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Disquiet as Maharashtra withdraws award to Kobad Ghandy book, scraps award panel

Days after the Maharashtra government withdrew an award for the Marathi translation of Kobad Ghandy’s memoir, the chairman of the Marathi language committee and four members of the literary board have reportedly resigned in protest.

Newslaundry · Dec 15, 2022

Euphoria by Elin Cullhed review – inside the mind of Sylvia Plath

The Swedish writer offers an audacious, gripping novel imagining the poet’s final year and the conflict between creative genius and domestic life

The Guardian - UK · Dec 15, 2022

‘Once-in-a-lifetime’ copy of Don Quixote fetches €500,000 at auction

Total of €900,000 paid for Cervantes’ works that a diplomat bought on a shopping trip to London in 1930s

The Guardian - UK · Dec 14, 2022

The Waste Land: A Biography of a Poem by Matthew Hollis review – a classic laid bare

TS Eliot’s life and influences are meticulously investigated in this impressive account of artistic creation

The Guardian - UK · Dec 14, 2022

Review: 'Kindred's' transfer to TV keeps the novel's plot intact, but loses its spirit

Sixteen years after her premature death, Octavia Butler is having a moment. As one of the first Black women to write science fiction, Butler has been celebrated and studied for a long time, but she has lately come into wider view. Her 1993 novel "Parable of the Sower" jumped onto…

Los Angeles Times · Dec 14, 2022

'Guru Geoffrey' was 'always on fire to succeed' but paedophile hunters brought him down

Self-styled business expert promised people he could 'rekindle their passion for life'

Liverpool Echo · Dec 14, 2022

Best Graphic Novels 2022: Free Comic Book Day founder gives his 8 picks

I don’t mess around when I want recommendations for the best new graphic novels.

Tribune News Service · Dec 14, 2022

Review: 'The Magic Kingdom,' by Russell Banks

FICTION: An ambitious look at the promise of America through a tiny Florida Shaker community in the early 1900s.

Tribune News Service · Dec 14, 2022

Laurie Hertzel: Life's too short for boring books

Choose your reading materials wisely and you will finish every book you start.

Tribune News Service · Dec 14, 2022

Review: 'Last Circle of Love,' by Lorna Landvik

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Tribune News Service · Dec 14, 2022