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Martin Amis, Ian McEwan and Anna Wintour honoured in king’s birthday list

Knighthood for late novelist Amis is dated 18 May as honours cannot be given posthumously

The Guardian - UK

Ian Wright, Vicky McClure and Davina McCall among famous faces in King's Birthday Honours list

Awards have also been handed out to Vogue editor-in-chief Dame Anna Wintour, Booker Prize-winning novelist Ian McEwan and veteran broadcaster Ken Bruce

Chronicle Live

King's first Birthday Honours list includes Anna Wintour and Vicky McClure

Davina McCall, Ian McEwan, Ken Bruce and Ian Wright also made the list

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Sir Ben Okri: Being honoured means helping the human race to be more civilised

The Nigerian-born writer has been made Knight Bachelor in the King’s birthday honours for services to literature.

The Independent UK

Prisoners ‘turn lives around’ by reading behind bars, volunteer made OBE says

Jenny Hartley and Sarah Turvey founded Prison Reading Groups (PRG), which sets up book sessions for inmates.

The Independent UK

Literary giant Martin Amis given knighthood before death at 73

He was given the honour for services to literature.

The Independent UK

Tom Hanks delights fans in Dalkey as crowds gather to see actor as part of book festival

The Hollywood star addressed the event to discuss his debut novel 'The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece'

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'I left my pregnant wife on the train - she's furious but I don't understand'

A Redditor who posted about leaving his wife 'accidentally' at a train station to 'carry the last suitcase' was so surprised the internet branded him an 'idiot' he had to pull the post and shut down his account

Daily Mirror

Cormac McCarthy's fearless approach to writing

Cormac McCarthy, who died on June 13, 2023, at the age of 89, is often characterized rather narrowly as a Southern writer, or perhaps a Southern Gothic writer.

The Conversation

‘A man of miracles’: The Road director John Hillcoat on Cormac McCarthy

The film-maker, who is also set to adapt Blood Meridian, reflects on his friendship with the late author, ‘a monumental artistic force’

The Guardian - US

Barbara Kingsolver: ‘Rural people are so angry they want to blow up the system’

The first author to win the Women’s prize for fiction twice on how Charles Dickens – and rage about the opioid crisis - helped her write ‘the great Appalachian novel’

The Guardian - UK

Stephen King Gives His Unsealed Stamp Of Approval To A Recent Streaming Series

Stephen King is once again giving his unsealed stamp of approval for a TV show, and this time it's for a recent streaming series.

Cinemablend

Cormac McCarthy: where to begin reading his searing, brutal and unforgettable novels

The novelist Cormac McCarthy was suspicious of punctuation, profoundly interested in violence, respected skill and physical labour, and loved the richness of the English language. He was particularly fond of short, declarative sentences and the word “and”.

The Conversation

Who is Bear Grylls’ wife? Star appears on Who Do You Think You Are?

The British adventurer has been married to Shara Cannings Knight for over 20 years

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The Conversation

Cormac McCarthy: a powerful writer who beautifully wrote about apocalypse and extinction

Endings, extinctions, last things preoccupied Cormac McCarthy from the start to the recent close of his 60-year career as a writer of fiction and, occasionally, drama for stage or screen. His first novel, The Orchard Keeper (1965), ends with the word “dust”. His final novel, Stella Maris (2022), allows only…

The Independent UK

For novelists of Westerns, Cormac McCarthy transcended — and reinvented — the genre

In his obituaries, Cormac McCarthy has been widely praised as a descendant of William Faulkner and Herman Melville among others, those excavators of the American spirit whose biblically influenced prose raised narratives to tragic and poetic heights

The Independent UK

Family separations at the US border inspired Isabel Allende's newest novel

The separation of migrant families at the U.S.-Mexico border has always caused Isabel Allende pain: When she saw it during the Trump administration, her first impulse was to help reunify children and parents through her foundation

The Independent UK

Revealed: Martin Amis to be awarded knighthood four weeks after dying from cancer

Exclusive: The acclaimed author was approached about the accolade shortly before his death in May

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The Times of India

Film Ink: A new unique grant for books on Indian Cinema announced

In India, cinema is not only an art form but also a part of our every day life. Films are a reflection of our society and many of them also help in shaping the popular culture. And now, a new unique grant for writers on Indian cinema has been announced…

The Hindu

Writer Arundhati Roy receives European Essay Prize for lifetime achievement

Writer Arundhati Roy has been awarded the 45th European Essay Prize for lifetime achievement, the Charles Veillon Foundation has announced.

The Guardian - UK

Children’s and teens roundup – the best new picture books and novels

Dreams of Bollywood; awkward questions about the British Empire; a haunted school trip; and a riotous YA horror-comedy

The Guardian - UK

A Pocketful of Happiness by Richard E Grant audiobook review – laughter, loss and love

The actor warmly recalls the time he shared with his wife during her last year and their past encounters with glitz and glamour

The Guardian - UK

Selling yourself is a minefield for all of us – not just students. Here’s how to do it in 600 words

The fine art of self-promotion is more vital than ever – and crafting a personal statement is apt training for modern life, says writer and reviewer Katy Guest

The Guardian - UK

Gary Shteyngart: ‘Orwell made dictatorships seem a lot less sexy’

The Soviet-born novelist on rewriting the Torah, learning from Judy Blume, and why Vladimir Nabokov is ‘yum’

The Guardian - US

Republican hopeful Mike Pence to release book on ‘how faith makes family’

Advice book Go Home For Dinner, co-authored with daughter Charlotte Pence Bond, to be published by Simon & Schuster

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