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Nadine Dorries on book delay: Downing Street’s pushing a line I’ve been silenced

The Plot: The Political Assassination Of Boris Johnson will now be released on November 9.

The Independent UK

I Could Read the Sky by Timothy O’Grady audiobook review – tender tale of an Irish expat

The author narrates his spare, poetic novel about a man recalling his past, with music from fiddler Martin Hayes

The Guardian - UK

How J.R.R. Tolkien's novels were inspired by Medieval poems of 'northern bravery'

In a moment of distraction from the laborious work of marking an “enormous pile of examination papers”, J.R.R. Tolkien flipped to a blank page on a student essay and scribbled, “in a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit”.

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Lynda La Plante: ‘Raymond Chandler’s books make me laugh out loud’

The novelist and screenwriter on learning to read with dyslexia, being inspired by the great playwrights, and why she could never read Little Women again

The Guardian - UK

Lazy City by Rachel Connolly review – sex, drugs and ennui in Belfast

Melancholy permeates a sardonic tragicomedy in which the hangover of the Troubles is never far from the surface

The Guardian - UK

Politicians, not curators, are to blame for the British Museum’s woes

The scandal over alleged thefts is a terrible blow for a museum Conservatives have starved of funding and respect, says the Guardian’s chief culture writer Charlotte Higgins

The Guardian - UK

What Went Wrong With Brexit by Peter Foster review – state of denial

A book that lays bare the absurd claims Brexit would reduce red tape – but leaves austerity out of the analysis

The Guardian - UK

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Society of Authors calls use of bad reviews for book blurbs ‘morally questionable’

After several critics complained of being quoted out of context on the covers of Jordan Peterson’s new book, the industry body has spoken out against the practice

The Guardian - UK

Using psychedelics to treat mental illnesses ‘not hippy movement,’ expert says

Professor David Nutt will appear before Scottish Parliament to discuss drug policies

The Independent UK

Federal judge bars Texas from enforcing book rating law

House Bill 900 requires book vendors to rate all their materials based on their depictions or references to sex before selling them to schools. Vendors say the law aims to regulate protected speech with “vague and over broad” terms.

The Texas Tribune

Mom gives her daughter accidentally ‘hilarious’ wedding gift

‘I think I may have messed up a little bit,’ the bride’s mother admits

The Independent UK

Earl Spencer pays tribute to sister Princess Diana on the anniversary of her death

‘Some bonds go back a very long way,’ Earl Spencer once captioned his post for Diana

The Independent UK

Nadine Dorries’ book on Boris Johnson’s downfall delayed due to legal issues

Ex-MP claims her account will lay bare ‘a corruption of democracy deep at the heart of the Conservative party and in Downing Street’

The Guardian - UK

The pull of words

Why literary festivals are often the closest connect between the reader and writer

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This week's bestselling books

The latest Nielsen BookScan New Zealand bestseller list, described by Steve Braunias

The Independent UK

Using psychedelics in mental health treatment ‘not hippy movement’, says expert

Professor David Nutt will appear before the Scottish Parliament next month to discuss drug policies.

The National (Scotland)

First Minister backs next phase in 'transformative' school reading scheme

First Minister Humza Yousaf has backed the next chapter of a reading scheme which is having a “transformative effect” in Scotland’s schools.

The Independent UK

Barbara Walters biographer reveals pioneering journalist’s final words

Trailblazing broadcaster died aged 93 on 31 December 2022

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‘Prepare for death’: In Karnataka, a string of letters targeting progressive writers and liberals

Several prominent Kannada writers have been receiving threats via post since April last year. The letters are handwritten, and the writing seems similar, according to writers who spoke to this reporter.

The Conversation

Winnie and Mandela biography: a masterful tale of South Africa's troubled, iconic power couple

A new book on South African liberation struggle icons Nelson and Winnie Mandela is a masterful biography of the pair. It’s a work of scholarship involving an immense body of primary and secondary research, written with flair and panache but in an easy and compelling style, making it accessible to…

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s equal parts exciting and terrifying’: how authors are being influenced by their fans

In the internet age, writers have more interaction with readers than ever before, and superfans aren’t afraid to share their opinions online. Here, three writers look at how this relationship has influenced their work

The Guardian - UK

All the Little Bird-Hearts by Viktoria Lloyd-Barlow review – a mesmerising debut

Longlisted for the Booker prize, this is a darkly vivacious tale of family, fraught friendship and neurodivergence

The Guardian - UK

Prophet Song by Paul Lynch review – Ireland under fascism

This Booker-longlisted dystopia with shades of Cormac McCarthy is nightmarish yet horribly convincing

Cinemablend

As A Fire And Blood Reader, One House Of The Dragon Change For Daemon Still Bugs Me A Year Later

TV adaptations always have to make changes from the source material, but one House of the Dragon change from Fire & Blood still annoys me for Daemon.

The Independent UK

White House hits back at claim Biden is too ‘tired’ to attend events before 10am: ‘Ridiculous assumption’

At 80, Mr Biden is the oldest person to ever serve as the US chief executive

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