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The Queen of Technicolor: the famous life and tragic death of Maria Montez

A new book explores the career of the groundbreaking Dominican actor, who is now not well known, and her ability to play a system that made it hard for her

The Guardian - US · Aug 16, 2022

The Draw of the Sea by Wyl Menmuir review – a personal homage to the coast

In his first non-fiction book, the novelist explores tales from his adoptive home of Cornwall and the place the sea plays in our collective consciousness

The Guardian - UK · Aug 16, 2022

Nick Drnaso: ‘Once a book comes back from the printer, it’s dead to me’

In 2018, Nick Drnaso’s ‘Sabrina’ became the first graphic novel to be nominated for the Booker Prize. As his latest work, ‘Acting Class’, is published, he talks to Nick Duerden about his former life working in a button factory, his experiences of abuse, what his stories are really about and…

The Independent UK · Aug 16, 2022

The power of words: On the assault on Salman Rushdie

The assault on Rushdie is an attack on those who speak out against all forms of extremism

The Hindu · Aug 15, 2022

Nicholas Evans, author of ‘The Horse Whisperer,’ dies at 72

Born in 1950 in Worcestershire, England, Evans studied law at Oxford University and worked as a journalist in the 1970s.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 15, 2022

Explainer: Rushdie attack shows the enduring impact of fatwas

The 1989 fatwa imposed by Iran's late Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini on Salman Rushdie for his novel “the Satanic Verses” has haunted many liberal novelists and thinkers whose writings were also seen as insulting to Islam and the Prophet Mohammad.

Reuters · Aug 15, 2022

Former Chronicle journalist and Horse Whisperer author Nicholas Evans dies after heart attack

Nick Evans worked as a journalist at the Chronicle and Journal in the 1970s

Chronicle Live · Aug 15, 2022

Reader, I followed them: TikTok expands its content to tap into the BookTok phenomenon

New retailer partnerships, live events and book clubs are all planned to capitalise on the platform’s vibrant community of literature lovers

The Guardian - UK · Aug 15, 2022

Nicholas Evans, "The Horse Whisperer" author, dies at 72

Nicholas Evans, the British author of the bestselling novel “The Horse Whisperer,” has died at 72

The Independent UK · Aug 15, 2022

Do you want free speech to thrive? Then it has to be regulated, now more than ever

The online safety bill in the UK is shaping up to be a censor’s nightmare, but we need to take this debate seriously, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK · Aug 15, 2022