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Review: A suspenseful tale of WWII survival in 'The Last Lifeboat'

FICTION: Inspired by a true story, Hazel Gaynor's novel centers on two women's efforts to save children.

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A rainbow of 7 books to help you get in the mood for Pride celebrations

When figuring out our identities, books can be an important place to start.

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Review: 'Watch Us Dance' is the latest from Leila Slimani, writer of bestselling 'The Perfect Nanny'

FICTION: The autobiographical novel looks at class struggles in Morocco in the 1960s.

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How Alli Frank and Asha Youmans write as 1, catching Mindy Kaling's eye

So, how do two people write as one?

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Two strip-club art photographers compare notes on race, region and what makes a good shot

When photographer and creative director Adrienne Raquel set out to document strippers, the Houston native set her lens on the city's famed Club Onyx.

Los Angeles Times

5 new books to read this week

This week’s bookcase includes reviews of Everything’s Fine by Cecilia Rabess and The Fire by Daniela Krien.

The Independent UK

Allergic by Theresa MacPhail review – in canaries the coal mine

Is environmental change behind the mysterious rise in allergies, from asthma to anaphylaxis?

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The people stuck in loveless relationships: ‘I wasn’t strong enough to leave’

As numerous surveys state that many couples are staying together for reasons that don’t involve genuine affection, Olivia Petter asks how and why we should exit relationships that no longer work

The Independent UK

Be Mine by Richard Ford review – America, the fool’s paradise

The final Frank Bascombe book explores happiness and denial, completing a social history of Ford’s own boomer generation from midlife to end times

The Guardian - UK

World Yoga Day 2023: Author-scholar Dr. Raj Balkaran on the mythological stories behind yogic poses, the importance of yoga and his new book

Author and scholar of Hindu mythology, Dr. Raj Balkaran's new book 'The Stories Behind the Poses', published by Bloomsbury India, tells the lesser-known mythological tales behind 50 popular yogic poses. Through these fascinating stories, readers and yoga practitioners will have a better understanding of this ancient practice and also appreciate…

The Times of India

‘And Tango Makes Three’ penguin picture book authors sue Florida over ban under ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law

School district restricts access to a picture book about the true story of a penguin family with two fathers

The Independent UK

Book Review: Ruth Ware’s 'Zero Days' lacks the urgency of her previous books

Fans of Ruth Ware’s thrillers have another to enjoy

The Independent UK

Book Review: Erudite but accessible, Megan Fernandes’ new book will turn poetry agnostics into fans

Megan Fernandes is the kind of poet who will make you want to swear off novels and Netflix and only read poetry

The Independent UK

Book Review: Lorrie Moore brings her maximalist wordplay to a macabre exploration of love and death

Lorrie Moore is best known for her short stories, but her latest work is a novel set in the 19th and 21st centuries

The Independent UK

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Best travel books of all time to inspire your next trip

You don’t always have to leave your home for the journey of a lifetime

Liverpool Echo

The Merseyside bookshop that has a 'tribe' instead of customers

Linghams was saved from closure in 2015 and now has a 'tribe'

Edinburgh Live

The Edinburgh locations you can visit that inspired Harry Potter's wizarding world

It's no secret that author JK Rowling spent a lot of her time in Edinburgh while writing her books and inspiration for everything from settings in the books to character names can be found.

Evening Standard

OPINION - Poor kids need to be taught the classics, not Dizzee Rascal and rap

Last week I took part in a debate on one of the most important issues affecting education and culture. Hosted by Intelligence Squared, the motion was: ‘It’s time to ditch the canon of Great White Men’. I was against; the teacher and author Jeffrey Boakye was for it. I lost.…

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For Pride Month 2023, Aesop offers free books at its ‘Queer Library’

To celebrate Pride Month 2023, Aesop Queer Library offers free books by LGBTQIA+ writers at locations in the US, UK and Canada

The Guardian - UK

The Super 8 Years review – the family life of a Nobel prizewinner caught on film

Literary ambition, motherhood and a quietly strained marriage appear in the sweet, soft focus home movies of French author Annie Ernaux

Glasgow Live

Singer Dua Lipa connects with prisoners over 1980s Glasgow novel Shuggie Bain

Global star Dua Lipa joined a prison book group to discuss Douglas Stuart's novel based on a boy growing up in Glasgow with his alcoholic mum in the 1980s.

The Guardian - UK

Cormac McCarthy gave post-apocalyptic video games their flavour

The US novelist shaped the modern idea of the post-apocalypse. Without him, games such as The Last of Us and Red Dead Redemption would not be the same

Daily Mirror

Paddy Power suggests removing protestors from sports events - in hot air balloon

The top bookie drew up the prank plans after events such as the Grand National and World Snooker Championship have already been disrupted by dangerous protestors

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: Are book bans unconstitutional? They are certainly political

In Missouri, the Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel “Maus” about the Holocaust faces possible removal from schools for at least the third time over its depiction of a female character in a bathtub.

The Independent UK

10 of the best romantic summer reads

Escape with a holiday romance.

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