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From The Godfather to Middlemarch: 8 of the most faithful adaptations ever

Adapting canonical literary classics into cinema is an inherently difficult task, as it requires walking a razor’s edge between remaining faithful to the text and translating it into another medium.

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Readers’ top 100 novels of all time

After authors and critics chose their top 100 novels, we asked for your favourites. From Uruguay to the Isle of Skye, 3,000 readers cast their votes. Here are the titles that made your list – topped by a new entry at number 1

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10 Books Every Person Over 50 Should Read Before They Die

Reading can help keep your mind sharp, acting like a workout for the brain, stimulating neural pathways, enhancing memory, and improving focus. However, as you...

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‘AI will be the end of us’ – is Colm Tóibín right about the threat to creative writing?

In 1950, William Faulkner delivered a famous acceptance speech for the Nobel prize in literature in which he rallied for the “inexhaustible [human] voice” and his belief in its supremacy – not merely to endure but to prevail. Faulkner reasoned this was because the human voice, transmuted into art, possesses…

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Diablo review – Scott Adkins enters Cormac McCarthy territory in over-the-border revenge thriller

Its deranged antagonist might be an Anton Chigurh rip-off, but some fantastically flailing fight scenes almost lift this otherwise humdrum action romp

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10 Sci-Fi Books Where The Earth Is Destroyed

Spoiler alert for the human race.

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‘The Search Committee’ Is a Subtle Rebuke of the Border Literary Canon

José Skinner’s fast-paced satire delivers sharp insights gleaned from years lived in Mexico and the Rio Grande Valley.

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Torrey Peters on life after a hit novel: ‘It had a very chilling effect on my writing’

Author of Detransition, Baby found success and pushback she never anticipated and now returns with a provocative collection of stories

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35 Weird But Brilliant Books If You Are Seeking To Read Something Different, As Shared Online

People online are sharing "weird" book suggestions. The post 35 Weird But Brilliant Books If You Are Seeking To Read Something Different, As Shared Online first appeared on Bored Panda.

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As a writer, Neil Gaiman is a serial fantasist. That, it seems, also applies to his feminism

Allegations of sexual misconduct are proving hard for fans and friends of the ‘geek royalty’ author to process

The Guardian - UK

Let’s be honest with ourselves: Cormac McCarthy groomed a teenage girl

The legendary American writer initiated a relationship with a homeless teenager. Don’t put a romantic spin on it

The Guardian - US

15 Years Ago, the Most Influential Post-Apocalyptic Movie of the Century Terrified Audiences

Cormac McCarthy's work has always challenged directors and screenwriters, but his bleakest story spawned a movie that's defined a generation of post-apocalyptic storytelling.

Inverse

Digested week: Trump’s Star Wars cantina cabinet and No Consequences for Old Men

Plus … Heartwarming: the worst person you know just had another bad thing happen to them

The Guardian - UK

Cormac McCarthy’s secret ‘muse’ — who was 16 while he was in his 40s — reveals herself for the first time

Augusta Britt, who says she met the then-married author at a motel pool, is believed to have inspired several novels

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Cormac McCarthy had 16-year-old ‘muse’ when he was 42, Vanity Fair reports

Augusta Britt says relationship with then-married author, who died in 2023, began after they met at motel pool

Salon

Vance uses killer quote to explain Trump

Vance invoked the words of a ruthless killer from the mind of Cormac McCarthy to explain the election

The Conversation

A tale of unhappy families summons the fierce politics of Louise Erdrich’s The Mighty Red

“Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” So begins Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina, first published in 1878, the year Russia’s imperial war against the Ottoman Empire concluded – a war that had prompted international alarm about Russian expansionism and fomented internal unrest.

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Juice by Tim Winton review – life after the apocalypse

Set centuries from now, this gripping tale of retribution against the corporations who fuelled climate breakdown has echoes of Cormac McCarthy

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One of the best thrillers ever is leaving Prime Video very soon — here's your last day to stream it

Ethan and Joel Coen's stark Western crime-thriller 'No Country for Old Men' is leaving Prime Video very soon; stream it ASAP before it leaves.

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The graphic novel adaptation of post-apocalyptic classic The Road is one of the most frightening and beautiful comics you will read this year

Interview | Artist and writer Manu Larcenet on adapting Cormac McCarthy's famous novel

Inverse

18 Years Later, a Legendary Writer's Apocalypse Epic Is Getting a Huge Upgrade

A new graphic novel brings Cormac McCarthy’s post-apocalyptic road trip to life. “I immediately was enthralled by the atmosphere it creates,” cartoonist Manu Larcenet tells Inverse.

The Guardian - UK

Concerning the Future of Souls: 99 Stories of Azrael by Joy Williams review – brilliantly deadpan

A master of the short story explores mortality and beyond, through these funny, boundlessly intelligent visions of the angel of death

Tom’s Guide

7 best Coen brothers movies, ranked

Our ranking of Joel and Ethan Coen's seven best films, including "‘No Country for Old Men" and "The Big Lebowski"

The Guardian - UK

Pop stars, actors and politicians we lost in 2023 – take the Thursday quiz

Fifteen questions on notable pop culture and political figures we lost this year

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Capitol Hill insiders share their favorite books to read in 2023 - Roll Call

Put these recent (and not-so-recent) titles on your gift list as the year wanes in Washington, recommended by readers in Congress.

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