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Marked decline in semicolons in English books, study suggests

Usage of punctuation down almost half in two decades as further research finds 67% of British students rarely use it

The Guardian - UK

A Danish Groundhog Day or tales of millennial angst… What should win this year’s International Booker?

A headspinning novel from Japan alongside a high concept tale from Denmark, and a French account of migrant tragedy … our critic weighs up the contenders

The Guardian - UK

Die, My Love review: 'Jennifer Lawrence shines in tale of desire and psychosis'

4/5 Lynne Ramsey’s latest has screened in Cannes, and features Jennifer Lawrence and Robert Pattinson in a heavy tale of sex, depression and motherhood

Evening Standard

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Original Sin: book on Biden’s health decline reopens Democratic party’s wounds

The book by Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson presents a scathing account of a president cocooned from reality – and fuels questions about his role in the party

The Guardian - US

Die, My Love review – Jennifer Lawrence excels in intensely sensual study of a woman in meltdown

Lawrence excels as a woman whose bipolar disorder is exacerbated by husband Robert Pattinson’s infidelity, with super-strength direction from Lynne Ramsay

The Guardian - UK

Bears QB Caleb Williams Did Something Nice for Chicago After Stunning NFL Draft Report

Williams and his family reportedly wanted to avoid the Bears in the 2024 NFL draft.

Sports Illustrated

The "Disapproving" Comment Queen Elizabeth Allegedly Made at Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's Wedding

According to a royal expert, the late monarch had some thoughts about Meghan's wedding gown.

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Martin Scorsese’s insisted Jennifer Lawrence play lead role in Die, My Love

Director is a producer on the forthcoming Ariana Harwicz adaptation

The Independent UK

Brian Glanville: Tributes paid to 'the doyen of football writers' after death aged 93

Glanville was a towering, influential figure in the world of sports journalism and beyond, also writing more than 30 books

Evening Standard

Robert Macfarlane: ‘Sometimes I felt as if the river was writing me’

The writer and poet on reimagining rivers as living beings, the ecological crisis near and far and why copyright laws should protect nature

The Guardian - UK

Brian Glanville, journalist lauded as ‘the greatest football writer’, dies aged 93

Brian Glanville, who was the Sunday Times’ football correspondent for 30 years and the influential author of The Story of the World Cup, has died aged 93

The Guardian - UK

Netflix’s Forever radically reimagines Judy Blume – but only proves how essential her work still is

STATE OF THE ARTS: Blume’s willingness to treat teen fiction with the utmost candour has always ruffled feathers, writes Micha Frazer-Carroll. Netflix’s provocative new adaptation gets at the core of what makes the author such a unique and vital figure

The Independent UK

Kazuo Ishiguro: 'When you go from book to film, that’s a fireside moment'

Movies are a regular presence in author Kazuo Ishiguro's life in part because filmmakers keep wanting to turn his books into them

The Independent UK

4 movies we have been watching non-stop in the What Hi-Fi? test rooms

Barbie, Sisu, and more

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Attacker who stabbed author Salman Rushdie sentenced to 25 years in prison

Lawyers for New Jersey man Hadi Matar said they planned to appeal the sentence, which was the maximum possible.

International Business Times

Salman Rushdie Assailant Sentenced To 25 Years In Prison

An American-Lebanese man was sentenced to 25 years in prison on Friday for trying to kill novelist Salman Rushdie in a 2022 knife attack at a New York cultural center.

The Guardian - UK

‘I’m still not tired of it’: the best books to read aloud to kids, according to parents

From wordless books to dynamic bestsellers and those that will give your kids a giggling fit, these are some of our readers favourites stories to share

The Independent UK

Salman Rushdie attacker sentenced to 25 years for frenzied stabbing at lecture that left author blind in one eye

A New York jury deliberated for less than two hours before convicting Hadi Matar of trying to kill the celebrated author

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Bill Belichick Sheds Light On Jordon Hudson's 'Business' Role With Him

The North Carolina head coach joined Michael Strahan on GMA to promote his new book.

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38 Funny And Witty Memes About Literature That Might Inspire You To Open A Book

Something that you probably weren’t aware of is that SparkNotes is ridiculously good at the social media game. Their literary memes are as funny as they are clever!

The Guardian - UK

The best recent crime and thrillers – review roundup

Never Flinch by Stephen King; The Sunshine Man by Emma Stonex; Heartwood by Amity Gaige; The Mourning Necklace by Kate Foster; The Search for Othella Savage by Foday Mannah

The Guardian - UK

Carys Davies wins the Ondaatje prize for Clear, a ‘masterpiece of exquisite, craggy detail’

The Welsh novelist’s third novel, set on a Scottish island during the Highland Clearances, has won £10,000 for writing that ‘best evokes the spirit of a place’

Evening Standard

Man who stabbed Salman Rushdie to be sentenced in New York

A jury found Hadi Matar guilty of attempted murder and assault in February

International Business Times

Salman Rushdie Attacker Faces Sentencing

An American-Lebanese man will be sentenced on Friday for trying to kill novelist Salman Rushdie in a 2022 knife attack at a New York cultural center.

The Independent UK

Man who stabbed author Salman Rushdie faces sentencing in New York

The New Jersey man convicted of stabbing author Salman Rushdie on a New York lecture stage in 2022 is scheduled to be sentenced

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