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Jill Biden Details Awkward Ride With Melania During Trump Inauguration, Says She 'Kept Trying to Switch the Topic to the Weather'

The former first lady recounted a "stone-faced" ride from the White House to the Capitol following the traditional pre-inauguration tea

Latin Times

Maureen Duffy obituary

Poet, playwright and novelist who fought hard for gay rights and the welfare of her fellow authors

The Guardian - UK

Filming underway in Glasgow for popular Scottish detective drama

Rebus, the acclaimed BBC drama fronted by Richard Rankin and based on the best-selling novels by Ian Rankin will return next year

The National (Scotland)

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Ambivalence by Brian Dillon review – an odd man out

The critic’s memoir’s is a portrait in determination to go against the grain and ‘pursue a life in words and ideas’

The Guardian - UK

Wimmy Road Boyz by Sufiyaan Salam review – an electric debut set on Manchester’s Curry Mile

Written in breathless multilingual prose, this coming-of-age meets state-of-the-nation novel is an incredible literary performance

The Guardian - UK

Six things you need to do to win the World Cup

Only eight nations have managed this across 22 tournaments, and these are the trends

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Royal Author Reveals Prince William’s Surprising Inspiration From “The Closest Thing America Has To A Royal Family”

“There’s also romance, infidelity, ambition, glamour, success, power and duty."

Marie Claire

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Funny and full of sex: why you should read Proust’s In Search of Lost Time

Letters: Readers strike an encouraging note for those sceptical of the joys of Proust, saying it has plenty to make it worth perservering

The Guardian - UK

Jill Biden's 'View From The East Wing': Memoir Reveals Hidden Health Panics And White House Secrets

Jill Biden's explosive new memoir, 'View from the East Wing,' discusses hidden medical crises, West Wing rifts, and her secret debate-night panic.

International Business Times UK

Jennifer Aniston Prepares $20M Tell-All to Finally Address Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie Scandal: Report

Jennifer Aniston is reportedly considering a memoir that could revisit some of the most talked-about chapters of her life.

International Business Times UK

Land by Maggie O'Farrell book review: This doomladen tale doesn’t quite land

As one predictable disaster follows another, we feel no closer to feeling much sympathy, writes A N Wilson

Evening Standard

‘All the girls were in there for shit that is pretty normal’: the show reinventing Girl, Interrupted for a new generation

Susanna Kaysen’s cult memoir sparked a wave of novels about young women in crisis. After 10 years in the making, Juliana Canfield and King Princess bring it to the stage

The Guardian - US

These 2 Books Prove That Common Sense Still Wins (and They Could Cure Your Financial Pessimism)

Reading Joseph Moore's new book, How to Get Rich in American History, as well as Cosmo DeStefano's Wealth Your Way, could help you achieve financial freedom.

Kiplinger

My Only Boy by Rosa Rankin-Gee review – a darkly funny near-future dystopia

A surprising romance is set against a backdrop of climate crisis, political instability and corporate corruption in this bleak but witty novel

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Tonight the Music Seems So Loud by Sathnam Sanghera review – a heartbreaking portrait of George Michael

This affecting exploration of the troubled genius’s impact is packed with anecdote, sharp analysis and social context

The Independent UK

The scratchy, inky anarchy of Quentin Blake’s unmistakable illustrations

ART: This week sees the opening of the £12.5m Quentin Blake Centre of Illustration, a 20-year project that will house the artist’s archive and champion the art of drawing. From his ‘odd couple’ pairing with Roald Dahl to his own books, the 93-year-old has been a prolific, joyful presence in…

Evening Standard

Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration to showcase ‘overlooked’ art form

The celebrated illustrator’s vision for a permanent space for illustration has become a reality.

Marie Claire

Why Princess Diana "Slammed the Phone Down" on One Relative and "Dissolved Into Tears," Per Royal Butler

"How can they do this to me?"

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Prince Philip Needed One Thing to "Get Rid of All of His Pent-Up Frustrations," Per Royal Biographer

Afterwards, he would reportedly "be a different man."

Newslaundry

JLF’s Ireland edition wraps up

There is something appealing about a literature festival that refuses to stay put. The Jaipur Literature Festival’s Island of Ireland edition concluded yesterday after 10 days of conversations and performances spread across Belfast, Armagh, Dundalk, and Dublin – the first time JLF has travelled as an all-island event.

The Guardian - UK

Meta whistleblower’s lawyer says he too is prevented from promoting her book

Ravi Naik says legal ruling that forced Sarah Wynn-Williams to make silent appearance at Hay festival also applies to him

The Independent UK

Facebook whistleblower forced to sit in silence onstage during Hay Festival talk after Meta injunction

Sarah Wynn-Williams wrote the bestselling memoir ‘Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism’, detailing her seven years working for the tech giant

AAP

A guide to the bookstores owned by your favorite authors

Ann Patchett opened Parnassus Books in 2011 when physical bookstores seemed endangered

The Independent UK

From her bookstore in Nashville, Ann Patchett drives the literary conversation

Ann Patchett often finds ways to help others, whether it's promoting a fellow author's book or supporting emerging writers

The Guardian - UK

Land by Maggie O’Farrell review – an ambitious story of mapmaking in Ireland

Set in the aftermath of the famine, the Hamnet author’s family saga folds in myth and folklore

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