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Sex, death and parrots: Julian Barnes’s best fiction – ranked!

As the Booker prize-winning author prepares to publish his final novel at 80, we assess his finest work

The Guardian - UK

A Shocking New William and Kate Biography Will Drop ‘Seismic Revelations’ About the Royal Couple

Marie Claire

Tim Travers and the Time Traveler’s Paradox review – space-hopping comedy asks the big question

Stimson Snead’s preposterous time-leaping indie starring multiple Samuel Dunnings is just about rescued by cameos from Keith David and Danny Trejo

The Guardian - UK

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David Walliams performs at intimate 50-seat pub venue to parents and kids after misconduct allegations

The bestselling children’s book author was dropped by his publisher at the end of last year

The Independent UK

Be More Bird by Candida Meyrick review – less soaring avian self-help than a parroting of tired cliches

This contrived addition to a sub-genre popularised by H is for Hawk and Raising Hare falls to earth with a thud

The Guardian - UK

A 10p masterpiece! The golden age of crisp packet design, from Chipsticks to Frazzles to Hedgehogs

Aliens drawn by a 2000AD artist, graphics echoing the Dark Side of the Moon cover, Dennis the Menace fronting bacon and baked bean flavour … we pop open a new 140-page celebration of the weirdest, wildest crisp bags ever

The Guardian - UK

Departure(s) by Julian Barnes review – this final novel is a slippery affair

Memoir merges with fiction as the author reflects on failed love, ageing and the end of life in this last instalment to his writing career

The Guardian - UK

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The Beatles: Rock Band devs were "sweating bullets" when they showed their version of John Lennon to Yoko Ono – "She's like, 'That looks stupid. He doesn't act like that'"

"She was a tough customer – as she should have been"

GamesRadar

Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms Star Talks About George R.R. Martin's Involvement In The Game Of Thrones Spinoff

The author is on board with the adventures of Dunk and Egg as the next Game of Thrones spinoff.

Cinemablend

Author Julian Barnes confirms new novel will be his last

Booker prize winner, 80, says he has reached point of having ‘played all my tunes’ after new book Departure(s)

The Guardian - UK

The Winds of Winter Update: Brandon Sanderson Thinks George RR Martin's Fantasy is 'Unrealistic'

Brandon Sanderson calls George R.R. Martin's Game of Thrones 'unrealistic' as fans await The Winds of Winter. Discover the clash over fantasy's dark realism.

International Business Times UK

Departure(s) by Julian Barnes: Love, sex and a real sense of an ending

Julian Barnes will be 80 on January 19, an anniversary he is celebrating with the publication of this book, which he says will definitely be his last, although he’ll continue journalism, plus a sold-out conversation with his old mucker Ian McEwan at the Union Chapel next week.

Evening Standard

6 Spicy Scenes From The Game Changers Books That Absolutely Need To Be In Heated Rivalry Season 2

It's about to get hot in here.

Cinemablend

Forget Netflix’s new murder-mystery show, and binge-watch my favorite Agatha Christie thriller miniseries this weekend instead

Netflix’s new murder-mystery has me revisiting one of the best Agatha Christie thriller miniseries ever made, and you should binge it now.

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Radio France Internationale

French dictionary that dubbed 7 October victims 'Jewish settlers' recalled

French publisher Hachette has recalled a middle-school dictionary that described the Israeli victims of the 7 October 2023 attacks as "Jewish settlers" after an antisemitism watchdog raised concerns, promising to review all its textbooks and educational materials.

Evening Standard

Raffles, Gentleman Thief book review: A dapper anti-Sherlock Holmes

Hard on the publication of Sherlock Holmes, there came another book of crime stories, with a shrewd, fearless protagonist, a master of disguise, and his less clever sidekick. The Raffles stories by EW Hornung, Conan Doyle’s brother-in-law — now published in a new selection — differed fundamentally from the original,…

The Guardian - UK

The Iranian state silenced protests with brutality. What now for Iran’s opposition?

Grieving, bruised and divided on the wisdom of foreign-backed revolt, how can the Iranian people achieve change?

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“Still Writing Fiction”: Stephen King Faces Backlash Over Post About ICE Agent Jonathan Ross

The King of Horror weighed in on the footage that has been used to demonize or justify the role of ICE across the political spectrum.

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The Independent UK

Former Independent tennis correspondent John Roberts dies aged 84

Roberts spent two decades with The Independent from its inception until his retirement in 2006

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Beach Read’s Director Is Aware Of The Fancasting, And Told Me Why She Had Her Assistant Make A PowerPoint About It

Let's talk about the fans' dreams for January and Gus.

The Guardian - UK

Gerry & Sewell review – tragicomic search for a Newcastle United season ticket

Jamie Eastlake’s play about two football fans mixes together song, dance, comedy and dark family drama, with incohesive results

Marie Claire

Bridgerton Creators Have Dropped a Major Spoiler Ahead of Its Future Seasons

The Guardian - UK

Brazil’s Bolsonaro finds novel way to reduce 27-year sentence: reading books

Former president convicted for coup plot to take advantage of law that knocks four days off jail term for each book read

International Business Times UK

The Winds of Winter Author George R.R. Martin Admits Relating to Dune Writer Who 'Hated' His Own Success

George R.R. Martin reveals the 'Arrakis trap' behind The Winds of Winter delay, admitting a deep kinship with Dune author Frank Herbert's struggle with success.

The Guardian - UK

The best recent crime and thrillers – review roundup

The Cut Up by Louise Welsh; The Persian by David McCloskey; The 10:12 by Anna Maloney; Very Slowly All at Once by Lauren Schott; Vivian Dies Again by CE Hulse

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