Flight by Lynn Steger Strong review – tensions at the Christmas table A missing child brings an affluent New York family face-to-face with harsher realities at Yuletide The Guardian - UK · Nov 27, 2022
Queen’s reaction to Harry and Meghan naming their daughter Lilibet revealed in new book The Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s daughter was born on 4 June 2021 The Independent UK · Nov 27, 2022
Coronation Street John Stape star's surprise career and night he partied in Liverpool The notorious killer's legacy still looms large over the Cobbles Liverpool Echo · Nov 27, 2022
My Soul Twin by Nino Haratischvili review – a listless hack’s forbidden love The Georgian-German author’s account of the relationship between siblings who share a father swerves into geopolitical drama to jolting effect The Guardian - UK · Nov 27, 2022
This sugar-spun spy story is a second serving of genius Alice Eclair Spy Extraordinaire: A Spoonful Of Spying by Sarah Todd Taylor The National (Scotland) · Nov 27, 2022
‘Parts of town are just destroyed’: the ghost shops of Kent in pictures In his stark images of closed, boarded-up businesses, photographer Martin Amis challenges us to notice and reflect on what we’re fast losing The Guardian - UK · Nov 27, 2022
The Song of the Cell by Siddhartha Mukherjee review – mysteries of the building blocks of life The prizewinning author’s timely, precise study traces our attempts to understand the units that have such an impact on our health The Guardian - UK · Nov 27, 2022
Invasion by Luke Harding review – raw history from the Ukrainian frontline The Guardian foreign correspondent’s account of the Ukraine war is elegantly written, deeply researched and essential reading The Guardian - UK · Nov 27, 2022
Anne Glenconner: ‘It was as if I was pimping for Princess Margaret!’ The writer and socialite on surviving domestic abuse, how she stays fit at ‘90 and a half’, and why The Crown makes her mad The Guardian - UK · Nov 27, 2022
Uniting America review: how FDR and the GOP beat fascism home and away Charles Lindbergh casts a shadow over Peter Shinkle’s new book, which ends with a warning about Trump and his party The Guardian - US · Nov 27, 2022
We Danced on Our Desks by Philip Norman review – an unbeatable portrait of a writer finding his voice The Beatles biographer evokes the energy and glamour of the 1960s in this droll and vivid account of his years on the Sunday Times Magazine The Guardian - UK · Nov 27, 2022
Edinburgh book festival 'benefits from exploitation', former staff claim FORMER members of staff at the Edinburgh International Book Festival have said that the charity “profits from the exploitation of its workforce”… The National (Scotland) · Nov 27, 2022
Tasmanian writer Robbie Arnott's new novel Limberlost captures his climate anxiety and passion for the natural world Climate anxiety is at the heart of Tasmanian author Robbie Arnott's fiction, with his latest novel, Limberlost, garnering rave reviews and awards buzz. ABC News · Nov 26, 2022
Will Self: ‘I’m seen as a still-walking dead white man’ The novelist on his new collection of journalism, why he regrets criticising Sally Rooney and how he’s never shaken off the influence of JG Ballard The Guardian - UK · Nov 26, 2022
The Independent UK · Nov 26, 2022 Couple aim to give 2,000 football shirts to children for Christmas Paul and Lizzie Watson were ‘jumping around in the kitchen’ when they received a donation from presenter and actor James Corden.
The Guardian - UK · Nov 26, 2022 The power of women: acclaimed Italian author Elena Ferrante on patriarchy and protest in Iran The award-winning novelist talks to Shiva Akhavan Rad about the fight for equality in Iran
The Guardian - UK · Nov 26, 2022 If greed can ever be good, that philosophy didn’t work at FTX’s charity The ‘ethics stuff’ was just a front, says the bankrupted cryptocurrency billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried
Belfast Live · Nov 26, 2022 Queen Elizabeth watched Line of Duty to 'keep her spirits up' after Prince Philip's death Although the former monarch said she sometimes struggled to keep up with the popular BBC show's plot
The Guardian - UK · Nov 26, 2022 Irish amateur historian on lonely mission to save ‘bogeyman’ Cromwell from genocide charges As scholars gather in Dublin to debate the Puritan’s life, one man is insisting Ireland must apologise for blackening the Lord Protector’s name
The Guardian - UK · Nov 26, 2022 On my radar: Katherine Rundell’s cultural highlights The academic and author on Lizzo’s biting wit, spicy hotpots, her passion for night-climbing and what to wear at Christmas parties
Daily Record · Nov 26, 2022 Queen's 'brutal one word response to Prince Andrew' over Jeffrey Epstein friendship Gyles Brandreth, a friend of Prince Philip, also claims in his new book that the Queen took "a firm grip of things" and had no hesitation of stripping Prince Andrew of his royal roles.
Daily Mirror · Nov 26, 2022 Eight things we learned from new Queen biography from last conversations to cancer claim 'Elizabeth: An Intimate Portrait' a new royal biography by Gyles Brandreth shed light on previously unknown parts of the life of the late Queen Elizabeth II
Salon · Nov 26, 2022 Won't somebody think of Stephen King? An unusual Justice Department strategy sank the merger of two publishing titans. Here are the real-world effects
Bristol Post · Nov 26, 2022 New store in St George joins mission to revive local high street Support for the area is 'hope in the dark' during a difficult economic period
Daily Record · Nov 25, 2022 Biography claims Queen 'was battling rare cancer' in final months before death Gyles Brandreth, who was a friend of Prince Philip, alleges the late Monarch was suffering from a rare form of bone marrow cancer in an upcoming biography.