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Meet the Read North East 'Book Fairy' encouraging children to pick up a book in Kingston Park

Joane Cree started hiding books around Kingston Park in 2019, and now, working with Read North East, she can expand what she does

Chronicle Live

What the South Bronx taught me

I grew up amid decrepit buildings, poor health and worsening crime. There was hope in solidarity — and still is

Salon

Too often Australians weaponise the word ‘mate’ to mean the opposite of friendship

Seeing a road-rage exchange and reading Wake in Fright got me thinking how readily this word is used as a testosterone-charged pejorative

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In brief: The Art Thief; The Bookbinder of Jericho; ‘You Dirty Old Man’: The Authorised Biography of Wilfrid Brambell – reviews

A gripping, generous profile of a self-styled art collector; a rich novel about a woman freed from drudgery by war; and a frustrating study of actor Wilfrid Brambell

The Guardian - UK

Art Monsters: Unruly Bodies in Feminist Art by Lauren Elkin review – when freestyle thinking goes too far

Elkin’s capacious survey of female artists who focused on the body might have worked better as a collection of essays

The Guardian - UK

Edinburgh author unhappy with 'The Who' concert view and £105 uncomfortable seats

Ian Rankin said that he paid £105 for a ticket to see The Who at Edinburgh Castle but that his seat was uncomfortable and his view was awkward as well as often obstructed.

Edinburgh Live

The Very Secret Society Of Irregular Witches: What To Know About the Book And Why I Hope It Becomes A Movie

The Very Secret Society Of Irregular Witches film adaptation needs to happen. Sangu Mandanna's book could be a family-friendly fantasy or rom-com.

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Every Lord Of The Rings and Hobbit film ranked

One of the most storied franchises of all time, Middle Earth has brought us some majestic classics...and some duffers

Metal Hammer

New mother writes children’s book for daughter to connect to Pakistani roots

Unzela Khan Sheikh, 29, wrote a children’s storybook based on her own family for her nine-month-old daughter.

The Independent UK

‘It’s not climate change, it’s everything change’: sci-fi authors take on the global crisis

Margaret Atwood and Cormac McCarthy led the way. Now a new crop of novelists is putting the heating emergency at the forefront of their plots

The Guardian - UK

Mrs S by K Patrick review – a sultry queer romance of self-discovery

This striking debut novel explores sexual power, gender identity and sensual discovery amid a heatwave at a girls’ boarding school

The Guardian - UK

The Land of Might-Have-Been review – Ivor Novello meets Vera Brittain in a new wartime musical

Two doomed romances are at the heart of this effective show, which deftly weaves together Brittain’s feminist memoir and Novello’s sentimental songs

The Guardian - UK

Prince Harry’s friends are 'very hurt' at his lack of loyalty as he skips out on best friend’s wedding

“He’s done a lot of damage to those old relationships”

Woman & Home

Poetry, paradox and the worst war of all

The two greatest poets of World War I despised the bloody, pointless conflict — yet fought bravely. But why?

Salon

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The Guardian - UK

Manchester international festival theatre roundup – carnival, canals and the Milky Way

The rigidity of othering is blown away, along with Asian stereotypes. Plus, a mixed reality celebration of Ryuichi Sakamoto and a walk on the mild side

The Guardian - UK

Architect Norman Foster: ‘I suppose in another life it would have been exciting to fly fighters’

The designer of the Gherkin on collaborating with Steve Jobs, feeling positive about humanity’s future and the strong work ethic of the north

The Guardian - UK

After the Funeral by Tessa Hadley review – supremo of the short story

In this skilful, polished collection centred on women, Hadley is superb at capturing an atmosphere

The Guardian - US

No Trade Is Free review: Trump’s man plots an unusually civil course

Robert Lighthizer, once US trade representative, is a rare aide of little interest to investigators. His readable book shows why

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Marie Claire

King Charles is Reportedly Wary of Speaking to Prince Harry as Anything He Says “Could All End Up as Fodder for a Future Bestseller”

‘Spare’ 2.0?

The Guardian - UK

Hernan Diaz: ‘If ever I find myself on the page, I view it as an immense failure’

The Pulitzer prize-winning author on the punk rock provocation of his writing, an epiphany at the gym, and working with Kate Winslet on the HBO adaptation of his novel Trust

The Hindu

Author Nilanjana Sengupta on her latest book Chickpeas to Cook

Interview with author Nilanjana Sengupta

The Guardian - UK

Simon Sebag Montefiore: ‘I worked down a South African goldmine at 17’

The historian and author, 58, on his time as a war correspondent, his unusual family history and a hatred of scotch eggs

Wallpaper

Manzi’s is reborn in London’s Soho offering flamboyant seafood dining

Manzi’s by The Wolseley Hospitality Group opens in Soho, London, introducing its all-day seafood delicacies and flamboyant decor

Bangkok Post

Pavin’s book about monarchy banned in Thailand

A book about the monarchy edited by academic-in-exile Pavin Chatchavalpongpun has been banned in Thailand for defaming the royal institution, according to a police announcement published in the Royal Gazette on Friday.

The Guardian - AU

‘I’m in Tora prison. Help me’: one daughter’s fight to free her father

When Australian Hazem Hamouda was whisked from Cairo airport to the notorious Tora prison, his daughter had no idea where he was – or that she’d spend the next year trying to get him out

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