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Shortlisted for the Booker, passed among families and picked up by Cillian Murphy for the big screen, the Irish writer’s razor-sharp fiction leaves you wanting more

The Guardian - UK

Are Millennials Ruining Divorce Too?

In a spate of new books, authors grapple with what separation means in the modern age

The Walrus

This lesser known 1848 Dovstoesky novella is suddenly going viral on TikTok – and it’s just £3

Forget fantasy books, White Nights is the unlikely title to be praised on the app

The Independent UK

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Blythe Spirit: The Remarkable Life of Ronald Blythe by Ian Collins review – village voice

A biography of the bard of rural England reveals an unexpectedly adventurous sex life

The Guardian - UK

Jean Adamson, children’s author known for Topsy And Tim series dies aged 96

Adamson‘s Topsy and Tim series has spawned more than 150 books since 1960

The Independent UK

Children’s author Jean Adamson, known for Topsy And Tim books, dies aged 96

The series spawned more than 150 books and was adapted for TV

Evening Standard

John Marsden, author of Tomorrow, When the War Began, dies aged 74

Marsden’s death was confirmed in a letter from one of two schools he founded saying: ‘He died at his desk in his home, doing what he loved, writing’

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Polostan by Neal Stephenson review – jazz age thrills

The author of sprawling SF mega-novels has switched gears for a fast-moving adventure set between Russia and the US

The Guardian - UK

Cher: The Memoir, Part One review – from an orphanage to superstardom

The first volume of Cher’s extraordinary memoir mixes hard times with the high life

The Guardian - UK

Fyodor fever: how Dostoevsky became a social media sensation

White Nights, the author’s 1848 novella, sounds an unlikely candidate to go viral, but the story of lovelorn loneliness is now a favourite among TikTok and Instagram users

The Guardian - UK

Fragment of 'lost' music found in pages of Scotland’s first full-length printed book

A FRAGMENT of “lost” music found in the pages of Scotland’s first full-length printed book is shining new light on what music sounded like 500…

The National (Scotland)

As an oncologist, I learn from my patients what matters most in life

Every cancer patient grapples with what is truly important. To bear witness to their attitude can put one’s own life in perspective

The Guardian - AU

Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812 review – terrific riff on Tolstoy

The singing blows the roof off in this magnificently fun production of Dave Malloy’s musical, based on a section of War and Peace

The Guardian - UK

65 Years Ago, The Most Quietly Unsettling Post-Apocalyptic Movie Was Ahead Of Its Time

The world will end with a bang, then a whimper.

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Pope says he was almost assassinated in 2021 but British intelligence foiled plot

Excerpts from Francis’s autobiography say British intelligence and Iraqi police foiled two suicide bomb plots

The National (Scotland)

Nicola Sturgeon provides fresh update on new book

NICOLA Sturgeon has provided an update on her memoirs after revealing earlier this year that she had completed the first draft...

The Guardian - UK

Alan Hollinghurst’s new novel is a sharp account of British theatre – and even pastiches my criticism

Our Evenings follows an actor through 60 years of treading the boards and holds up a mirror to how society has shapeshifted

The Guardian - UK

Hamad Butt review – the truncated brilliance of the most dangerous YBA

Butt emerged as one of the subtlest of the famous Goldsmiths generation, but he died too soon for his sly, oblique work to fully develop

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The Independent UK

Pope in autobiography reveals an apparent bombing plot during his 2021 visit to Iraq

Pope Francis turns 88 on Tuesday and marked the occasion with revelations that he almost didn’t make it

International Business Times

Murakami Tells Alma Mater He Was A 'Terrible Student'

Publicity-shy Japanese author Haruki Murakami told his alma mater Tuesday that he was far from being a model scholar, as he collected an honorary degree in a rare public appearance.

The Guardian - US

Lost story by Cape Fear author John D MacDonald published for first time

The Accomplice, a noir tale found by Strand editor Andrew Gulli, considers the temptation of a grocery clerk

The Independent UK

The Ink Black Heart carries on the old school charm of Strike – but too much is lost in translation

3/5 JK Rowling’s doorstopper proves challenging to adapt for screen, but Strike and Robin’s ‘will they, won’t they’ dynamic remains electric as ever

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Lauren Sánchez Slammed Over “Inappropriate” See-Through Outfit To Promote Children’s Book

Lauren Sánchez faced online backlash for her sheer outfit at a bookstore event promoting her children's book, The Fly Who Flew to Space. The post Lauren Sánchez Slammed Over “Inappropriate” See-Through Outfit To Promote Children’s Book first appeared on Bored Panda.

The Guardian - UK

Reni Eddo-Lodge launches her own imprint with publisher HarperCollins

The author will serve as editor-at-large of Monument Books, helping to find authors that champion ‘ideas, stories and culture, as well as uplifting or refashioning past legacies’

The Guardian - UK

The week in theatre: Ballet Shoes; The Importance of Being Earnest; The Devil Wears Prada; The Massive Tragedy of Madame Bovary – review

At the National, Noel Streatfeild’s classic flies while Oscar Wilde’s wit is gorgeously unleashed. Elsewhere, a slavishly faithful take on The Devil Wears Prada and a bijou Flaubert caper

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