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The week in theatre: The Years; Pericles – review

Extraordinary performances from five actors all playing the writer Annie Ernaux add up to a five-star adaptation of her Nobel prize-winning book. And a fairytale take on Pericles

The Guardian - UK

The Art of Power by Nancy Pelosi review – politics with principles

The former US House speaker’s memoir includes powerful accounts of the Capitol assault and Trump’s instability, offering insights into the career of a formidable woman who still wields great influence

The Guardian - UK

Scotland's most historically important area for battles revealed in new book

STIRLING has been recognised as one of the most historically important areas in Scotland in a recent book which maps historical conflicts in the…

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Sarah Manguso: ‘I seem to have hit on a cultural sore spot’

The American author on her rage-filled new novel about the end of a marriage, the extraordinary response to it, and the authors she thinks are most underrated

The Guardian - UK

Princess Kate and Prince William Are "Gradually" Introducing Prince George to Royal Life in Order to Prepare Him For the Throne

The Prince and Princess of Wales "don't want to freak him out."

Marie Claire

Novelist Kate Atkinson: ‘I do feel a need to prove myself’

As her latest Jackson Brodie thriller comes out, the award-winning author discusses cosy crime, sniffy critics, and how she investigated her own family’s secrets

The Guardian - UK

Iowa Court Upholds School Book Ban On Sex Acts

Recent court ruling allows Iowa to enforce a book ban in schools, sparking debate over parental rights and LGBTQ+ inclusivity.

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Betty Prashker, publisher of the feminist classics 'Sexual Politics' and 'Backlash,' dies at age 99

Betty Prashker, a pioneering editor of the 20th century who as one of the first women with the power to acquire books published such classics as Kate Millett’s “Sexual Politics” and Susan Faludi’s “Backlash,” died July 30 at age 99

The Independent UK

Federal judges allow Iowa book ban to take effect this school year

Iowa can enforce a book ban this school year following a federal appeals court ruling

The Independent UK

William Hill Sign Up Offer: Bet £10 Get £30 Free Bets

New customers can claim £30 in free bets using the William Hill sign up offer

The Independent UK

The joy of sexy fiction, by women for women

Letters: Readers respond to a piece by Zoe Williams in which she reflects on reading smut and notes how attitudes have changed

The Guardian - UK

Forget gadgets and ebooks – nothing beats a real tome in your hand

Letters: We cannot let real books go the way of vinyl records, writes 15-year-old Jude Brayton. Plus letters from Celia Anderson and Jean Jackson

The Guardian - UK

Wife by Charlotte Mendelson: gifted, hyper-real fiction

Charlotte Mendelson’s last book, 2022’s The Exhibitionist, was hailed for its frank and honest study of dysfunctional relationships. It was longlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction and named Novel of the Year by The Times. With such accolades it comes as no surprise that Mendelson should return to themes…

Evening Standard

Utah bans 13 books from all schools

The state's Board of Education is seeking to comply with a new law that ostensibly aims to ban "pornography"

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Scottish writer in crowdfunder appeal for book on 2008 financial crash

A SCOTTISH writer and cartoonist has launched a crowdfunder in a bid to raise money for the publication of his satirical novel on the 2008 global…

The Guardian - UK

Comala, Comala review – haunting and hallucinatory musical theatre from Mexico

The mezcal’s on hand for this strange, song-filled journey into the land of the dead

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Book Review: Sean Zak’s ‘Searching in St. Andrews’ will leave you #jealous as he lives his best life

For 90 days, Zak lived his best life in the Home of Golf and then he wrote a book about it.

Texas Observer

Bringing Home the Story of Ben Spencer

An innocent Texan was caught for more than three decades in a web of lies and injustice.

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Margolyes & Dickens: The Best Bits review – the nation’s favourite foul mouth

There’s more Margolyes than Dickens here, but her gift for florid characters is on fine display and suits the Victorian master perfectly

Evening Standard

OPINION - Gold Rush book review: A cautionary #MeToo tale of pop stars straight out of 2017

Olivia Petter’s debut novel about nonconsensual sex with a pop star is stuck in an era gone by, says Maddy Mussen

The Guardian - UK

The best recent science fiction and fantasy – reviews roundup

Extremophile by Ian Green; Long Live Evil by Sarah Rees Brennan; Monstrilio by Gerardo Sámano Córdova; The Formidable Miss Cassidy by Meihan Boey; Lake of Darkness by Adam Roberts

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A Memoir of My Former Self by Hilary Mantel audiobook review – preoccupations of a vibrant mind

Actor Lydia Leonard and novelist Anne Enright are among the narrators of the Wolf Hall author’s engaging essays on Madonna, Jane Austen and Princess Diana

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The Years: an audacious adaptation of Annie Ernaux’s masterpiece of memoir and sociology

Eline Arbo’s production of The Years at London’s Almeida Theatre is a rare triumph. First adapted into Dutch and premiered in Amsterdam in 2022, the play breathes theatrical life into the Nobel-winning writer Annie Ernaux’s masterpiece of the same name, delineating a composite portrait of a woman and a culture…

The Guardian - UK

Ravelling by Estelle Birdy review – a gutsy coming-of-age debut

This is a beautifully observed portrait of five young men growing up on the edge of Dublin’s underworld

The Independent UK

I’m not surprised erotic fiction sales have doubled – women have always been sex mad

Steamy books are flying off the shelves; could women’s frustrated libidos be the answer, asks Helen Coffey

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