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Revealed: the secret love story behind the slapstick of author Tom Sharpe

The famed writer depicted outrageous antics in Porterhouse Blue and the Wilt novels. But now a new book has uncovered poems inspired by his heartbreak

The Guardian - UK

Ghost Mountain by Rónán Hession review – a delightful fable

The mysteries of everyday existence are thrown into sharp relief by the sudden appearance of a magical mountain

The Guardian - UK

Idaho murder suspect Bryan Kohberger targeted one of his victims, explosive new theory claims

The 29-year-old criminology PhD student was fixated on college student Madison Mogen when he entered the off-campus house, according to a new book.

The Independent UK

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Pamela Allen on Mr McGee and turning 90: ‘I’ve always known what I’m doing is good’

From Who Sank the Boat? to Alexander’s Outing, Allen’s picture books are beloved. But after losing her husband she’s written a new book to ‘re-establish my sense of worth’

The Guardian - AU

Tracy Beaker creator Jacqueline Wilson gets new BBC show

Primrose Railway Children is the latest Jacqueline Wilson story heading to CBBC as the broadcaster makes a string of exciting announcements

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Victoria Beckham “Punched” David During His Cheating Scandal While She Was Pregnant With Their Son

The bombshell book, The House of Beckham: Money, Sex and Power, included "filthy" messages that David Beckham sent women during alleged affairs. The post Victoria Beckham “Punched” David During His Cheating Scandal While She Was Pregnant With Their Son first appeared on Bored Panda.

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The hounding of Arundhati Roy shows there’s still no room for dissent in India

Some thought the BJP’s reduced majority after recent elections would humble it. Tell that to the Booker prize-winning author, says writer Salil Tripathi

The Guardian - UK

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Brotherless Night by V.V. Ganeshananthan wins the Women’s Prize for Fiction 2024

Brotherless Night is an unforgettable coming-of-age novel, an awakening from tribal loyalties into new-found identity and agency. It is set in Jaffna, Sri Lanka, during the civil war between Sri Lanka’s Sinhalese ethnic majority and the country’s Tamil minority. Between 1983 and 2009, this bitter conflict resulted in the deaths…

The Conversation

The best translated fiction – review roundup

Clean by Alia Trabucco Zerán; Comrade Papa by GauZ’; The Son of Man by Jean-Baptiste Del Amo; Comedy in a Minor Key by Hans Keilson

The Guardian - UK

The Talented Mr Ripley by Patricia Highsmith audiobook review – a compelling classic

Actor David Menkin deftly captures the antihero’s blend of guilelessness and deceit in Patricia Highsmith’s psychological thriller

The Guardian - UK

Meet the people behind three of the UK’s brilliant independent bookshops

Rebuilding from a fire, competing with Amazon and launching during lockdown – how these indies continue to thrive

The Guardian - UK

Irvine Welsh: ‘If reading gives you comfort, you’re not doing it right’

The Scottish author on having his mind changed by Orwell, how Trainspotting was influenced by Ulysses, and his wariness of novels created with AI

The Guardian - UK

The top 16 Jane Austen adaptations, from Persuasion to Pride and Prejudice

Some of the best costume dramas on the big and small screen were adapted from an Austen classic, including the BBC’s 1995 TV series ‘Pride and Prejudice’, which catapulted Colin Firth to fame. Charlotte Cripps picks the biggest successes on the 250th birthday of the English literary titan

The Independent UK

Straight Acting by Will Tosh review – out on stage

A rich study of queer desire in Shakespeare, from cosplay in The Merchant of Venice to gender fluidity in Twelfth Night

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Bernice Rubens, first woman to win Booker, honoured with Cardiff plaque

Scholars and politicians to attend unveiling of memorial at family home of only Welsh winner of literary prize

Salon

Trump showed memory issues in interviews

"Do you remember when we spoke recently?" author Ramin Setoodeh asked Trump after he was interviewed. He didn't

The Conversation

Summer reading: 4 books on well-being that you can rely on

In a survey examining views on health and well-being, almost all Canadians responding reported wanting to improve their personal well-being.

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson announces ‘unrestrained’ memoir Unleashed will be published in October

The former prime minister announced the book will be published by William Collins on 10 October

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The Independent UK

Salman Rushdie stabbing suspect expected to reject 20-year plea deal

He is said to have told his lawyer: ‘What have I got to lose?’

Evening Standard

OPINION - Good on Just Stop Oil for going after hypocritical Taylor Swift, but do leave Stonehenge alone

Granted, the equinox celebrations at Stonehenge are hokum, a modern take on pre-Christian celebrations of the sun. As Rosemary Hill, author of the best modern book on Stonehenge, points out, no one knows what ceremonies it was built for. “Solstice celebrations at Stonehenge go back at best to the midsummer…

The Guardian - UK

‘Extraordinary’ Joseph Coelho novel wins Carnegie medal for children’s writing

‘Extraordinary’ novel The Boy Lost in the Maze takes prestigious honour while sister prize for illustration goes to Aaron Becker’s wordless The Tree and the River

The Guardian - UK

Five of the best books about maths

From classic 350-year-old problems to more modern mysteries such as algorithms, AI and why buses come in threes, these books do the sums and show their workings

Evening Standard

Boris Johnson announces release date for his memoir 'Unleashed'

“Stand by for my thoughts on Britain’s future to explode over the publishing world like a much-shaken bottle of champagne.”

The Guardian - UK

Scaffolding by Lauren Elkin review – parallel lives in Paris

Two young couples live in the same apartment 50 years apart, in a debut that dances between voices and times

The Guardian - UK

‘We needed this’: UK audiences thirsty for black British love stories, says playwright

As Benedict Lombe’s play Shifters transfers to West End, she is only third black British woman to have play staged there

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