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Peter Straub, influential horror author and Stephen King collaborator, dies at 79

Horror writer Peter Straub, who cemented his place in the genre with works including “Ghost Story,” “The Talisman” and “A Dark Matter,” has died. He was 79. Straub’s son, Benjamin, told the Los Angeles Times he died “surrounded by love ones” in Manhattan on Sunday from complications due to a…

Los Angeles Times

Autumn reads — the best new books for 2022

Clear a physical space in your house and a mental space in your head for this season’s biggest-hitting new releases, says our resident expert bookworm Francesca Brown

Evening Standard

Ex-chancellor Merkel's memoirs to be published in 2024

Angela Merkel, who served as chancellor of Germany for 16 years, will release her political memoirs in 2024

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Why JK Rowling uses Robert Galbraith pseudonym for Cormoran Strike series

As the sixth instalment of the book series is released, JK Rowling explains why she used a pen name

Evening Standard

Celebrated American horror writer Peter Straub dies

Celebrated American author Peter Straub died on September 4, 2022 due a prolonged illness. He was 79. Straub is best-known for writing dark fantasies, horrors, and psychological thrillers.

The Times of India

Queensland Literary awards: winners list reflects ‘a moment of change for the nation’

Michael Mohammed Ahmad, Chelsea Watego, Claire G. Coleman and Quentin Beresford among those recognised by the judges

The Guardian - AU

Undercurrent by Barney Norris review – a fine study of fate v free will

A man’s encounter with the woman whose life he saved triggers this heartfelt tale of a search for home and meaning

The Guardian - UK

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How my life got quite a lot better when I went back to an old school Nokia

When Jimi Famurewa really needed to focus on his book deadline, he realised he needed to banish the smartphone and go back in time to something a whole lot... dumber

Evening Standard

Babel: the BookTok sensation that melds dark academia with a post-colonial critique

Set at Oxford in the 1800s, Rebecca F Kuang’s new novel is a magic-infused allegory for structural oppression – and social media can’t get enough of it

The Guardian - AU

With libraries under threat, Literarian Award goes to Watts-raised super-librarian Tracie D. Hall

LOS ANGELES -- Tracie D. Hall has spent most of her professional life working in service to others: as a curator, a librarian, an advocate for digital literacy and equitable access — and currently as the executive director of the American Library Association.

Los Angeles Times

Trump attorney general Barr a liar, bully and thug, says fired US attorney in book

In memoir, Geoffrey Berman recounts clashes before a botched firing he insists was politically motivated

The Guardian - US

Mums and bubs celebrate International Literacy Day with storytime with local author

The mums and bubs were at Canberra College Cares where students who are pregnant or parenting can continue their studies

The Canberra Times

Hong Kong court finds five guilty of sedition over sheep books

The five face potential jail terms for publishing books that sought to explain the democracy movement to children.

Al Jazeera

The Leader podcast: London’s underground book club

The commuter book boom and why 10 minutes reading a day boosts wellbeing

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The Guardian - UK

Wainwright nature writing prize goes to ‘inspirational’ Goshawk Summer

Wildlife cameraman James Aldred’s diary of time spent observing a family of goshawks in the New Forest takes top honour

The Independent UK

Dr Bandy Lee warned five years ago that Trump was dangerous. She’s more worried now

Psychiatrist Bandy Lee works with gang leaders and maximum security offenders. When Donald Trump ran for office, she noticed frightening similarities and warned the world. Much of her predictions have come - or are coming - true. Now, she’s worried about America’s ‘demise’, she tells Sheila Flynn

Tribune News Service

Librarians and lawmakers push for greater access to e-books

Librarians and their legislative allies are pushing publishers of electronic books to lower their prices and relax licensing terms, an effort that could make it easier for millions of library users to borrow the increasingly popular digital versions of books.

The Independent UK

Hong Kong speech therapists convicted of sedition over books

Five Hong Kong speech therapists have been convicted of sedition law after they printed a series of children’s books about sheep and wolves that a court said was aimed at inciting hatred against authorities

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The Guardian - UK

Top 10 novels that interrupt time

Most stories adhere to linear plots, but a select few – by authors from Martin Amis to Muriel Spark and Toni Morrison – respin the cogs to unforgettable effect

Evening Standard

Londoner’s Diary: Boris’s ex-wife not short of memoir material

In today’s Diary: New memoir from Boris’s ex? / Sir Lenny on Luther / Rap blunder from new deputy PM / Starmer’s night off / Dinner with Kate Moss

Tribune News Service

Laurie Hertzel: Readers recall lakeside reading treasures

At one time, Labor Day weekend marked the end of cabin season, but that was back when cabins had to be closed up for winter. Now we go to the lakes all year round. Cabin reading can take place on a sunny dock in July, or in front of a…

Tribune News Service

Jenifer Lewis says new ‘Walking In My Joy’ book is filled with rage but challenges readers’ accountability

Jenifer Lewis had some unfinished business to settle with her new book.

Tribune News Service

Review: 'The Marriage Portrait,' by Maggie O'Farrell

FICTION: A young duchess fears her husband plans to murder her in this gorgeous novel set during the Italian Renaissance.

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Review: 'Sinkhole,' by Juliet Patterson

NONFICTION: A St. Paul memoirist struggles to understand suicide and its generational effect.

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Review: 'The Ski Jumpers,' by Peter Geye

FICTION: Reeling from a diagnosis of early onset Alzheimer's, a writer and former ski jumper strives to dissect his family mythology.

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