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John Marsden, author of Tomorrow, When the War Began, dies aged 74

Marsden’s death was confirmed in a letter from one of two schools he founded saying: ‘He died at his desk in his home, doing what he loved, writing’

The Guardian - AU

Polostan by Neal Stephenson review – jazz age thrills

The author of sprawling SF mega-novels has switched gears for a fast-moving adventure set between Russia and the US

The Guardian - UK

Cher: The Memoir, Part One review – from an orphanage to superstardom

The first volume of Cher’s extraordinary memoir mixes hard times with the high life

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Fyodor fever: how Dostoevsky became a social media sensation

White Nights, the author’s 1848 novella, sounds an unlikely candidate to go viral, but the story of lovelorn loneliness is now a favourite among TikTok and Instagram users

The Guardian - UK

Fragment of 'lost' music found in pages of Scotland’s first full-length printed book

A FRAGMENT of “lost” music found in the pages of Scotland’s first full-length printed book is shining new light on what music sounded like 500…

The National (Scotland)

As an oncologist, I learn from my patients what matters most in life

Every cancer patient grapples with what is truly important. To bear witness to their attitude can put one’s own life in perspective

The Guardian - AU

Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812 review – terrific riff on Tolstoy

The singing blows the roof off in this magnificently fun production of Dave Malloy’s musical, based on a section of War and Peace

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65 Years Ago, The Most Quietly Unsettling Post-Apocalyptic Movie Was Ahead Of Its Time

The world will end with a bang, then a whimper.

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Pope says he was almost assassinated in 2021 but British intelligence foiled plot

Excerpts from Francis’s autobiography say British intelligence and Iraqi police foiled two suicide bomb plots

The Guardian - UK

Nicola Sturgeon provides fresh update on new book

NICOLA Sturgeon has provided an update on her memoirs after revealing earlier this year that she had completed the first draft...

The National (Scotland)

Alan Hollinghurst’s new novel is a sharp account of British theatre – and even pastiches my criticism

Our Evenings follows an actor through 60 years of treading the boards and holds up a mirror to how society has shapeshifted

The Guardian - UK

Hamad Butt review – the truncated brilliance of the most dangerous YBA

Butt emerged as one of the subtlest of the famous Goldsmiths generation, but he died too soon for his sly, oblique work to fully develop

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Pope in autobiography reveals an apparent bombing plot during his 2021 visit to Iraq

Pope Francis turns 88 on Tuesday and marked the occasion with revelations that he almost didn’t make it

The Independent UK

Murakami Tells Alma Mater He Was A 'Terrible Student'

Publicity-shy Japanese author Haruki Murakami told his alma mater Tuesday that he was far from being a model scholar, as he collected an honorary degree in a rare public appearance.

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Lost story by Cape Fear author John D MacDonald published for first time

The Accomplice, a noir tale found by Strand editor Andrew Gulli, considers the temptation of a grocery clerk

The Independent UK

The Ink Black Heart carries on the old school charm of Strike – but too much is lost in translation

3/5 JK Rowling’s doorstopper proves challenging to adapt for screen, but Strike and Robin’s ‘will they, won’t they’ dynamic remains electric as ever

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Lauren Sánchez Slammed Over “Inappropriate” See-Through Outfit To Promote Children’s Book

Lauren Sánchez faced online backlash for her sheer outfit at a bookstore event promoting her children's book, The Fly Who Flew to Space. The post Lauren Sánchez Slammed Over “Inappropriate” See-Through Outfit To Promote Children’s Book first appeared on Bored Panda.

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Reni Eddo-Lodge launches her own imprint with publisher HarperCollins

The author will serve as editor-at-large of Monument Books, helping to find authors that champion ‘ideas, stories and culture, as well as uplifting or refashioning past legacies’

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The week in theatre: Ballet Shoes; The Importance of Being Earnest; The Devil Wears Prada; The Massive Tragedy of Madame Bovary – review

At the National, Noel Streatfeild’s classic flies while Oscar Wilde’s wit is gorgeously unleashed. Elsewhere, a slavishly faithful take on The Devil Wears Prada and a bijou Flaubert caper

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The Borrowers review – Mary Norton’s classic brought to vivid little-and-large life

The audience sees above and below the floorboards – with a little help from puppets – as Mark Babych’s production cleverly plays with scale

Metal Hammer

“A good heavy metal song is like a good horror movie, and vice versa. Heavy metal sounds evil and horror movies are evil!“: Inside Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett’s lifelong love of horror

When it comes to horror Metallica’s Kirk Hammett is the man

The Guardian - UK

Queer review – seedily terrific Daniel Craig carries Luca Guadagnino’s artificial-looking drama

The Call Me by Your Name director’s overlong William Burroughs adaptation boasts some fine performances, but any gritty realism feels totally manicured

The Guardian - UK

The best children’s and YA books of 2024

From a boy on a snowy midnight adventure to a gothic family caper via a young offender inspired by poetry, our critics pick their favourite titles of the year

The Independent UK

Charles Dickens' characters come alive in a Dutch town enamored with the English author

The Dutch city of Deventer has been transformed into a 19th-century English city where 950 people in costumes brought characters from Charles Dickens’ books to life

The Guardian - UK

Sarah Jessica Parker gets a ‘golden ticket’ to the judging panel of 2025 Booker prize

Sex and the City star says it is ‘the thrill of a life’ to be appointed to 2025 panel alongside Roddy Doyle, Kiley Reid and Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀ to pick year’s best novel

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