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'Dune 2' Will Feel Different From the Novel in One Major Way

Will 'Dune: Part Two,' change the tone of Frank Herbert's novel? Here's why this might not be the "war movie," you think it is.

Inverse

In praise of short books: to start and finish in one sitting is a rare, unbridled joy

Writing a short novel is an enviable skill that, when pulled off, can be utterly transportive. Here are some recent favourites

The Guardian - AU

Book Review: 'Holler, Child' is a profound short story collection about Black lives in America

LaToya Watkins has surpassed the high bar set by her debut novel in her latest book, a collection of short stories titled “Holler, Child.”

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Nominees revealed for the Scots Language Awards 2023

THE nominees have been announced for the Scots Language Awards 2023, with over 60 nominees in the running across 12 categories at the annual awards…

The National (Scotland)

Darcee, 5, is cover star of book explaining her skin condition to classmates

Darcee has epidermolysis bullosa (EB), also known as butterfly skin.

The Independent UK

‘Threatened and vulnerable’: Cop City activists labeled as terrorists pay high price

Protesters say classification as ‘domestic terrorists’ for opposing planned Georgia police facility has upended their lives

The Guardian - US

The Tower II: Death Message cast — who's who in the crime drama series

The Tower II: Death Message cast — meet the stars in the gripping crime thriller.

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How to have better tough talks

Author Douglas Stone reveals how understanding intent and emotional intelligence can lead to better tough talks

Salon

In brief: The Details; Uprooting; Ponies at the Edge of the World – review

A feverish novel about memory and relationships; a gardener’s attempt to put down roots; and how Shetland reshaped a researcher’s view of nature and community

The Guardian - UK

Lazy City by Rachel Connolly review – wry portrait of a city

A skilful debut novel paints a nuanced picture of Belfast and a grieving young woman’s search for something to believe in

The Guardian - UK

New book on India's iconic women performers launched in Delhi

Appreciators of literature, art, and culture came together under one roof at the launch of a new book in the national capital recently. Dr. Sanjoy Roy- Founder of Jaipur Literature Festival, former Ambassador and author Pavan Varma, Retd. IAS officer Shri Ashok Vajpeyi, Sunit Tandon- Director of the India Habitat…

The Times of India

You Could Make This Place Beautiful by Maggie Smith review – notes on self-regard

Smith’s memoir concerns the end of her marriage but its real subject is self-love

The Guardian - UK

Lifescapes by Ann Wroe review – a master biographer chases the essence of life

The Economist’s obituarist sheds light on her belief in the sublime – and her intense, sometimes baffling inner life – in this beautiful and brave book

The Guardian - UK

The Future Future by Adam Thirlwell review – lost in space

The prodigious writer’s tricksy new novel features Napoleon, an alien named Harper and a trip to the moon. So why is it so dull?

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Afire review – slow-burning German drama about a self-absorbed writer

Pompous novelist Leon grapples with his difficult second book in Christian Petzold’s engaging tale of sexual tension and creativity in the shadow of the climate crisis

The Guardian - UK

The Fraud by Zadie Smith review – a trial and no errors

Inspired by an extraordinary court case, and featuring a real-life Victorian novelist, Smith’s funny, almost flawless new novel examines identity, the notion of truth and 19th-century England and Jamaica in flux

Wallpaper

Rome Colosseum bookshop design is based on a light, modular system

The bookshops at Rome’s Colosseum are part of Migliore+Servetto’ new concept for Italian publishing house Electa

The Hindu

The City-whisperer who eats and drinks his way through

Zac O’Yeah lets the city speak to him, tell him its story, and not just the story of its food and drink, of which he partakes with both professional and personal interest.

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Evening Standard

Items from Charles Dickens’ childhood to be displayed to mark 200-year milestone

Charles Dickens’ fans will be able to see relics from his harsh childhood in an exhibition marking 200 years since he was put to work aged 11.

Salon

Why AI's war on language is dangerous

An AI-generated study guide turned my latest book into gobbledygook. What happens when the stakes are more serious?

The Guardian - UK

Sebastian Faulks: ‘The last remaining human species needn’t have been so violent and clever as we are’

The author of Birdsong and Human Traces discusses his futuristic 16th novel, what it means to be human and what the future holds for our species

The Guardian - UK

The Wren, The Wren by Anne Enright review – the female gaze

A ferocious sendup of a self-satisfied Irish poet and a brilliantly honest portrait of the women he leaves behind

The Hindu

The tomb restorer from Abu Dhabi

Maxime Knudsen found graves of his great-great-great-great-great-great grandmother, Fayz un Nissa, in Hyderabad after two years of searching. With help from author William Dalrymple, he located the tomb on Troop Bazaar Road. The tomb, built in 1828, has been restored and will connect Bank Street with Residency Building. It is…

The Guardian - AU

‘Way too much information, Frank’: I wanted to be Frank Moorhouse. Instead I became his biographer

Writing about the acclaimed author, Catharine Lumby got to pore over his letters, receipts, even his sex life. Not everything she found made it in

The Guardian - UK

Isaac and the Egg by Bobby Palmer review – quirky, tender tale with echoes of ET

The actor Johnny Flynn captures this debut novel’s offbeat humour and the intense loneliness of its protagonist in his terrific narration

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