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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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A Wild & True Relation by Kim Sherwood review – smugglers and lovers

A brooding hero, a kidnapped heroine and lusty couplings in a swashbuckling yarn that plays knowingly with the romantic genre

The Guardian - UK

I’m a money expert – and this was my biggest financial mistake

Claer Barrett, a personal finance expert on ITV’s Lorraine, discusses money mistakes and how to overcome them. By Vicky Shaw.

The Independent UK

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Weathering by Arline Geronimus review – how discrimination makes you sick

A public health expert charts the cumulative effect of prejudice on peoples’ bodies, from heart disease to cancer

The Guardian - UK

Carnegie medal for writing announces all-female shortlist

Seven authors are in the running for prize celebrating outstanding achievement in children’s writing

The Guardian - UK

Leeds man's journey from "terrified little boy" on council estate to huge success

Jonathan Mildenhall, 55, has headed up marketing at Coca-Cola and Airbnb

Leeds Live

Parade review – resonant, beautifully performed Broadway revival

The Broadway transfer of the first major New York revival for the 1998 musical features luminous turns from Ben Platt and Micaela Diamond

The Guardian - US

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Hong Kong: two arrested for possessing ‘seditious’ children’s book

Arrests believed to be first time police have detained citizens for possessing literature deemed seditious by authorities

The Guardian - UK

Viewers in shock as Paris Hilton reveals her 'real voice' on The One Show

The Simple Life star went on the talk show to discuss her new book, Paris: The Memoir

Wales Online

This week's bestsellers from Publishers Weekly

Here are the bestsellers for the week that ended Saturday, March 11, compiled from data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide, powered by Circana BookScan © 2023 Circana.

Tribune News Service

This week's bestselling books

The latest Nielsen BookScan New Zealand bestseller list, described by Steve Braunias

Newsroom.co.nz

Paris Hilton crosses union picket line at BBC

US socialite Paris Hilton crossed a picket line of striking BBC workers to promote her new book.

The National (Scotland)

Roald Dahl rewrite shows need for new digital rules

Netflix's 'sensitivity' revisions of the Roald Dahl books is a result of market concentration and Australia will need new rules to cope, a minister said.

AAP

Patrick French, renowned biographer of VS Naipaul and India, dies aged 56

French is described by friends and peers as an ‘unfailingly generous’ human being whose writing about sensitive and complex issues surrounding India was widely admired

The Independent UK

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Evening Standard

Great Expectations: the best (and worst) adaptations of Charles Dickens' 1861 classic novel

With at least 28 adaptations of the classic novel since 1917, we compile a list of the best and the worst for you

The Independent UK

‘That’s hot’: Paris Hilton spotted at BBC NUJ picket line ahead of Radio 4 appearance

The reality star was hailed as ‘Comrade Paris Hilton’

The Guardian - AU

Infidelity and Other Affairs by Kate Legge review – a journalist strives to understand why her husband cheated

Legge turns a reporter’s eye to a deeply personal matter, in this unflinching interrogation into the marks our family leave behind – and how we might grow past them

The Times of India

Author Patrick French passes away

Author Patrick French, who is best known for writing the biographies of Sir Vidia Naipaul and Francis Younghusband, died on March 16, 2023 in London. He was 57 years old and was suffering from cancer.

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The Guardian - UK

Poetry can move souls and thrum hearts: why wouldn’t we teach our children about it?

A dispiriting new survey has found that nearly a quarter of schools teach poetry only once a year or less. What a shame that is, says children’s laureate, Joseph Coelho

The Conversation

The luck of the Irish might surface on St. Patrick's Day, but it evades the Kennedy family, America's best-known Irish dynasty

John F. Kennedy, whose ancestors left Ireland during the potato famine of the mid-19th century, was famously the first United States president of Catholic Irish descent.

Evening Standard

The Big Reveal — welcome to the new age of celebrity vulnerability

From Selena Gomez and Bella Hadid to Prince Harry, every star seems to be sharing their fears and traumas with the world — but, asks Emma Firth, is this helping others or only fuelling more pain?

Evening Standard

Theresa May says she will address the Windrush scandal in her new book

Windrush was not mentioned when the book was announced earlier this week

The Guardian - UK

Fire Rush by Jacqueline Crooks review – gangsters, ghosts and raw pleasure

This impressive debut about a young woman’s journey through 1970s London and Bristol to the mystical rituals of Jamaica has been longlisted for the Women’s prize

The Philadelphia Inquirer

This new book is a guide to the 29 best nature hikes in and around Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA — Like many people during the COVID-19 pandemic, Mike Weilbacher was itching to just get out and take long walks in natural areas, state parks, and preserves.

Chronicle Live

Forum Books in Corbridge wins Independent Bookshop of the Year title - again

The British Book Awards 2023 has announced that Forum Books is awarded the regional title and it now goes on to face national competition

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