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Bear Grylls urges the UK to 'break the mould' as he vows to tackle mental health stigma

Bear Grylls believes there has never been a tougher time for people mentally but is determined to help people improve their mental health

Daily Mirror

Calling All Demigods: A New Percy Jackson Book Is In The Works, 13 Yrs After The OG Series

We haven't had a full Percy Jackson POV book since 2009!!

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‘Writers all want to be rock stars’: Booker winner Shehan Karunatilaka on ghosts, war and childish dreams

Set during the Sri Lankan civil war and narrated by a dead man, The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida is part murder mystery, part political satire and part love story. Its author recalls the grim events that inspired it – and the editor who kept pushing him to do better

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Barbara Kingsolver’s ‘Demon Copperhead’ is new Oprah book club pick

Winfrey called Kingsolver’s 560-page novel “the kind of epic you want to read this fall.”

Chicago Sun-Times

Virago founder Carmen Callil was a powerhouse who changed the publishing world for the better

The publisher and writer – who has died aged 84 – was a pioneering champion of female writers. Virago’s chair Lennie Goodings remembers her long-time colleague and friend

The Guardian - UK

Barbara Kingsolver's 'Demon Copperhead' is new Oprah pick

Oprah Winfrey’s newest book club choice is Barbara Kingsolver’s “Demon Copperhead,” a modern retelling of Charles Dickens’ “David Copperfield."

The Independent UK

Jennette McCurdy’s Scored A Book Deal Will Write A Novel After Her Memoir’s ‘Yuge Success

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Author Nicola Rollock on everyday racism in her new book 'The Racial Code'

It’s a book that’s been described by one critic as helping them to understand the microaggressions that people of colour routinely face on a daily basis. It is a collection of short stories, centered around race, which although fictional have a real meaning and message. We spoke to the author…

France 24

Carmen Callil, pioneering champion of female writers, dies aged 84

Publisher who founded Virago Press began as a campaigning outsider who introduced UK readers to authors including Angela Carter and Margaret Atwood

The Guardian - UK

Picture books for children – reviews

A magical zebra, fat cats in lockdown and a bus-riding chipmunk star in this month’s round-up

The Guardian - UK

Epic ghost story wins this year’s Booker Prize

Shehan Karunatilaka accepted the £50,000 prize for his novel The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida at a ceremony at the Roundhouse

Evening Standard

Royalty Checks Help Her Sleep: Harry Potter Author J.K. Rowling Brushes Off Fan Backlash

The wizarding world of Harry Potter has spawned a bestselling book series, high-grossing movies, theme parks and a strong licensed brand.

Benzinga

Geri Halliwell to release new series of kids’ adventure books after signing two-book deal

First book, titled ‘Rosie Frost and the Falcon Queen’, will be released next year

The Independent UK

Liberation Day by George Saunders review – a world of tricks and treats

The Lincoln in the Bardo author reinvents the possibilities of the short story in this wonderfully absurd return to the form

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Paterson Joseph on his debut novel and ‘bringing a bit of colour to the British picture’

Actor Paterson Joseph’s debut novel tells the incredible real story of the first black Briton to vote - here he tells Ralph Jones why it’s his mission to fight historical ‘whitewashing’

Salon

Bourdain & the "unauthorized" biography

There exists no such thing as "authorized" or "unauthorized" biography, and such labels are misleading

Salon

Murder, she edited on "Magpie Murders"

Lesley Manville spoke to reporters about her cool character, busy career and needing more roles for women over 50

The Guardian - US

Conservative Muslims join forces with Christian right on Michigan book bans

‘This has nothing to do with Trump,’ a parent says, as people pressure officials to censor books with LGBTQ+ themes

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Newsroom Confidential review: Margaret Sullivan’s timely tale of the Times and the Post

The public editor and media columnist is fascinating and unsparing, particularly about the Times’s Trump-Clinton fiasco

The National (Scotland)

William Boyd will never win the Nobel ... but it’s not because he wants for talent

READING a William Boyd book is like devouring a Willard Price adventure for adults. Willard who? Bear with me: this is high praise. Price…

The Guardian - UK

Malorie Blackman: ‘Thank God that’s done!’

The former children’s laureate on the end of the Noughts & Crosses series, why her memoir is the hardest book she’s written, and her soft spot for murder detective games

The Independent UK

'Don't Look Back': Refugee, plant worker writes of survival

When hundreds of Achut Deng's colleagues at a South Dakota meatpacking plant were sickened by COVID-19, Deng spoke out to tell of the fear gripping the Sioux Falls workforce

Texas Observer

‘Girlhood,’ Interrupted

In a new memoir, a mother recounts the trauma of being investigated for supporting her transgender daughter.

The Guardian - UK

Peter Robinson obituary

Author of the Inspector Alan Banks series and welcome presence at crime fiction festivals around the world

The Guardian - UK

The best recent crime and thrillers – review roundup

The Satsuma Complex by Bob Mortimer; Bleeding Heart Yard by Elly Griffiths; Queen High by CJ Carey; Blue Water by Leonora Nattrass; Silverweed Road by Simon Crook

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