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Every Book to Buy Today to Read Over Memorial Day Weekend

Don't forget to add a good page-turner to your packing list.

Marie Claire

Perks of being Jane Austen’s wallflower

"The Other Bennet Sister" proves it’s the quiet ones we need to be watching

Salon

Rihanna's First Dior Book Tote Was Such a Good Read, She Secured a Second Edition

She got the first edition.

Marie Claire

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Remarkably Bright Creatures Made Me Feel Nostalgic For A Kind Of Movie I Watched A Lot As A Kid

I didn't even realize I missed this kind of movie.

Cinemablend

Astell and Woolf review – feminist writers unite and share a sherry in the afterlife

In Shelagh Stephenson’s spiky comedy, Virginia Woolf and Mary Astell become celestial companions, discussing religion, science and independence

The Guardian - UK

IndyBest’s Book Club pick for June is a cult romantasy classic

News has just dropped that Rebecca Yarros’ Fourth Wing book is being adapted for TV

The Independent UK

Merchant’s notebook recovered in near-perfect condition from 800-year-old German latrine

Archaeologists say medieval latrines are ‘almost always a treasure pit’, but even they are stunned to find a complete book – albeit in somewhat smelly circumstances

The Independent UK

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Art Cure by Daisy Fancourt review – is culture the best medicine?

A professor of psychobiology argues that art – from painting to theatre – has a measurable impact on our health

The Guardian - UK

Caroline Aherne by David Scott review – portrait of a comedy maverick

A biography of the creative force behind Mrs Merton and The Royle Family focuses on the stories behind her work

The Guardian - UK

I Want You to Be Happy by Jem Calder review – romance for the terminally online

What makes this love story fresh is the precise attention to the contemporary environment: the way characters live both in and out of the physical world

The Guardian - UK

Randa Abdel-Fattah among authors on Miles Franklin list

The longlist for the Miles Franklin Literary Award includes a book by a Palestinian-Australian author, who has been embroiled in free speech controversies.

AAP

Taiwan author wins International Booker for 'slyly sophisticated' novel

LONDON - Taiwanese author Yang Shuang-zi and translator Lin King won the International Booker Prize on Tuesday for Taiwan Travelogue , a playful postcolonial novel with a culinary bent.

Bangkok Post

Agatha Christie’s typewriter and personal secrets to feature in new British Library exhibition

The author, best known for creating Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple, will be the subject of ‘Agatha Christie: A World of Mystery’

The Independent UK

Taiwan's Yáng Shuāng-zǐ wins Booker Prize

The first Taiwanese writer and her translator have won the International Booker Prize for a novel that explores themes of colonialism, power, class and love.

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First Taiwanese writer and translator win the International Booker Prize

Written by Yang Shuang-zi and translated by Lin King, Taiwan Travelogue has become the 11th winner of the literary award.

The Guardian - UK

International Booker prize goes to novel originally written in Mandarin Chinese for the first time

Taiwan Travelogue by Yáng Shuāng-zǐ, translated by Lin King, pulled off an ‘incredible double feat’ in succeeding as ‘both a romance and an incisive postcolonial novel’

Golf Monthly

'The Game Is At Its Best When It’s Welcoming, Relaxed And Built Around Community Rather Than Intimidation'

Confessions of a Golf Pro is a brilliant new book written by PGA Professional Neil Sykes on an entertaining 20 years behind the pro shop counter

The Guardian - UK

John Kearns: Tilting at Windmills review – a handful of dust (and prawn cocktail crisps) in riff on TS Eliot

The comedian addresses a relationship breakup via The Waste Land, Aldi and a dimwit estate agent

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Sally Rooney to publish book in Hebrew in deal with BDS-backed Israeli firm

SALLY Rooney will release her latest novel in Hebrew after partnering with a small publisher backed by the Israeli boycott movement.

The Guardian - UK

Children’s reading should prioritise pleasure over learning, says laureate

Frank Cottrell-Boyce tells MPs to focus on early-years reading, with more support for parents and nursery workers

The Guardian - US

Sally Rooney to publish Hebrew translation of novel with BDS-compliant publisher

Irish novelist will publish Intermezzo through November Books after rejecting translation offer from publisher with ties to Israeli military

The Independent UK

Sylvia Plath’s poetry writing must-have? Stolen pink paper

BOOKS: On stolen pink paper from the college where she taught, Sylvia Plath wrote some of the greatest poems in the English language. Now a landmark publication collects all of her poems together for the first time, writes Jessie Thompson – but more could still surface

International Business Times UK

Who Plays John Logan in 'Off Campus'? Everything to Know About Antonio Cipriano – Age, Career, and Relationships

Antonio Cipriano plays John Logan in Amazon's 'Off Campus' series, based on Elle Kennedy's novels.

The Guardian - UK

Offseason by Avigayl Sharp review – wry comedy of a frazzled teacher

Sharp’s deadpan debut reads like a gen Z update on The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, playfully skewering modern literary tropes

The Guardian - UK

If This Be Magic by Daniel Hahn review – how on earth do you translate Shakespeare?

Is Hamlet still Hamlet when every word has changed? A superbly diverting book about language and creativity

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