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Novelist whose biggest seller was Even Cowgirls Get the Blues, which Thomas Pynchon hoped would change the ‘brainscape of America’

The Guardian - UK

McDermid praises ‘inspirational’ libraries ahead of campaign launch

The Love Libraries campaign begins on February 14 and runs until October and is designed to encourage more people to make use of their resources.

Evening Standard

New book shows supreme court justice Clarence Thomas once supported press freedom

Rightwinger says Times v Sullivan ruling should go, but reporter reminds readers he did not always think that way

The Guardian - US

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Can this London singles book club help me find The One?

Book obsessive Katie Russell was fed up with apps, so she tried a book-themed dating event. But did she find a connection?

Evening Standard

Looking at Women Looking at War by Victoria Amelina review – a precious and powerful work of literature

This tragically unfinished account of the Russian invasion of Ukraine bears witness to both grave crimes and the strength of the human spirit

The Guardian - UK

How the left can win back the working class

In a new book Joan Williams says Democrats can win back ground lost to Trump without abandoning their values

The Guardian - US

Mad About the Boy is the best Bridget Jones sequel yet – and Renée Zellweger remains sensational

4/5 Zellweger’s Bridget is now a widow – and romanced by both Leo Woodall’s younger man and Chiwetel Ejiofor’s kindly teacher – and this sequel, adapted from Helen Fielding’s third book in her series of novels, is vulnerable, honest and very funny

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Neneh Cherry and Anne Applebaum longlisted for Women’s prize for nonfiction

Sixteen authors are in contention for the £30,000 prize launched last year to redress the gender imbalance in nonfiction awards in the UK

The Guardian - UK

Women’s Prize for Nonfiction 2025 longlist is here – and British authors dominate the selection

Shortlist will be announced on 26 March

The Independent UK

Salman Rushdie stabbing trial: Excerpts from Satanic Verses author’s testimony about harrowing knife attack

In his own words, author Salman Rushdie describes the moments when a stranger rushed at him on stage in western New York and began attacking him

The Independent UK

Submariners recall Queen delivering them tea and biscuits at palace reception

Camilla paid a visit to HMS Astute in 2020 at a Scottish naval base to mark the 10th anniversary of the submarine’s commissioning.

Evening Standard

The Guardian view on campus cuts: academics pay a high price for Westminster’s mistakes

Editorial: The government should not stand aloof as a crisis unfolds in our universities. A new settlement is needed

The Guardian - UK

Brian Michael Bendis, Jody Houser, Greg Pak, and a huge list of other comics creators unite for new LA Strong charity anthology

100% of the profits will go to relief efforts

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Handmaid’s Tale author Margaret Atwood to publish memoir

The 85-year-old’s Book of Lives promises to lift the lid on her unconventional Canadian upbringing, prize-winning writing career, and the experiences that shaped her work

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Salman Rushdie tells jurors he thought he was dying after harrowing knife attack as he faces stabbing suspect in court

Hadi Matar, 27, is on trial for the attempted murder of ‘The Satanic Verses’ author in August 2022

The Guardian - UK

Dismissed, excluded and now adored: the revenge of the women surrealists

Written off as ‘muses’ and denied entry to the movement, they still produced extraordinary work that is only now being appreciated. We enter a gender-breaking world of occult worship – and cats

The Guardian - UK

Old Crunchie wrapper at Cambridge library whets appetite of online sleuths

Packaging featuring pre-decimalisation pricing and Fry’s branding inspires campaign to deduce its exact age

International Business Times

Rushdie Tells Trial Of 'Lake Of Blood' After Stabbing

Novelist Salman Rushdie described Tuesday the moment a knife-wielding attacker stormed on stage and attempted to kill him with a frenzied attack that left him blind in one eye.

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The Guardian - AU

50% of Australians want to read more – but don’t. So what is stopping us?

New research from Monash University has found that readers and non-readers alike aspire to read more books but struggle with distractions, motivation and even browsing

The Conversation

The New Yorker turns 100 − how a poker game pipe dream became a publishing powerhouse

Literate in tone, far-reaching in scope, and witty to its bones, The New Yorker brought a new – and much-needed – sophistication to American journalism when it launched 100 years ago this month.

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Eisner-winning writer Andrew Wheeler’s new YA graphic novel Hey, Mary! is a sweet LGBTQ+ themed tale of self acceptance

Check out a preview of Hey, Mary!

The Conversation

How to make a change in your life – and stick to it

Is there a change you’d like to make in your life? Perhaps you’d finally like to write the novel you’ve been thinking about for years. Perhaps you think you should start saving for a holiday or a deposit on a house or flat. Maybe you would like to improve your…

The Guardian - US

Salman Rushdie tells stabbing trial: ‘It occurred to me quite clearly I was dying’

Author says ‘I was screaming because of the pain’ in trial of man accused of trying to kill him

The Guardian - US

‘It’s how we make sense of the world’: why are we all obsessed with gossip?

In her new book, Normal Gossip podcaster Kelsey McKinney explores our unending interest in talking about other people behind their backs

The Guardian - UK

Looking at Women, Looking at War by Victoria Amelina review – in memory of the Ukrainian novelist who catalogued war crimes

A powerful, posthumous collection of diary entries, interviews, war reports and poetry has the late author’s tragic absence at its heart

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