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Queensland Literary awards: winners list reflects ‘a moment of change for the nation’

Michael Mohammed Ahmad, Chelsea Watego, Claire G. Coleman and Quentin Beresford among those recognised by the judges

The Guardian - AU · Sep 8, 2022

How my life got quite a lot better when I went back to an old school Nokia

When Jimi Famurewa really needed to focus on his book deadline, he realised he needed to banish the smartphone and go back in time to something a whole lot... dumber

Evening Standard · Sep 8, 2022

Babel: the BookTok sensation that melds dark academia with a post-colonial critique

Set at Oxford in the 1800s, Rebecca F Kuang’s new novel is a magic-infused allegory for structural oppression – and social media can’t get enough of it

The Guardian - AU · Sep 8, 2022

The Leader podcast: London’s underground book club

The commuter book boom and why 10 minutes reading a day boosts wellbeing

Evening Standard · Sep 7, 2022

Wainwright nature writing prize goes to ‘inspirational’ Goshawk Summer

Wildlife cameraman James Aldred’s diary of time spent observing a family of goshawks in the New Forest takes top honour

The Guardian - UK · Sep 7, 2022

Dr Bandy Lee warned five years ago that Trump was dangerous. She’s more worried now

Psychiatrist Bandy Lee works with gang leaders and maximum security offenders. When Donald Trump ran for office, she noticed frightening similarities and warned the world. Much of her predictions have come - or are coming - true. Now, she’s worried about America’s ‘demise’, she tells Sheila Flynn

The Independent UK · Sep 7, 2022

Librarians and lawmakers push for greater access to e-books

Librarians and their legislative allies are pushing publishers of electronic books to lower their prices and relax licensing terms, an effort that could make it easier for millions of library users to borrow the increasingly popular digital versions of books.

Tribune News Service · Sep 7, 2022

Hong Kong speech therapists convicted of sedition over books

Five Hong Kong speech therapists have been convicted of sedition law after they printed a series of children’s books about sheep and wolves that a court said was aimed at inciting hatred against authorities

The Independent UK · Sep 7, 2022

Top 10 novels that interrupt time

Most stories adhere to linear plots, but a select few – by authors from Martin Amis to Muriel Spark and Toni Morrison – respin the cogs to unforgettable effect

The Guardian - UK · Sep 7, 2022

Londoner’s Diary: Boris’s ex-wife not short of memoir material

In today’s Diary: New memoir from Boris’s ex? / Sir Lenny on Luther / Rap blunder from new deputy PM / Starmer’s night off / Dinner with Kate Moss

Evening Standard · Sep 7, 2022