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Five Great Reads: how MDMA changed the world, a cricketing cult and making condoms sexy again

Guardian Australia’s weekend wrap of essential reads from the past seven days, selected by Kris Swales

The Guardian - AU

Invasion Of The Body Snatchers: Ranking All Five Movie Adaptations

Jack Finney's seminal sci-fi novel planted the seed for five Invasion of the Body Snatchers movies, which we have ranked from worst to best.

Cinemablend

Meet the Gabriel's Redemption Part 1 cast: who's who in the Passionflix movie

Gabriel's Redemption Part 1 is the first movie in a planned trilogy of films from Passionflix. Let's meet the cast.

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Princes William and Harry join forces as they deliver emotional message amid fallout

Prince Harry and Prince William have reunited for a very special reason for the first time since they sat three rows apart at their father's Coronation in London on May 6

Daily Mirror

50 shades of ballet? Melanie Hamrick on her steamy novel that makes 'Black Swan' seem tame

Melanie Hamrick recently had to wrest a copy of her steamy new novel out of the hands of the curious 6-year-old son she shares with Mick Jagger, replacing it with the more appropriate “The Cat in the Hat.”

The Independent UK

Arnold bookshop opened by former teacher closing less than 12 months later

At the time of opening, Tim Beeden said he'd taken a 'massive gamble' with the venture

Nottingham Post

Sir Jim Ratcliffe's two failed takeovers explained as ultimatum given over Man Utd bid

Sir Jim Ratcliffe and INEOS attempted to purchase two other major European clubs before entering the race to buy Manchester United from the Glazers

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Recovering gambling addict targeted by bookmaker a day after complaining about harmful treatment

Mark Kempster continues to receive unsolicited betting emails despite being listed on self-exclusion register

The Guardian - AU

Where is The Witcher filmed? Season 3 filming locations for the Netflix hit show

The first five episodes are available on Netflix now, with the remaining three to be released in July

Liverpool Echo

Controversy over poems at British Museum shows urgent need for more recognition for translators

The British Museum has had to apologise after a translator’s words were used without permission. Writer and translator Yilin Wang shared on Twitter that their translations of work by the Chinese feminist poet Qiu Jin appeared in the museum’s exhibition, China’s Hidden Century, without consent.

The Conversation

Getting into the wild of reading

A summer list of reading centered around the outdoors, but not really beach-reading fare.

Chicago Sun-Times

Inside the immersive storytelling room opening at new-look Central Library opening this year

There will also be a learning lab for special activities and school class visits

Nottingham Post

20 LGBTQ+ Books to Add to Your Reading List This Pride Month and Beyond

From powerful memoirs to heartwarming fiction, these 20 LGBTQ+ books deserve a place on your reading list.

Marie Claire

Sir Jim Ratcliffe's concerns about negotiating with Glazers over Man Utd takeover

INEOS chief Sir Jim Ratcliffe is trying to purchase Manchester United from the Glazer family but faces competition from Qatari banker Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani

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‘We get braver as we get older’: Maxine Peake on her daring dystopia play performed in a library

Kay Dick’s novel They was almost forgotten – but its dark predictions are eerily prescient. Perfect fodder for Peake and her new company to bring to life in Manchester

Inverse

30 Years Ago, Tom Cruise Made His Most Underrated Thriller — And Launched a New Genre

Before Cruise saved action movies, he kickstarted the legal thriller.

The Guardian - UK

Best of Friends by Kamila Shamsie audiobook review – women driven apart

The close friendship between two women from Karachi who are high flyers in London is put to the test when a figure from their past reappears

Chicago Sun-Times

Dear Abby: My friends and family all have talents, but I have none

Housewife’s lack of accomplishments is hurting her self-esteem.

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The Hindu

Remembering Coimbatore’s Thiagu Book Centre’s good old days

Coimbatore’s Thiagu Book Center shuts down

The Guardian - UK

Rare Harry Potter bought for 30p may fetch up to £5,000

First edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone bought by UK book collector goes up for auction next week

The Guardian - UK

Richard Ford: ‘I don’t read for comfort. Comfort I source elsewhere’

The Pulitzer prizewinning author on taking life lessons from Chekhov, warming to Woolf and reading Larkin on loop

Manchester Evening News

Review: The Faggots and Their Friends Between The Revolutions at Manchester International Festival

This masterpiece does not rewrite history, it radically retells it

Daily Record

Former Dumfries woman realises lifetime dream by getting novel into print

Linda Wheatley is looking forward to launching her book at Waterstone's - and is already working on her second

Edinburgh Live

Trainspotting's Irvine Welsh says he has 'tremendous respect' for JK Rowling

The Edinburgh writer, 64, said having sensitivity proofreaders was to ensure his work does not ‘wound or misrepresent’ certain demographics, rather than out of fear of getting cancelled.

The Guardian - UK

The Beasts of Paris by Stef Penney review – radicals and romantics

The horror and hedonism of the siege of Paris are dazzlingly evoked in a gripping novel of self-discovery

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