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BBC backlash as Great Expectations viewers slam 'disrespectful' ending to Dickens classic

The BBC's adaptation of Charles Dickens' classic Great Expectations came to an end on Sunday and viewers were not entirely impressed

Daily Mirror

Prince Harry Once Again Faces a Uniform Debacle, This Time for the Coronation

With the ceremony six days out, it’s still unclear what military uniform he will be allowed to wear.

Marie Claire

Newberry Library’s new exhibit features books that pop up out at you

The “Pop-Up Books through the Ages” exhibit resonates with technology today.

Chicago Sun-Times

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In brief: The Short End of the Sonnenallee; Oxblood; Because They Can Play F’cking Good Football – reviews

A pitch-perfect East German novel translated by Jonathan Franzen; a gripping tale of the Manchester underworld; and Erik ten Hag in verse

The Guardian - UK

Expat in Edinburgh who moved to capital in lockdown discovered secret side of city

While exploring his new city Dominik discovered the historic capital had so many secret spots and history just waiting to be discovered so started to make YouTube videos focussing on the unique places.

Edinburgh Live

Meghan's dad responds to 'grieving' comments and says she 'killed me, then mourned me'

Thomas Markle was joined by his daughter Samantha and son Thomas Jr as they sat down for an explosive interview about the Duchess of Sussex ahead of King Charles' Coronation

Daily Mirror

Tell Me How This Ends by Jo Leevers review – a sympathetic double act

The bond between a terminally ill woman and an oddball charity worker makes for a promising, pleasingly complex debut

The Guardian - UK

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Three things with Stephanie Alexander: ‘Without false modesty, my most useful object is The Cook’s Companion’

In our weekly interview about objects, the Australian culinary star shares how she can get by with shabby utensils – and gives her best travel advice

The Guardian - AU

Sparrow by James Hynes review – the last, lonely Roman writes

A fourth-century man finds himself alone and adrift in Britain in the last days of empire in a brutal, wonderful novel

The Guardian - UK

At 48, I should be inspired by Gwyneth Paltrow and her abs. But they make me want to throw things

You want a middle-aged woman to run an ultramarathon or start a wellness empire? Can’t I just have a breakdown? writes Emma Beddington

The Guardian - UK

The Story of the Forest by Linda Grant review – a many-stranded generational saga

The writer’s lively ninth novel, tracing a family’s journey from Latvia to Liverpool, explores the making of myth and history

The Guardian - UK

Bristol OId Vic apologises after technical problems spoil 'hit show of the decade'

Audience members were understanding after the theatre's response

Bristol Post

School Green Centre, Shinfield review – where Lidl meets idyll, a civic space for all

Part barn, part secular church, a new cultural and community centre designed for everything from weddings to tai chi offers an imaginative resource for a rapidly developing Berkshire town

The Guardian - UK

The Wager review: David Grann’s magnificent shipwreck epic

New masterpiece from the author of Killers of the Flower Moon and The Lost City of Z is as much about literature as adventure

The Guardian - US

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An old Edinburgh where the reek of Auld Reekie seeps from the page

THE title is a feint, a pun, a reference to a guillotine

The National (Scotland)

This ripping regency tale will fill void for fans of Queen Charlotte

A Calamity Of Mannerings has a unique charm of its own to keep you hook

The National (Scotland)

Mark Brown: This splendidly told tale of refuge offers an important counter-narrative

CHRISTY Lefteri’s acclaimed 2019 novel The Beekeeper Of Aleppo was always ripe for dramatisation. The story of Nuri, the titular beekeeper, and…

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How a book about magic transformed a young Paul Cosentino into the ultimate showman

Renowned Australian illusionist and escapologist Paul Cosentino has come a long way since finding an encyclopaedia of magic as a boy, but still believes that learning from books is key to creating a unique act.

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Chicago’s first poet laureate: ‘Find the material that does touch your heart’

avery r. young told a gathering Saturday he plans to do his best “to make sure poems go in a whole bunch of rooms.”

The Hindu

The memory keeper

A father-daughter hobby of collecting coins.

The Hindu

History lessons

Literary writers and their concerns fall out of fashion, but should history be viewed in the same way?

The Guardian - UK

Matt Rowland Hill: ‘My mother says she will sue me if I ever write another book like it’

The author of Original Sins on his book’s impact on his evangelical parents, reading the Patrick Melrose series while waiting for drug dealers, and how looking middle class saved him from arrest

The Guardian - UK

Taking the knees in Jerusalem

My mother’s contribution to perhaps the most overlooked British folk art of the past 90 years: the canvas-work church kneeler

The Independent UK

Tim Minchin says editing texts is a ‘slippery slope problem’ in wake of Roald Dahl debate

Musician composed the stage adaptation of ‘Matilda’, originally based on Roald Dahl’s children’s book

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh's Lyceum Theatre reminisce of their 1883 opening night with help from Bram Stoker

Before writing the horror-gothic novel Dracula, Bram Stoker worked as the acting manager at the Lyceum in London and was 'heavily involved' in Edinburgh's theatre opening night.

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