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Sir Michael Morpurgo remembers the Queen as ‘heart and soul of who we are’

The author was knighted in 2017 and this year released a book to commemorate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.

The Independent UK · Sep 9, 2022

The best recent science fiction and fantasy – reviews roundup

Malarkoi by Alex Pheby; Beyond the Burn Line by Paul McAuley; The Coral Bones by EJ Swift; Expect Me Tomorrow by Christopher Priest; and The Last Unicorn by Peter S Beagle

The Guardian - UK · Sep 9, 2022

New book to focus on Trump probes

The book examines Trump's conduct "through the eyes of veteran prosecutors seeking to enforce legal norms."

Axios · Sep 9, 2022

Dinesh D’Souza ‘2,000 Mules’ book removed from shelves, contains potentially ‘libelous’ claims

‘It sounds like a bunch of lies committed to paper. And there are legal consequences for doing that,’ an attorney said in response to D’Souza’s claims

The Independent UK · Sep 8, 2022

Harry Potter star brings Beyond the Wand book tour to Edinburgh in October

Harry Potter star Tom Felton, who played bad boy Draco Malfoy in the successful film franchise, will be bringing his Beyond The Wand book tour to Edinburgh in the autumn.

Edinburgh Live · Sep 8, 2022

This week's bestsellers from Publishers Weekly

Here are the bestsellers for the week that ended Saturday, Sept. 3, compiled from data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide, powered by NPD BookScan © 2022 NPD Group.

Tribune News Service · Sep 8, 2022

Wildflowers by Peggy Frew review – a profound portrait of addiction, family and sisterhood

The Miles Franklin-shortlisted author dissects the love and disappointment of family in a story of three sisters, broken in different ways

The Guardian - AU · Sep 8, 2022

The Sandman: a masterclass in unfaithful adaptation

Whether it’s The Handmaid’s Tale, Call the Midwife or, more recently, Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman, most of us will have enjoyed a book-to-TV adaptation. In the process, we might also have had to endure a family member or friend smugly informing us that what we’re watching is, in fact, “nothing…

The Conversation · Sep 8, 2022

Robert Galbraith: Why JK Rowling chose her pen name

The Harry Potter author chose to go undercover to release her crime series, the Cormoran Strike novels

Edinburgh Live · Sep 8, 2022

Television Q&A: What has David Duchovny been up to in recent years?

You have questions. I have some answers.

Tribune News Service · Sep 8, 2022