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Albums, tours and Oscar nominations: The Scottish band who have done it all

BEN Please and Beth Porter have just about done it all as musicians. They’ve released 13 studio albums, been on tour and performed

The National (Scotland)

Thatcher ‘utterly shattered’ by MI5 revelations in Spycatcher, files reveal

National Archives papers show prime minister tried in vain to avoid inquiry over Peter Wright’s memoirs

The Guardian - UK

Behind Margaret Thatcher’s losing battle to stop Spycatcher publication

‘I am utterly shattered by the revelations in the book. The consequences of publication would be enormous,’ the then PM wrote in a handwritten note

The Independent UK

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The tricky job of curating the best books of the year

Book editors need the perfect combination of instinct and information

The Hindu

Need A New Year's Resolution For 2024? Try Taking A Page Out Of Stephen King's Book

If you're looking for New Year's resolution ideas, give this one from Stephen King a whirl.

Cinemablend

The ultimate summer reading list: 15 novels about love, lust and sex to devour

From classic romance to steamy romps to lust and power, your beach reads are sorted courtesy of Guardian Australia’s staff and critics

The Guardian - AU

I used the KonMari method to declutter my house — and it changed everything

What is the KonMari method, how does it work and is it genuinely useful? We put it to the test to find out

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Luda by Grant Morrison review – dark arts and drag acts

A drag queen’s hallucinatory journey through a hyperreal version of Glasgow is extremely arch – and a lot of fun

The Guardian - UK

In Zimbabwe, a small publisher that helped launch big voices shuts down

In 25 years, the couple-run Harare-based Weaver Press published hundreds of Zimbabwean fiction and nonfiction titles.

Al Jazeera

My Friends by Hisham Matar review – the pain of exile

This delicate novel explores the bonds between three Libyan men living in London, far away from their homeland

The Guardian - UK

‘Historical reparation’: new bookshops in Europe give voice to female authors

Greta Livraria in Lisbon and Rare Birds in Edinburgh are among the new stores dedicated to women’s writing

The Guardian - UK

Medusa? 'Percy Jackson' Changes the Iconic Character in One Controversial Way

The Disney+ adaptation of Rick Riordan's beloved book series just rewrote a major Greek myth.

Inverse

Helen Garner, Diana Reid, Nam Le and others: Australian books to look forward to in 2024

Among next year’s highlights are debut fiction from Bri Lee, nonfiction from Peter Goldsworthy and a new novel from 2023 Miles Franklin winner Shankari Chandran

The Guardian - AU

‘History is not what happened’: Howell Raines on the civil war and memory

In his new book, Silent Cavalry, the former New York Times editor tells of loyalties long suppressed in his native Alabama

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King Charles is closer to Kate Middleton than son Prince William, claims insider

King Charles reportedly has a closer relationship with his daughter-in-law Catherine than Prince William

Woman & Home

The royal family feud will need 'more than one holiday celebration' to mend bridges, claims expert

The Conversation

Seamus Heaney: ten years after his death, the generosity and warmth of his rich poetic voice endures

The English war poet Wilfred Owen once wrote, “Celebrity is the last infirmity I desire.” Killed in France at the age of 25, unpublished and unknown, “celebrity” for Owen was a posthumous phenomenon. By contrast, celebrity status for the Irish poet Seamus Heaney – “Famous Seamus” – came early in…

The Guardian - UK

Normal Women by Ainslie Hogarth review – mother’s ruin

In this darkly satirical novel about 21st-century motherhood and women’s labour, the protagonist seeks liberation at a brothel-cum-yoga studio

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Dal Chodha’s new book is an ode to 1970s fashion bible ‘Cheap Chic’

Part fan letter, part cultural commentary, Dal Chodha’s ‘You gotta keep your head straight about clothes’ (Tenderbooks) is a unique testament to fostering a personal sense of style

International Business Times

Harry Potter Conjurer JK Rowling's Net Worth: Stuff Of Magical Realism Lore

J.K. Rowling, the British author who conjured up the hugely popular Harry Potter franchise, has made a billion-dollar fortune from seven novels translated into 80 languages, which sold 500 million copies, and eight blockbuster films made out of it.

The National (Scotland)

Art installation to open on Scottish island where Orwell wrote classic novel 1984

A SCOTTISH artist is collecting 1984 copies of George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four for a display on the Scottish island where it was written 75…

The Independent UK

Clerk who wrote book on the Alex Murdaugh murder trial accused of plagiarism

Rebecca Hill’s co-author has accused her of plagiarising from a draft of a BBC article

The Guardian - US

Alex Murdaugh trial: court clerk accused of plagiarism

Becky Hill, who Murdaugh’s lawyers accuse of jury-tampering, alleged to have plagiarized passages in memoir from BBC article

The National (Scotland)

First Broons annual acquired by National Library of Scotland

THE first ever edition of The Broons annual has been acquired by the National Library of Scotland, completing its collection of the books.

The Guardian - AU

I tried to practise drawing but sketchbooks taught me what practice really meant

Repetition is the key to learning – but you don’t want to suck the joy out of it. To me, sketching has become more than just a means to an end

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