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Geoffrey Elborn obituary

Other lives: Biographer who studied the life of Edith Sitwell and also wrote a history of vodka

The Guardian - UK

Ka pai: the 2022 ReadingRoom literary awards

ReadingRoom literary editor Steve Braunias celebrates the best things in New Zealand writing this year

Newsroom.co.nz

A Scatter Of Light: A purposeful romance that just feels like summer

A Scatter Of Light by Malinda Lo

The National (Scotland)

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Wuhan Covid whistleblower banned from writing as her phone tapped and movements watched

Fang Fang, 67, said she is feeling 'somewhat depressed' after facing pressure and restrictions from Chinese authorities over her reporting of coronavirus in Wuhan in the early days of the pandemic

Daily Mirror

Can Pence’s Trump-lite blend of policy and politeness convince Republicans?

Former vice-president strikes a delicate balance between praise and condemnation of his old boss as he considers a 2024 run

The Guardian - US

Cath Chegwidden's new history book traces the always intriguing story of 'Mighty Mayfield'

From Victorian mansions to big industry, Mayfield has always been a busy place.

Newcastle Herald

Brazil literary great Nelida Pinon dies at 85

Writer and scholar Nelida Pinon, the first woman to preside over the Brazilian Academy of Letters (ABL), died at age 85 in Lisbon, according to the literary club and Brazilian media reports.

Reuters

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Rare edition of the first Harry Potter book sells at auction for £8,000

Chloe Esslemont was awarded the book when she was 16 years old

Chronicle Live

The long road to adapting Octavia Butler

The first Black woman to win the Nebula and Hugo awards, Butler loved a genre that took its time loving her back

Salon

Coming in 2023: Climate Liberalism: Perspectives on Liberty, Property and Pollution

An edited volume considering whether Classical Liberal ideas may help address climate change and other large-scale pollution problems.

Reason

‘I’ve been banned since the beginning’: Jason Reynolds talks to Joseph Coelho

The UK children’s laureate and America’s ambassador for young people’s literature discuss finding a voice and how to get kids reading

The Guardian - UK

Putin’s Nightmare: ‘1984’ Is Now A Bestselling Book In Russia

George Orwell’s “1984” has topped the bestseller list in Russia, a year plagued by President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine

Zenger

Is Mother Dead by Vigdis Hjorth – a daughter’s lament

The author of the controversial Will and Testament reopens old wounds in this gripping account of family trauma

The Guardian - UK

Hergé illustration for Tintin in America expected to sell for €2m

The drawing will be auctioned in Paris in February as part of a wider sale of the Tintin creator’s comic-book work

The Guardian - UK

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The best books of 2022 for your summer reading list

From a book that "everyone should read" and another that'll "take your breath away" plus oodles of historical fiction — these are our favourite reads of 2022.

Reason

Should Americans Value Nationalism?

National Review's Rich Lowry debates the Cato Institute's Alex Nowrasteh.

The Walrus

Canadian Authors Pick Their Favourite Books of 2022

From historical fiction to arresting poetry, the best books of the year picked by some of the country’s leading writers

Reason

American Nationalism: Rich Lowry vs. Alex Nowrasteh

Should Americans support nationalism? National Review's Rich Lowry debates the Cato Institute's Alex Nowrasteh.

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The Guardian - AU

Don’t give up your day job: how Australia’s favourite authors are making ends meet

According to new research, writing books brings in $18,200 a year on average. This leaves the celebrated authors we spoke to hustling seven days a week

Newslaundry

Before Maharashtra withdrew award, 2 bodies ‘with RSS links’ objected to Kobad Ghandy memoir

The withdrawal of a Maharashtra government award to the Marathi translation of Kobad Ghandy’s prison memoir over “administrative reasons” has triggered a controversy within academic and literary circles, and its translator Anagha Lele surprised.

The Guardian - UK

The best recent science fiction and fantasy – reviews roundup

Children of Memory by Adrian Tchaikovsky; The Red Scholar’s Wake by Aliette de Bodard; Celestial by MD Lachlan; The Dark Between the Trees by Fiona Barnett; Dark Arts by Eric Stener Carlson

The Guardian - UK

The Woman in Black by Susan Hill audiobook review – immersive gothic horror

Narrator Paapa Essiedu delivers the chills in this atmospheric telling of Hill’s classic ghost story

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Political Pulse / Work longer and save money to grow old in tomorrow's Japan

Books by elderly women describing how to enjoy life with ingenuity and without spending much money have recently become popular in Japan.

Chronicle Live

Ann Cleeves reunited with lost laptop containing draft of new novel - but only after it was run over

The Vera author lost her laptop in a Shetland blizzard on Monday

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Biography details enthralling life of Prince Mikasa

A biography of Prince Takahito of Mikasa, who was the youngest brother of Emperor Showa and died in October 2016 at age 100, was published Thursday.

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