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Hilary Mantel championed emerging writers - a new prize in her memory will help them get published

Judged by Maggie O’Farrell, Ben Miles and Chigozie Obioma, the Hilary Mantel prize will recognise emerging talent, and pay tribute to the Wolf Hall author’s legacy

The Guardian - UK

Meta exposé author faces bankruptcy after ban on criticising company

Exclusive: Sarah Wynn-Williams faces $50,000 fine every time she breaches order banning her from criticising Meta

The Guardian - UK

BBC failed to act on texts targeting Diane Abbott months before scandal

The texts that led to the resignation of Paul Ovenden, Keir Starmer’s director of political strategy, were shown to BBC Newsnight two months ago,…

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Astronaut Chris Hadfield explores murder in space in new Cold War space thriller 'Final Orbit' (exclusive)

Hadfield's 'Kaz' Zemeckis returns for this third entry in the bestselling author's 'The Apollo Murders' series

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This underrated Jane Austen movie with Kate Beckinsale is now streaming on Prime Video — and it's the perfect weekend watch

The 2016 period dramedy "Love & Friendship" is based on one of Jane Austen's lesser-known works, "Lady Susan," and it's one of the best Prime Video movies to watch right now.

Tom’s Guide

Ian McEwan is back — with a literary apocalypse

Here’s an opener for you: “On 20 May 2119 I took the overnight ferry from Port Marlborough…” Ian McEwan describes his new novel as science fiction without the science. We’re in the 22nd century, nearly 100 years from now. The world is much altered, as a result of climate change,…

Evening Standard

Creative types say give us a tax break, for art's sake

Tax breaks on concert tickets and subsidies for printing books in Australia are among suggestions to lift the struggling arts sector from the fiscal doldrums.

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Swiss theatre director told to withdraw book alleging Austrian politician mocked Holocaust victims

Court fines publisher after Milo Rau falsely claimed that far-right former vice-chancellor Heinz-Christian Strache sang a song ridiculing the six million Jews murdered by the Nazis

The Guardian - UK

Josh Shapiro and Pete Buttigieg respond to revelations in Kamala Harris’s book

Harris’s memoir, 107 Days, includes thoughts about Pennsylvania governor and ex-transport secretary as potential running mates

The Guardian - US

Children's Publisher Scholastic Stock Tumbles Despite CEO's Confidence

Scholastic Corp. (NASDAQ:SCHL) shares fell after the company reported a wider fiscal 2026 first-quarter loss and results that missed Wall Street expectations on revenue and earnings.

Benzinga

4thWrite prize shortlist offers up ‘daring, imaginative’ new voices

The six contenders for the short story prize for unpublished writers of colour took judges on a ‘dizzying, whirlwind tour across borders, through a gamut of emotions high and low’

The Guardian - UK

The best recent crime and thrillers – review roundup

The Predicament by William Boyd; The Killer Question by Janice Hallett; The Impossible Fortune by Richard Osman; 59 Minutes by Holly Seddon; Deadman’s Pool by Kate Rhodes

The Guardian - UK

Nick Harkaway: ‘I loathed Charles Dickens – it nearly turned me off reading for ever’

The author on his secret theories about Tolkien, the most perfect and terrifying Moomin book, and how his father, John le Carré, inspired him

The Guardian - UK

8 things to tell yourself every morning to wake up in a 'good mood', says Mel Robbins

Mel Robbins says it takes ‘less than 2 minutes’ to get into a ‘positive’ mindset and 'good mood' after waking up with her simple list of affirmations

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From the Front Lines to the Page: A Novel Captures the Human Cost of War in Ukraine

As a former U.S. intelligence officer, Brett Andrew Strange brings an authentic voice to his work, drawing on his direct knowledge of Ukraine.

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Jenny Han's Comment About The Summer I Turned Pretty Movie Has Left Me With A Strong Theory About The Story

‘If there are infinite worlds …’

Cinemablend

After The Long Walk, There Are 5 Other ‘Unadaptable’ Stephen King Stories That I Want To Become Movies

The curse is broken... so what's next?

The Guardian - UK

The Young Man by Annie Ernaux audiobook review – anatomy of an affair

The Nobel winner explores the dynamics of her relationship with a student 30 years her junior in an intimate, taboo-breaking memoir

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Sally Rooney unable to collect award over Palestine Action arrest threat

The Normal People author can no longer safely enter the UK without potentially facing arrest, according to a statement read out by her publisher at the prize ceremony

The Independent UK

Starter for Ten review – David Nicholls adaptation features some of the best musical numbers of recent years

4/5 Musical adaptation of the ‘One Day’ author’s debut novel makes for a delightful night at the theatre

The Guardian - UK

Romans review – Alice Birch’s epic search for the meaning of masculinity

We follow three brothers through a Victorian childhood to the 21st-century in this time-bending tale exploring the essence of what it is to be male

The National (Scotland)

Scots author ordered by court to 'be of good behaviour' after lashing out at police

A SCOTS author who lashed out a police at a crime scene was ordered to be of good behaviour for one year.

The Guardian - UK

Postures: Jean Rhys in the Modern World review – sex, squalor and jungle sweat for an eternal outsider

Artists as varied as Sarah Lucas, Gwen John and Georg Baselitz are called upon by critic-curator Hilton Als to chime with the writer of Wide Sargasso Sea

Evening Standard

Romans, a novel at Almeida Theatre: 'hugely ambitious portrait of masculinity'

4/5 An epic tale of three brothers in Alice Birch’s critique of manhood

The Independent UK

Twilight author confirms she has ‘other stories outlined’ for vampire series

‘The stories go on,’ said Stephanie Meyer

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