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Whose lunch is it anyway? Match the authors with their midday meal

You can tell a lot about a person from the food they eat. But can you match these seven writers to the things they devour?

The Guardian - UK

How Bob Dylan stole Christmas and made himself the crotchety elf-in-chief

IN FOCUS: With much-anticipated Dylan biopic ‘A Complete Unknown’ arriving in the US on Christmas Day, Kevin E G Perry looks at how the gravelly singer-songwriter became an unlikely festive favourite

The Independent UK

New book questions Robert Burns' ties to Scottish independence movement

A NEW book raises the question of whether Burns is the best cultural icon for the Yes movement...

The National (Scotland)

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The Witcher fans in shambles after a new book reveals just how old Geralt really is

More like Ger-old of Rivia

GamesRadar

Lifetime's new holiday rom-com A Carpenter Christmas Romance premieres tonight

A writer retreats to her family's farmhouse to finish her novel and ends up encountering a former crush in the cheery new title

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‘One of the most beloved writers of all time’: the genius of Joan Aiken at 100

From Willoughby Chase to Black Hearts in Battersea, Joan Aiken’s tales of plucky orphans surviving in industrial Britain are a keystone of children’s literature

The Guardian - UK

Morning and Evening by Jon Fosse review – what happens when we die

The Nobel prize winner pushes at the veil between this world and the next in the immersive tale of a solitary fisherman

The Guardian - UK

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Vance, video games and a very poor prediction: how well do you remember 2024? – quiz

Were you a newshound or a snooze-hound this year? Try our quiz to find out

The Guardian - UK

Mayawati calls for protest on Dec 24 against Shah's remarks on Ambedkar

In a series of posts on X, Mayawati said that Shah's remarks have hurt the hearts of the people. Read further on Dynamite News:

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The Guardian view on celebrity books: call them by their names

Keira Knightley and Jamie Oliver are the latest stars to write children’s books, but too often famous names hide the talents of ghostwriters

The Guardian - UK

Cory Doctorow’s prescient novella about health insurance and murder: ‘They’re going to be afraid’

The parallels between the science fiction writer’s five-year-old story and present-day events are startling

The Guardian - US

Booksellers predict Orbital by Samantha Harvey will be UK No 1 bestselling book

The Booksellers Association spoke to staff who also highlighted James by Percival Everett, and everything from Chris Hoy’s autobiography to a book about fishing by a dog

The Guardian - UK

The real casualty of Prince Andrew’s Christmas woes and a festive treat from Abba

Plus: Harry’s royal-themed message to the little people and why no one comes close to Britain’s love of knitted flapjacks

The Guardian - UK

Bleak House by Charles Dickens audiobook review – Sam Mendes’s all-star adaptation

Ambika Mod, Thandiwe Newton and Mackenzie Crook are among the lineup in this cinematic telling of Dickens’s classic

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The best recent science fiction, fantasy and horror – reviews roundup

Troll: A Love Story by Johanna Sinisalo; How to Build a Universe that Doesn’t Fall Apart Two Days Later by Philip K Dick; The Woman Who Fell to Earth by RB Russell; Mystery Lights by Lena Valencia

The Guardian - US

One Hundred Years of Solitude: Colombians celebrate Netflix TV series of the country’s ’national poem’

Considered impossible to film – by even Gabriel García Márquez himself – the series brings the mythical Macondo to life

The Guardian - UK

The Dead of Winter by Sarah Clegg review – the dark side of Christmas

From the devilish Krampus legend to a spot of disembowelment, the author takes us on a scary romp through Europe’s most disturbing festive folklore

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Preview Grant Morrison and Matt Fraction's one-page horror stories from Ice Cream Man #43

Morrison will write not one but TWO stories for the issue

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The Granddaughter by Bernhard Schlink review – love and loss in Berlin

A widower sets out to understand his wife’s death in this tale of memory, trauma and German reunification, from the author of The Reader

The Conversation

6 best African sci-fi and fantasy books to read this holiday

Science fiction, fantasy, horror and other forms of speculative fiction are breathing new life into African writing. International awards, TV deals, new publishing imprints, a growing fanbase and academic studies are adding to the interest.

The Guardian - UK

Time of the Child by Niall Williams – new life, new meaning

A baby is abandoned outside a church in this compelling tale of love and moral crisis in 1960s rural Ireland

The Guardian - AU

Nagi Maehashi’s RecipeTin Eats: Tonight tops Nielsen BookData’s Christmas 2024 bestseller list

Released in mid-October the cookbook sold more than 77,000 copies in its first week

The Guardian - AU

John Marsden was a literary giant who changed lives. He was also a wonderful friend

In his writing, the author’s deep respect for young people was obvious. In his life, his love for and commitment to others was just as extraordinary

The Guardian - UK

Topsy and Tim creator Jean Adamson dies aged 96

The writer and illustrator behind more than 150 beloved children’s books sold over 25m copies worldwide

The Guardian - UK

Mick Felton obituary

Other lives: Publisher and chief executive of Seren with an unwavering commitment to his authors

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