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A San Francisco store is shipping LGBTQ+ books to states where they are banned

A bookstore in San Francisco is sending boxes of LGBTQ+ books to parts of the country where they are banned

The Independent UK

45 Years Ago, Star Wars Ruined a Great James Bond Story

In trying to cash in on the success of Star Wars, Roger Moore's most infamous Bond outing lost track of what made Ian Fleming's novel work.

Inverse

Anita Desai: ‘After I left India, I had to train myself to express my opinions’

At 87, the Indian author has been shortlisted for the Booker prize three times, and has written her first novel in a decade. She talks about leaving India to teach and write around the world – and feeling like a stranger everywhere

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Yorùbá Boy Running by Biyi Bándélé review – a historic hero

The Nigerian writer and film-maker’s last work explores the life story of the enslaved Samuel Àjàyí Crowther, in a novel of triumph over adversity

The Guardian - UK

‘Guess what? Mummy is a sex worker’: the sexologist who wants to build a ‘slutopia’ for women

Dr Hilary Caldwell’s new book Slutdom looks at how women navigate sex and shame, and at all ages. She shares what she’s learned as both a sex worker and as an academic

The Guardian - AU

France's tense political climate mirrors Israel's, says scholar Ilan Pappé

Israeli historian Ilan Pappé has seen his book The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine reissued in France after a French publisher pulled it from shelves. He tells RFI that it fits with a broader political climate that limits freedom of expression, both across Europe and in Israel.

Radio France Internationale

OPINION - Margo's Got Money Troubles review: OnlyFans, the novel, just doesn't work

The publisher blurb accompanying Rufi Thorpe’s latest novel (see also The Girls from Corona Del Mar, The Knockout Queen) shouts breathlessly that it is a story about OnlyFans, young single motherhood and pro-wrestling.

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Hungary’s LGBT+ community calls out PM Orban: ‘We live in a bubble of terror’

With Hungary set to take over the EU presidency for six months from Monday – the end of global Pride month – two prominent activists tell Tom Watling they feel like second-class European citizens

The Independent UK

Children’s and teens roundup – the best new picture books and novels

A tender-hearted knight; a malodorous mutt; a very mean goose; the last dragon on earth; enemies-to-lovers romance and more

The Guardian - UK

Orlando by Virginia Woolf audiobook review – a superb reading by Juliet Stevenson

The actor expertly navigates the detours of Virginia Woolf’s adventure – a feminist fantasy that speaks to our times

The Guardian - UK

Daniel Handler AKA Lemony Snicket: ‘I return to Toni Morrison’s Beloved every five years’

The Unfortunate Events author on getting nightmares from Dr Seuss, Raymond Chandler’s brawny wit and the ghost story he read to tatters

The Guardian - UK

What we’re reading: writers and readers on the books they enjoyed in June

Authors, critics and Guardian readers discuss the titles they have read over the last month. Join the conversation in the comments

The Guardian - UK

Ordinary white South Africans and apartheid – bound to a racist system they helped prop up

In South Africa, apartheid was a divisive political system entrenched by a white minority who regarded other ethnic groups as inferior, creating townships on the outskirts of cities to house the black population and legislation to control their movements. Many academic studies have focused on black life under apartheid, but…

The Conversation

Hisham Matar wins Orwell prize for political fiction

The Pulitzer winner’s third novel My Friends is based on an event from 1984, when officials opened fire on protesters at the Libyan embassy in London

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Salon

Texas school purges Holocaust books

"We want to protect [children] from these extremely vulgar and offensive books," activists wrote

The Conversation

Peter Randall: a pioneering publisher who established the radical Ravan Press in South Africa

Peter Randall, a pioneering South African activist publisher and educator, passed away on 5 June 2024 in Johannesburg. He was the co-founder of Ravan Press, which published books critical of the racist apartheid state.

Metal Hammer

Lamb Of God’s Mark Morton opens up on writing about daughter’s death in new memoir: “It’s not something I forget. It’s not something I wanna commodify either.”

Lamb Of God guitarist Mark Morton’s autobiography, Desolation: A Heavy Metal Memoir, is a heavy read in places

The Guardian - AU

Psykhe by Kate Forsyth review – a cosy escape into Greek myth

This novel, by an assured writer known for her female-led stories, succeeds in its ambition to entice and delight

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Penguin’s 2024 Cover Design Award winners are creative perfection

Design fans and bibliophiles unite.

The Independent UK

Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone artwork sells for record £1.5m

The watercolour is now the most valuable Harry Potter item ever sold

Marie Claire

'Bridgerton' Author Julia Quinn Addresses Queer Storyline Backlash

She explained how the decision was made.

The Independent UK

Jacqueline Wilson reveals cover for new adult sequel to Girls series

Author surprised five unsuspecting fans with an early glimpse at the cover

GamesRadar

"I've had my descents into hell" - Heavy Metal artist Caza talks Arkadi and the Lost Titan, the visionary sci-fi masterpiece that took him 20 years to complete

Interview | Caza's masterpiece gets its first ever English translation

WhatToWatch

As we await news on Ripley season 2, I rewatched The Talented Mr Ripley on Netflix and was struck by key differences

I'm hopeful Netflix will order Ripley season 2, in the meantime I revisited the movie...

The Guardian - UK

Our Baillie Gifford boycotts aren’t about tearing down the arts – they’re about building them up

Finance is always an issue, but surely we are entitled to expect a higher moral stance from our cultural institutions, says writer Tom Jeffreys

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