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Ali Smith’s new novel Gliff is a dystopian nightmare with flashes of fairytale enchantment

Ali Smith’s Gliff is set “once upon a time, not very far from now”. It is a kind of fairytale of the future in which two children, Briar and Rose, navigate a world which seems increasingly baffling and hostile.

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‘Sex writing feels less cringe now’: are we entering a new era of erotic literature?

As the Erotic Review is joined by dating app Feeld’s literary magazine and Gillian Anderson’s anthology of women’s fantasies, there seems to be a fresh appetite for writing about desire

The Guardian - UK

Nationalism is not patriotism: 3 insights from Orwell about Trump and the 2024 election

Shortly after Donald Trump was inaugurated as president of the United States in January 2017, George Orwell’s 1949 novel “Nineteen Eighty-Four” shot to the top of Amazon’s bestseller list. Apparently, lots of people thought Orwell had something relevant to say in that political moment.

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Shattered by Hanif Kureishi review – picking up the pieces

The Buddha of Suburbia author’s wildly inspiring memoir of illness and defiance

The Guardian - UK

George R.R. Martin Just Revealed HBO's Abandoned Plan to Solve a 'Game of Thrones' Mystery

A canceled spin-off could've filled one of the show's most annoying blind spots, but now our only hope is that Martin himself will write a solution in 'The Winds of Winter.'

Inverse

Beyoncé Warns Tina Knowles to Not "Spill Too Much Mama Tea" in Her Memoir

"I'm happy for you to share some of the stories..."

Marie Claire

Mom who famously claimed she was abducted by aliens says Netflix made her look like a liar in new docuseries

Exclusive: A 1989 alien “abductee” is suing to block the release of The Manhattan Alien Abduction, claiming she was smeared as a liar by a late ufologist’s scorned ex-wife

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From a scream to a whisper – ‘quiet horror’ novels are making a comeback

Ever since its inception with Horace Walpole’s novel The Castle of Otranto (1764), a delirious mixture of violent death and familial conspiracy, gothic literature has been a restless cultural form, constantly mutating and assuming new guises but always exploring the darker side of life. Sometimes, its fashions are those of…

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Apple's Most Anticipated Sci-Fi Apocalypse Show is Making A Major Change From the Books

'Silo' Season 2 veers from the book a bit, but a possible Season 3 would change immensely.

Inverse

Small, local book festivals are still thriving

Letters: Stewart Collins says support for the Petworth literary festival in West Sussex is growing, and Kathryn Streatfield suggests local events are the solution for a changing festival world

The Guardian - UK

The Acme Novelty Datebook is Chris Ware’s last volume of intriguing sketchbooks and thoughts

Chris Ware presents his ‘artisanal rewritings of personal conflict’, a third and final volume charting the American artist and author’s process

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Giuliani’s book is silent on $150m award for defamation but noisy on election lies

Disgraced and disbarred former NYC mayor and Trump lawyer also says Biden administration is persecuting him

The Guardian - US

Showrunner of Dune prequel series confirms you don't need to have seen the movies to watch: "This can be a point of entry"

Exclusive: Alison Schapker says you don't have to be a Dune head to enjoy the Bene Gesserit-based spin-off

Total Film

Autocrats and cities: how capitals have become a battleground for protest and control

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, the world’s longest reigning female political leader, fled Bangladesh on 5 August 2024 for the safety of India. Meanwhile, hundreds of thousands of protesters descended on Bangladesh’s capital city, Dhaka. The crowds ransacked her official residence, occupied the nation’s parliament and burnt down her family home.

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Hit Apple sci-fi show Silo will feature big changes from the novels in season 2, including character deaths

Exclusive: Silo showrunner Graham Yost teases that we can expect big changes from the books with the second season

Inverse

49 Years Later, The Tiny Bird Stephen King Marked As An Omen Of Death Still Haunts Us

Conservationists estimate that eastern whip-poor-will populations have declined by about 70% since the 1970s.

International Business Times UK

Netflix's Ramit Sethi Reveals His Top 10 Money Rules; Netizens Agree #10 Is The Most Important

Financial guru Ramit Sethi's practical money rules and scientific evidence reveal how strategic financial decisions can significantly impact wealth.

The Guardian - UK

Sylvia Plath’s Tomato Soup Cake review – a writer’s place is not in the kitchen

A fun but often unpalatable collection of recipes by authors including Robert Graves, Norman Mailer and Beryl Bainbridge should come with a trigger warning. Anyone for Instant Mince or Dutch Onion Crisps?

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Australian PM defends himself after being accused of seeking free flight upgrades from Qantas boss

Anthony Albanese says he has always “acted in a transparent and appropriate way,” after a new book claimed that he repeatedly requested free upgrades from Qantas Airways

GamesRadar

Manga fans around the world saved an underrated series at risk of cancellation: "I never would’ve imagined that so many people would be willing to go all in"

Love Bullet is getting a reprint, which is a good sign for a new manga

The Guardian - UK

Sally Rooney, Rachel Kushner and Arundhati Roy call for boycott of Israeli cultural institutions

The authors are among 1,000 books industry figures pledging not to work with any publishers, festivals or publications ‘complicit in violating Palestinian rights’

The Guardian - UK

Gerry Foley obituary

Other lives: Energy expert who challenged the idea that 1970s patterns of energy production and consumption could continue indefinitely

The Guardian - UK

‘I was high, drawing my self-portrait in a toaster’: the thrilling return of graphic novelist Charles Burns

The comics artist’s book Black Hole made him a cult hero, revered for his horror-tinged tales of US teens. He talks about the memory that broke chronic writer’s block – and why his books haven’t been filmed

Total Film

George R. R. Martin reveals another Game of Thrones spin-off was shelved "a couple of years ago" at HBO

It seems we aren't headed to Braavos just yet

The Guardian - AU

Highways and Byways by Jimmy Barnes review – compassionate collection from a master yarnsmith

Reflective memories and short stories from the Cold Chisel singer show he has lost none of his raconteur’s flair

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