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Billy Connolly says he’s ‘always been fascinated by death’

Scottish comedian has a healthy outlook towards what is still considered a taboo subject

The Independent UK

The Silence of the Choir by Mohamed Mbougar Sarr review – a masterly tale of African refugees in rural Sicily

The multilayered second novel by the Senegal-born author is a powerful plea for compassion in the face of hatred

The Guardian - UK

‘Death isn’t necessarily always sad’: the pathologist taking the French book charts by storm

Philippe Boxho’s macabre true stories are approaching 1m copies sold and shedding light on a ‘misunderstood’ job

The Guardian - UK

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In brief: A Piece of Work; The Mighty Red; Jerusalem – review

Simon Russell Beale’s memoir favours Shakespearean insight over showbiz gossip; a love triangle continues Louise Erdrich’s literary winning streak; and a new edition brings the holy city’s epic history up to date

The Guardian - UK

‘Días’ by Pia Riverola captures a world of many wonders

Spanish photographer Pia Riverola presents her new book ‘Días’, a tonal collage of days spent travelling

Wallpaper

Royal biographer explains why people ‘behaved so oddly’ around the late Queen

Craig Brown spoke about his biography at the Henley Literary Festival

The Independent UK

St Vincent: ‘My most cringeworthy celebrity run-in? I’m sweating right now telling you about it’

The musician talks ghosts, giraffes, and the time she met her favourite actor – with disastrous consequences

The Guardian - AU

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Stuart Murdoch: ‘I feel like this book will be the Trainspotting of ME’

The Belle and Sebastian musician on his new novel, inspired by his years of illness, choirs and his love of Victorian authors

The Guardian - UK

‘Jesus Christ, is that the time already?’ Billy Connolly on death, despair and his new book of drawings

In The Accidental Artist, the comedian combines his quirky sketches with musings on life and, particularly, death

The Guardian - UK

On my radar: Daisy Johnson’s cultural highlights

The trailblazing novelist on the joys of coastal bakeries, writers’ habits and an online boat-tracking map

The Guardian - UK

Popular Scottish book festival gets underway with appearance from Pam Ayres

The National (Scotland)

Powsels and Thrums by Alan Garner review – the magus speaks

A rich collection of poems, talks, memoir and enchantments from the life of Alan Garner

The Guardian - UK

Novelist Robert Harris on uncovering the most scandalous secret love affair in British political history

For his latest bestseller, ‘Precipice’, Robert Harris trawled secret letters to bring to life the hidden relationship between prime minister HH Asquith and a beautiful young socialite more than three decades his junior. The author tells Geordie Greig about the female character who moved him to tears, what Asquith’s family…

The Independent UK

Never Let Me Go review – fresh life found in Kazuo Ishiguro’s school dystopia

Nell Barlow is heartbreaking as the doomed heroine of the alt-reality boarding-school tale, expertly adapted by Suzanne Heathcote

The Guardian - UK

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Friend says an ex-officer on trial in fatal beating of Tyre Nichols did his job 'by the book'

A friend of one of the former Memphis police officers standing trial in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols has testified that he's a kind-hearted, humble person who did his job “by the book.”

The Independent UK

Melania’s upcoming memoir already tops Amazon bestseller chart days ahead of release

While the former first lady rode her Amazon success on Friday, former First Lady Hillary Clinton toppedThe New York Times bestseller list.

Evening Standard

André Aciman's guide to Rome: Contorno, supplì and Trastevere

The Call Me By Your Name author lived in the Italian capital as a child and has been returning ever since. As his memoir is released, he shares his Eternal City essentials

The Guardian - UK

The anguish of rebuilding your life and home after the death of a spouse

Letters: Pauline Cavie shares her struggle to make a once-shared home her own after losing her husband. Plus a letter from Beverley McEvoy

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The Guardian - UK

James Joyce’s glorious lists and pop’s place at the Proms

Letters: Mary Adams says nobody compiled lists in literature quite like the Irish novelist. Plus a letter from Dr Richard Carter

Evening Standard

Jordan Stephens on Rizzle Kicks's comeback, drugs and infidelity: 'The band stopped because I was an addict'

As the hip-hop duo release their first single in almost a decade, Jordan Stephens talks about his new memoir which details the self-destructive behaviour that led to the break-up and how he rebuilt his life

Evening Standard

Intermezzo by Sally Rooney review: Her best novel yet

At this point, it feels as though there is very little interesting left that can be said about Sally Rooney. Every criticism has been mined, every degree of adulation expressed. Seven years on from her dazzling debut Conversations With Friends, and particularly since the stratospheric success of Normal People the…

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US court dismisses Haas trademark case against Steiner

A United States judge has dismissed the trademark infringement case made by Haas Automation against its former Formula 1 team principal Guenther Steiner.

The Guardian - US

Activists ‘fight against censorship’ in the largest US book bans: prisons

Tens of thousands of titles, from dictionaries to Leonardo, are restricted across prisons – and its impact is palpable

Reason

It's Time to Confront Failures of Justice (Part V)

A sample list of reforms to reduce failures of justice.

The Guardian - UK

Northern Lights by Philip Pullman audiobook review – a mesmerising reading by Ruth Wilson

The actor narrates the first book in the author’s beloved His Dark Materials trilogy, giving a richly textured performance

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