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Imagine a time when Shakespeare played a very second fiddle to Ben Jonson

Richard Cohen’s Making History returned me to the childhood ecstasy of leafing through my first encyclopaedia

The Guardian - UK

Bible of priest who smuggled Charles II out of England to go under the hammer

The book, which could have been present at the monarch’s death, could be sold for upwards of £2,000.

The Independent UK

Vineet Gill’s book on Nirmal Verma is a reader’s tribute to reading

In what seems like a modern indictment of the race for instant literary labelling, Nirmal Verma’s writings defied the trappings of casual reading. There are many ways leading to his wide-ranging body of work but none of them is an easy route. To a large extent, that means that any…

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I’m grateful I could return to India before more changes take hold

The devastation of the pandemic and lockdown only heightened the feeling that we don’t get to see our loved ones overseas enough, and left us wondering if flying to India would ever be possible again.

Chicago Sun-Times

Graham Potter at Chelsea is lovely PR – but is it misdirection before the big plot twist?

The European Super League project never went away and England’s two refuseniks now have cause to change their minds

The Guardian - UK

Man-Eating Typewriter by Richard Milward review – homage to 60s gay counterculture

Studded with Polari, this bold novel is a dazzling entertainment of sexual and linguistic transgression

The Guardian - UK

Mum jets off to Ibiza after 'losing identity'

“I had all these people living vicariously through me. They were saying ‘do it for the mums.’"

Liverpool Echo

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Rare anti-slavery poem by Coleridge at risk of leaving UK, according to DCMS

The poem discusses the evils of slavery and laments the fate of slaves on the Middle Passage transportation route.

The Independent UK

Examination of USC doctor’s earlier books finds more troubling instances of plagiarism

LOS ANGELES — With just days to go before the publication of his already-bestselling title, “The Book of Animal Secrets,” Dr. David Agus said he was surprised to learn that at least 95 passages appeared to be copied from other uncredited sources, sometimes word for word.

Los Angeles Times

Iraq Must Not Squander Another Opportunity to Rebuild

The war’s legacy is 20 years of broken hopes and dreams. This government must do better.

Foreign Policy

Jurassic Park's Sam Neill shares devastating cancer diagnosis

The actor is currently undergoing chemotherapy after being diagnosed with stage-three blood cancer

Liverpool Echo

Jurassic Park actor Sam Neill reveals he’s being treated for stage-three blood cancer

‘The thing is, I’m crook. Possibly dying,’ ‘Jurassic Park’ star writes in forthcoming memoir

The Independent UK

Sam Neill on his new memoir and living with blood cancer: ‘I’m not afraid to die, but it would annoy me’

The New Zealand actor’s new memoir reveals that he has been ‘crook’ with blood cancer and will need chemo for the rest of his life. But relaxing on his farm, he is philosophical. ‘Dying? I couldn’t care less,’ he says

The Guardian - AU

Export ban on Coleridge anti-slavery manuscript as British buyer sought

Handwritten poem in Greek from his undergraduate years has recommended sale price of £20,400

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Paris Hilton reveals Princess Diana is her ‘idol’ while expressing sympathy for Prince Harry

Paris Hilton has said Princess Diana is one of her “idols” while drawing parallels between her life and Prince Harry’s.

The Guardian - UK

Philip Ziegler obituary

Diplomat and historian who wrote magisterial biographies of Harold Wilson, Lord Mountbatten and Edward Heath

The Guardian - UK

Rare early letter from Jane Austen to her sister will go on public display

Author showcases her dry wit in little-seen 1798 letter detailing her hats, household chores and chicken dinners

Belfast Live

Co Fermanagh man running relaxation drawing classes for mental well-being

Trevor Verner has been working in art therapy for the last 16 years

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The Independent UK

Our weekend arts and culture picks, from Ted Lasso to Guys and Dolls

Nothing but the best for the next few days of culture

Asharq Al-Awsat

Prince Harry Sues Tabloid for Defamation over Security Story

Lawyers for Prince Harry asked a judge Friday to rule that a tabloid newspaper libeled the British royal with an article about his quest for police protection when he and his family visit the UK. Harry is suing Mail on Sunday publisher Associated Newspapers Ltd.

The Guardian - UK

The best recent crime and thrillers – review roundup

Strange Sally Diamond by Liz Nugent; The Shadows of London by Andrew Taylor; A Flaw in the Design by Nathan Oates; Mother’s Day by Abigail Burdess; The Man Who Lived Underground by Richard Wright

The Guardian - UK

The Exhibitionist by Charlotte Mendelson audiobook review – living with an art monster

Juliet Stevenson moves seamlessly between the viewpoints of a vengeful wife and her monstrous, washed-up artist husband

Chronicle Live

Calls for speed limit on "dangerous" stretch of Northumberland road to be reduced to 30mph

The route is regularly used by walkers and cyclists with residents wanting the speed limit to be halved from 60mph

Bristol Post

Bristol bookshop 'weak-kneed' after being named as one of the best in the UK

The news comes as the number of independent bookshops in the UK are at a 10-year high

Newslaundry

In Patrick French, the world has lost an important chronicler of lives

It was in the second half of 1997 that I first came across Patrick French’s work. I was a bit late; French was already two books old by then. Oddly, I learned of his work through an interview with him published in the Sunday supplement of an English daily. It…

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