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What we’re reading: writers and readers on the books they enjoyed in May

Writers and Guardian readers discuss the titles they have read over the last month. Join the conversation in the comments

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Winners announced for oldest book prize in the UK

The winners of the James Tait Black Memorial Prize, the UK's oldest book prize, based in Scotland, have been announced

The National (Scotland)

Madeleine Thien: ‘I ran in blizzards and -20C – all I wanted was to listen to Middlemarch’

The Canadian author on mountain running to George Eliot, powerful reminders from Omar El Akkad and the translation that brought Homer’s Iliad to life

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George RR Martin is done with fans still complaining about Winds of Winter delay: ‘You have given up on me’

Author says he is producing adaptation of late friend Howard Waldrop's novella

The Independent UK

Jacqueline Wilson says she was ‘devastated’ over break from long-time illustrator

Nick Sharratt’s bold and vibrant illustrations have become synonymous with Wilson’s bestselling children’s books

The Independent UK

Ghost Wedding by David Park review – a thought-provoking novel about the power of the past

The romance is beautifully drawn in this tale of two couples whose lives overlap at a Northern Irish manor house, a century apart

The Guardian - UK

London tunnels that inspired James Bond creator will become spy museum

Complex built during second world war is to include military equipment, interactive exhibitions and a bar

The Guardian - UK

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George R.R. Martin Sets Fans Straight On 'Winds Of Winter'

The fantasy author hears you, but continues to maintain that he'll finish his 'Song of Ice and Fire' saga.

Inverse

Harry Potter Profits Funding Anti-Trans Organization as J.K. Rowling Launches 'Women's Fund'

Author J.K. Rowling is using her earnings from the Harry Potter franchise to found an anti-trans organization focused on "fighting to retain women's sex-based rights in the workplace, in public life, and in protected female spaces."

Latin Times

Netflix’s new mystery movie with Pierce Brosnan and Helen Mirren gets first trailer — and it looks like charming chaos

Netflix just dropped the first trailer for its hilariously fun mystery movie “The Thursday Murder Club,” and it already looks like a summer must-watch.

Tom’s Guide

Setting the Wayback Machine to 1995: "Cheap Speech and What It Will Do": Books, Magazines, and Newspapers: How the New Media Will Change What Is Available

[This is an excerpt from my 1995 Yale Law Journal article "Cheap Speech and What It Will Do," written for a… The post Setting the Wayback Machine to 1995: "Cheap Speech and What It Will Do": Books, Magazines, and Newspapers: How the New Media Will Change What Is Available appeared…

Reason

'Women of this age can be rude and silly and supportive - all the complexities are still happening' - Jojo Moyes says most women she knows are 'holding up the sky'

Jojo Moyes has spoken out about the 'emotional and physical burden' the sandwich generation face and how it inspired her latest book.

Woman & Home

Kenyans mourn African literature giant Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o

Kenyans are reminiscing about the work of author Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, who died Wednesday in the U.S. They recall Ngũgĩ’s criticism of an autocratic administration, leading to his arrest and imprisonment in the 1970s

The Independent UK

Kataraina by Becky Manawatu review – a generous and masterful novel

Both a sequel and prequel to the Māori and Pākehā author’s acclaimed debut, Auē, Kataraina is filled with heart-achingly beautiful vignettes

The Guardian - AU

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Sonny Boy by Al Pacino audiobook review – from the South Bronx to Hollywood

The actor warmly narrates this intimate account of his rise to stardom, from the traumas that shaped his childhood to the epiphany that would lead to his glittering career

The Guardian - UK

Marriage Material review – cornershop comedy with a cardi-and-trousers charm

Great 1970s costumes, bubbling performances and an elegant set tee up this adaptation of Sathnam Sanghera’s novel about a Sikh family facing Enoch Powell-era racism

Radio France Internationale

'Towering giant of Kenyan letters' author Ngugi wa Thiong'o dies aged 87

Kenyan author Ngugi wa Thiong'o has died, his daughter announced on Wednesday evening. With his focus on post-colonial identity, he was considered one of East Africa's greatest literary figures.

Evening Standard

Marriage Material at the Lyric Hammersmith review: a raucously funny and often moving family saga

4/5 Even when it stretches plausibility – those wigs! – this sprawling immigrant aspiration story is a pleasure to watch

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The Guardian - UK

Aftertaste by Daria Lavelle review – what exactly is ‘clairgustance’?

A chef can taste the favourite foods of the departed, in this debut mash-up of satire, ghost story and slushy romance

Al Jazeera

Acclaimed Kenyan writer and dissident, Ngugi wa Thiong’o, dies at 87

Ngugi’s work critiqued both British colonialism in Kenya and postcolonial Kenyan society.

The Guardian - UK

The Better Sister review – Jessica Biel’s glossy thriller is full of gorgeous interiors … and death

This sleekly entertaining whodunnit is a schadenfreude-packed take on streaming’s favourite theme: watching sexy, successful people suffering terrible misfortune

The Guardian - US

Why do so many Americans join the Israeli military?

Tens of thousands of Americans serve in the country’s ranks amid genocide, investing in and propagating occupation

The Independent UK

Dept Q is a gut-clenchingly tense ride that will have you gripped

3/5 Matthew Goode is a brilliant ‘defective detective’ in new ‘Slow Horses’-esque thriller

International Business Times UK

Who Is Freddie Mercury's Alleged Secret Daughter? 48-Year-Old 'B' Reveals He Was a 'Devoted Father'

A new biography claims Freddie Mercury had a secret daughter, now 48, who shared a close relationship with him and holds 17 of his personal journals.

The Independent UK

Tots and Tales: Sonic partners with authors for new summer menu items

Sonic's new Sweet Topped Lemonades come in three flavors: Classic, Strawberry, and Blueberry Lavender Lemonades, each topped with sweet cold foam.

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