Publisher: Dutch novelist and journalist Cees Nooteboom dies at 92 Dutch writer Cees Nooteboom has died at 92 The Independent UK · Feb 11
Arundhati Roy and Sarah Perry among 16 authors longlisted for Women’s Non-Fiction Prize Literary award was founded in 2023 to help redress the historic gender imbalance in nonfiction prizes The Independent UK · Feb 11
IndyBest’s March Book Club read is the buzzy new novel from Butter author Asako Yuzuki Out this month, Hooked is the Book Club read for March The Independent UK · Feb 11
Gisèle Pelicot calls on victims to ‘never have shame’ in her first TV interview Pelicot says shame is ‘a double sentence’ and describes shock of seeing herself like ‘a rag doll’ in police footage The Guardian - UK · Feb 11
Arundhati Roy and Sarah Perry longlisted for Women’s prize for nonfiction Sixteen authors – including Lea Ypi, Lyse Doucet and Barbara Demick – are in contention for the £30,000 award, launched to address a historic gender imbalance in nonfiction prizes The Guardian - UK · Feb 11
Tim Berners-Lee On Power To The People Online Sir Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web in 1989 at CERN in Switzerland. Since then, he has been a tireless advocate for shared standards, open web access, and the power of individuals on the web. He was named in Time magazine's list of the most important people of the… The Times of India · Feb 11
Anna Wintour Had Heard About The It Ends With Us Kerfuffle. See The 'Brave' Message She Sent Blake Lively The fashion queen has weighed in on the drama. Cinemablend · Feb 11
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms showrunner says there's "less of an inherent danger" of the show ending up like Game of Thrones, but George R.R. Martin would be "highly" involved past season 3 There are only three Dunk and Egg novellas, but that shouldn't be a problem Total Film · Feb 11
Gisèle Pelicot recounts moment she was told of husband’s rape crimes for first time Gisèle Pelicot details the shocking discovery in her new book, ‘A Hymn to Life, Shame Has to Change Sides’ The Independent UK · Feb 11
Amazon Kindle Scribe has a new rival with an unbeatable price tag and premium build quality The InkPad One from PocketBook has a 10.3-inch e-paper display for a Kindle Scribe-beating price T3 · Feb 11
How Lost Lambs author Madeline Cash became the year’s brightest literary star INTERVIEW: Her unique take on American dysfunction has been praised by ‘the New Yorker’, but she’s also had to fend off rumours about how she earned her success. Annabel Nugent meets the novelist behind one of 2026's most talked about books The Independent UK · Feb 11
Alex Murdaugh continues to insist he didn't kill wife and son as he gets another day in court Alex Murdaugh's lawyers are asking the South Carolina Supreme Court to overturn his murder convictions The Independent UK · Feb 11
Kids' ideas spark inspiration for bestselling author The author who's just been named Australia's next Children's Laureate has revealed how his millions of young readers spark ideas for every book he releases. AAP · Feb 10
How I Shop with Nussaibah Younis: ‘These make me 60% less likely to murder my neighbours’ Always wondered what everyday stuff celebrities buy, where they shop for food and the basic they scrimp on? The Fundamentally author talks bodices, Chanel and regrettable heels in the Filter’s column The Guardian - UK · Feb 10
Evening Standard · Feb 10 Margot Robbie breaks her silence on 'horny' Wuthering Heights scenes amid backlash The Emily Bronte adaptation has garnered a mixed reaction, with some calling out the ‘lewd, exhausting sex scenes’
Marie Claire · Feb 10 Exclusive: 'Royal Spin' Authors Omid Scobie and Robin Benway Pull Back the Curtain on Buckingham Palace's Press Machine Scobie's debut novel follows a White House staffer turned palace press officer.
RideApart · Feb 10 Someone Just Bought Hunter Thompson's Old Dirt Bike, Peyote Wasn't Included Gonzo journalist and prominent motorcyclist Hunter Thompson is a hero in many spaces, and his personal Husqvarna dirt bike just was sold for a bunch of money. Drugs, however, were not included.
Inverse · Feb 10 25 Years Later, An Infamously Divisive Horror Sequel Could Have Been Even Weirder As polarizing as it was compared to the Oscar-winning original, Ridley Scott's 'Hannibal' was still not as weird as the book.
The Independent UK · Feb 10 Australian court rules that ‘undeniably offensive’ erotic novel constitutes child sex abuse material Novel ‘sexually objectifies children’, judge says
Marie Claire · Feb 10 I Grew Up With a Stage Mom. I Can’t Help But Love Them In an excerpt from her book 'One Bad Mother,' Ej Dickson explores our love-hate relationship with notorious momagers.
The Guardian - US · Feb 10 ‘A white man’s war, a Black man’s fight’: the eye-opening story of Black soldiers in Vietnam At a time when Black military history is being rewritten under Trump officials, new book The War Within a War provides a vital reminder
Creative Bloq · Feb 10 How to go from rough sketch to stunning book cover art in three steps Discover how Marvel and DC artist Ivan Shavrin brings the energy of his initial sketch to his final cover art.
The Independent UK · Feb 9 Three sexual assault lawsuits against Neil Gaiman dismissed by US judges Federal judges have dismissed three lawsuits accusing the author of sexually assaulting his children's nanny in New Zealand
The Independent UK · Feb 9 Wuthering Heights review – Emerald Fennell’s astonishingly bad adaptation is like a limp Mills & Boon 1/5 Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi’s performances are almost pushed to the border of pantomime, while Fennell’s provocations seem to define the poor as sexual deviants and the rich as clueless prudes
The Guardian - UK · Feb 9 Troubles-rooted play Sapling wins Women’s prize for playwriting Judges, including Guardian editor-in-chief Katharine Viner, praise Georgina Duncan’s play as the kind ‘producers dream of and audiences yearn to watch’