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‘It’s about making reading as natural as breathing’: Malorie Blackman backs the National Year of Reading

The Noughts & Crosses author is among the starry ambassadors for the campaign – one of the initiatives aimed at addressing the reading crisis

The Guardian - UK

Kate Middleton admired 'real skill' Queen Elizabeth had and now she’s a pro herself

She was in awe of the monarch's talent for building rapport in social situations and the feeling she gave 'everyone' who met her

Woman & Home

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Val McDermid was assigned ‘sensitivity reader’ to cut offensive language from old books

Author discusses changes made to Lindsay Gordon novels from 80s and 90s to prepare for their rerelease

The Guardian - UK

Woman imprisoned and forced to work for Tewkesbury mother for more than 25 years

Unnamed woman held against her will by Amanda Wixon, who beat her and shaved her head

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Philip Pacey obituary

Other lives: Art librarian who encouraged the growth of his profession

The Guardian - UK

Michelle Obama Explains Remarks That The US 'Wasn't Ready' For a Female President

Michelle Obama has clarified her past remarks about the US not being ready for a female president, saying progress is being made but deeper conversations about gender bias are still needed.

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3 authors win $10,000 prizes for blending science and literature

Three authors have been awarded $10,000 prizes for blending scientific research with literary grace

The Independent UK

We Need Diverse Books launches Unbanned Book Network to fight school bans

We Need Diverse Books has launched the Unbanned Book Network to counteract book bans in schools and libraries

The Independent UK

How childhood memories and crime photos inspired this Costa Rican vampire art

New illustrated book, Vampyre: a Costa Rican Folktale, by former Pixar artist Ricardo Delgado, is a style masterclass.

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Claudette Colvin obituary

US civil rights activist who as a schoolgirl protested against segregation on Alabama’s buses

The Guardian - UK

Jeanette McCurdy’s new book cover wants to make you squirm

Provocative design can be powerful.

Creative Bloq

‘There is a sense of things careening towards a head’: TS Eliot prize winner Karen Solie

The Canadian poet, whose winning collection explores environmental and personal loss, discusses making art in existential times

The Guardian - UK

Mark Carney calls out the rules-based global order lie, but only after it hurts middle powers

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s recent special address to the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, has sent geopolitics watchers and commentators into a tizzy. He did something political leaders seldom do: he delivered a mea culpa.

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The Social Life of Indian Trains review: A journey that misses out many worlds

Indian railways, as a social microcosm of the country, have long figured in reflections and commentary on India. They find their way into literary narratives of many kinds, and into screen portrayals too. In these tellings, the train carries a cross-section: class, region, habit, speech, and silence, held together in…

The Guardian - UK

Is listening to an audiobook as good as reading?

Queen tells reading campaign that listening counts too – and the publishing industry increasingly agrees

The Guardian - UK

Vigil by George Saunders review – will a world-wrecking oil tycoon repent?

The ghosts of Lincoln in the Bardo return to confront a dying oil man’s destructive legacy – but this time they feel like a gimmick

The Guardian - AU

‘I could never hope to equal it again’: Jeffrey Archer announces next novel will be his last

The 85-year-old bestselling author’s final novel, Adam and Eve, will be published in English in October

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Axios

First look: Josh Shapiro opens up about "unhappy childhood home" in new book

The book reveals new insights into the psyche of a top Democrat who's widely seen as a likely contender for the party's presidential nomination in 2028.

International Business Times UK

The Winds of Winter Delay: Why 'Toxic' Game of Thrones Fans Are to Blame For The Long Wait

As The Winds of Winter delay hits 15 years, is toxic fandom to blame? Game of Thrones fans' demands for perfection are stalling George R.R. Martin.

Cinemablend

Red, White, And Royal Blue 2 Production Announcement Just Answered A Big Question

The OG heated rivalry is back.

Tom’s Guide

If you need a good cry, you have to watch this hidden gem streaming free on Tubi

'Babyteeth' is an achingly real coming of age story that'll have you weeping by the end.

The Guardian - UK

Cameo by Rob Doyle review – a fantasy of literary celebrity in the culture war era

In this larky autofiction, the ups and downs of creative life are cartoonishly dramatised as the writer becomes an action hero

The Guardian - AU

Australians must demand that their cultural custodians uphold freedom of speech

As we have seen after Adelaide writers’ week, defending the right of people to speak, even when we deeply disagree with them, is very, very difficult

Evening Standard

Camilla meets comic book characters during reading initiative launch

The Queen’s visit in Edinburgh came amid a push to get more people in the UK involved in reading and literacy.

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