JK Rowling: Police drop investigation into ‘online threat’ made to Harry Potter author Author shared screenshots of a message from a user who had written ‘don’t worry you are next’ in response to her tweet about Salman Rushdie The Independent UK · Sep 25, 2022
In brief: Bibliomaniac; She and Her Cat; The Babel Message – reviews Madcap tales of Britain’s bookshops, the power of feline friends, and the glories of words, ancient and modern The Guardian - UK · Sep 25, 2022
The Book of Goose by Yiyun Li – clever, witty novel of friendship The writer explores the bond between two French teenagers in her profound and dramatic seventh novel The Guardian - UK · Sep 25, 2022
Chicago gay bars get their due A former Chicagoan conducted hundreds of interviews to document the sometimes shadowy establishments. Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 25, 2022
It's the perfect time to read They Both Die At The End They Both Die At The End is a romance in a capsule The National (Scotland) · Sep 25, 2022
The History of the London Underground Map by Caroline Roope review – the lines of beauty At the heart of this clear, thorough study of the London Underground map’s evolution is the man whose brilliantly comprehensible design for an untidy city has never been surpassed The Guardian - UK · Sep 25, 2022
The Book Thief review – assured and courageous musical adaptation of global bestseller The paean to the power of the printed word loses none of its earnest intent in a deft and tremendously delivered production adapted by author Jodi Picoult The Guardian - UK · Sep 25, 2022
Prince Harry feared he would become ‘irrelevant’ after Prince George turns 18, new book claims Duke of Sussex was allegedly determined to make an ‘impact’ while he was a working royal The Independent UK · Sep 25, 2022
How Mairi Kidd is changing the narrative around Scotland’s witches Sara Sheridan interviews Mairi Kidd about her latest book, We Are All Witches. The National (Scotland) · Sep 25, 2022
Frankie Boyle reveals he may give up stand-up comedy to write books The comic, 50, penned his acclaimed debut thriller Meantime at home during lockdown and is already planning a second fiction book. Daily Record · Sep 25, 2022
The best new books released in September as selected by avid readers and critics Our critics’ picks include a historical melodrama based on a real-life maybe murder, a romp through the illegal dance halls of 20s London and a gloriously biting satire set in Rwanda. ABC News · Sep 24, 2022
British cuisine translated in Chinese? How do you get a reader in 1930s China to understand what a mince pie is? Salon · Sep 24, 2022
William Boyd: ‘The books world is much tougher now’ The author on his latest ‘whole-life’ novel, the brutal realities of modern publishing and the inspirational influence of Catch-22 The Guardian - UK · Sep 24, 2022
The Independent UK · Sep 24, 2022 Prince Harry feared he would become ‘irrelevant’ after Prince George turns 18, new book claims Duke of Sussex was allegedly determined to make an ‘impact’ while he was a working royal
The Guardian - UK · Sep 24, 2022 Elizabeth Strout: ‘There’s a quiet rumbling of violence in America. Is it going to expand and explode?’ The Booker-shortlisted author on the enduring popularity of Olive Kitteridge, cancel culture and why she couldn’t avoid US politics in her latest Lucy Barton novel
Manchester Evening News · Sep 24, 2022 I work in town: Loll Perkin, P&D hairdressers - 'My favourite view of Manchester? Sunset in Middleton' 'Any sort of artistic thing that you want to be into, Manchester has got it'
The Guardian - US · Sep 24, 2022 The Long Alliance review: sure guide to Biden and Obama’s imperfect union Gabriel Debenedetti masters the crosscurrents of the Democratic party as well as relations between two presidents
The Independent UK · Sep 24, 2022 ‘Oh, she gets away with so much’: The mischievous world of Kate Atkinson Kate Atkinson’s books have won prizes and been made into TV dramas, but the author prefers to let her work speak for itself. As her 12th novel ‘Shrines of Gaiety’ is released, Nick Duerden explores how she became one of our most brilliantly idiosyncratic bestsellers
Daily Mirror · Sep 23, 2022 Meghan 'threatened to dump Harry' if he didn't announce she was his girlfriend - new book A new book claims Meghan pressured then-boyfriend Harry into revealing their relationship to the public back in 2016 in an ultimatum that caused the Prince to "freak out"
Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 23, 2022 Book shows personal side of ‘Mockingbird’ author Harper Lee The book is like sitting on a porch and hearing tales of Lee’s childhood and family in rural Alabama, her later life in New York and everything in between.
The Guardian - UK · Sep 23, 2022 Dame Hilary Mantel obituary Double Booker prize-winning author best known for her Wolf Hall trilogy based on the life of Thomas Cromwell
The Conversation · Sep 23, 2022 Hilary Mantel was one of the great voices of historical fiction – and so much more Dame Hilary Mantel was a writer of immense skill and originality, and her death represents an incalculable loss to British literature. She will be chiefly remembered for her trilogy on the life of the Tudor politician Thomas Cromwell.
The Independent UK · Sep 23, 2022 Book shows personal side of 'Mockingbird' author Harper Lee A new book shows the personal side of the late “To Kill a Mockingbird” author Harper Lee
The Guardian - UK · Sep 23, 2022 Hilary Mantel revealed the magic and metaphor of life. I will miss her deeply An encounter with the writer heightened the senses; her shimmering perceptiveness always left its mark, says Guardian columnist Charlotte Higgins