Beach Read’s Director Is Aware Of The Fancasting, And Told Me Why She Had Her Assistant Make A PowerPoint About It Let's talk about the fans' dreams for January and Gus. Cinemablend · Jan 16
Gerry & Sewell review – tragicomic search for a Newcastle United season ticket Jamie Eastlake’s play about two football fans mixes together song, dance, comedy and dark family drama, with incohesive results The Guardian - UK · Jan 16
Bridgerton Creators Have Dropped a Major Spoiler Ahead of Its Future Seasons Bridgerton Creators Have Dropped a Major Spoiler Ahead of Its Future Seasons Marie Claire · Jan 16
Brazil’s Bolsonaro finds novel way to reduce 27-year sentence: reading books Former president convicted for coup plot to take advantage of law that knocks four days off jail term for each book read The Guardian - UK · Jan 16
The Winds of Winter Author George R.R. Martin Admits Relating to Dune Writer Who 'Hated' His Own Success George R.R. Martin reveals the 'Arrakis trap' behind The Winds of Winter delay, admitting a deep kinship with Dune author Frank Herbert's struggle with success. International Business Times UK · Jan 16
The best recent crime and thrillers – review roundup The Cut Up by Louise Welsh; The Persian by David McCloskey; The 10:12 by Anna Maloney; Very Slowly All at Once by Lauren Schott; Vivian Dies Again by CE Hulse The Guardian - UK · Jan 16
Who Is Craig Silvey? Australian Author Arrested Over Paedophilia Allegations—What We Know About the Charges So Far Children's book author Craig Silvey has been arrested over alleged child exploitation offences. International Business Times UK · Jan 16
George RR Martin explains why he’s ‘struggling’ to finish The Winds of Winter Author has been writing next ‘Game of Thrones’ novel since 2010 The Independent UK · Jan 16
Chosen Family by Madeleine Gray review – friends, lovers or something in between? From classmates to co-parents, the changing dynamics of a female friendship are astutely observed in a novel that explores the boundaries between love, lust and companionship The Guardian - UK · Jan 16
Call this social cohesion? The war of words that laid waste to the 2026 Adelaide writers’ festival How a boardroom flare-up sparked an international boycott – and a looming defamation battle The Guardian - AU · Jan 16
Death of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s son prompts calls for overhaul of Nigeria’s healthcare sector Pleas for scrutiny of system fraught with accusations of negligence after one-year-old’s death in hospital The Guardian - UK · Jan 16
'Their career is toast': writers' festival anguish The consequences of cancelling a major literary festival are far-reaching, publishers and writers say, despite a premier declaring there is no economic impact. AAP · Jan 15
George R.R. Martin says his A Song of Ice and Fire ending won't be as "happy" as the HBO show's, and it's especially bad news for Tyrion and Sansa fans Daenerys enthusiasts may wind up preferring the books' conclusion over Game of Thrones's, though... Total Film · Jan 15
H Is for Hawk by Helen Macdonald audiobook review – a soaring journey through grief The author brings introspection and humour to their inspiring account of how a young goshawk helped them cope after the loss of their father The Guardian - UK · Jan 15
The Independent UK · Jan 15 Mattel and Alex Aster team up for Barbie young adult novel, 'Barbie: Dreamscape' Mattel Publishing is teaming up with bestselling author Alex Aster for a new Barbie young adult novel
The Independent UK · Jan 15 Rachel Goldberg-Polin's memoir recounts her journey after her son's abduction by Hamas Rachel Goldberg-Polin, known for her advocacy for hostages abducted by Hamas-led militants, has a memoir coming out this spring
The Guardian - AU · Jan 15 Jewish American columnist Thomas Friedman says he was uninvited from 2024 Adelaide writers’ week over ‘timing’ Claim comes after former festival board member Tony Berg accused Louise Adler and Randa Abdel-Fattah of ‘hypocrisy’ in their accusations of repressing freedom of speech
The Independent UK · Jan 15 Agatha Christie’s Seven Dials review – A country house mystery crackling with wit and escapist glamour 4/5 Netflix manages to capture the seductive appeal of Britain’s Roaring Twenties in this spirited and ingeniously plotted espionage thriller
AAP · Jan 15 Dumped author to consider festival return after apology A major writers' festival is in damage control as it apologises for dumping a Palestinian-Australian author in a move that triggered a mass boycott.
Cinemablend · Jan 14 People We Meet On Vacation’s Emily Henry Revealed One Scene From Her Book That She Really Wanted In The Movie (And It Wasn’t What I Expected) I didn't see it coming, but I love this pick.
Marie Claire · Jan 14 Queen Elizabeth's "Private" 2019 Meeting with Ex-Prince Andrew Was Thwarted After She Tried to "Soften the Blow" of Losing Titles "Andrew understandably felt blindsided," writes royal author Robert Jobson.
Evening Standard · Jan 14 It Ends With Us author Colleen Hoover reveals cancer diagnosis The bestselling author was noticeably absent from the promotion of Regretting You, the latest film adaptation of one of her novels
The Independent UK · Jan 14 Min Jin Lee's 'American Hagwon' to be released in September Min Jin Lee's new novel, “American Hagwon,” explores why Koreans are so focused on education
Inverse · Jan 14 45 Years Later, David Cronenberg's Infamous Sci-Fi Thriller Is Smarter Than You Remember Cronenberg redefined body horror, but with 'Scanners,' he secretly mastered another subgenre too.
The Guardian - UK · Jan 14 The Flower Bearers by Rachel Eliza Griffiths review – a powerful portrait of loss and violence The death of a friend and the attempted murder of her husband Salman Rushdie loom large in the poet’s moving memoir