, 2023