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Trump vs the press: The president has a long history of attacks on the media from personal abuse to billion dollar lawsuits

The president has complained about ‘fake news’ ever since he first ran for high office in 2015. Joe Sommerlad reports on Trump’s second term attacks on the Fourth Estate

The Independent UK · 1h ago

This summer’s must-read cookbooks, from seaside food porn to Italian simplicity

The great thing about holidays is that you have time to explore cookbooks

Evening Standard · Jul 19

The IndyBest Book Club’s verdict on Yesteryear, the buzzy trad wife-inspired novel that’s everywhere

Caro Claire Burke’s Yesteryear is a zeitgeisty exploration of the trad wive life

The Independent UK · Dec 17, 2025

The indie publishing mavericks shaking up the UK books world

Last year, all of literature’s big prizes went to small publishers. In a risk‑averse climate, edgy debuts and ‘tricky-to-sell’ foreign titles have found a home at the likes of Fitzcarraldo Editions and Sort Of Books

The Guardian - UK · Jul 16, 2023

5 new books to read this week

This week’s bookcase includes reviews of Secrets Of Hartwood Hall by Katie Lumsden and To Battersea Park by Philip Hensher.

The Independent UK · Apr 5, 2023