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Raymond Briggs: The Snowman author dies, aged 88

Author and illustrator Raymond Briggs, best known for 1978 classic The Snowman, has died aged 88.

Evening Standard

The Snowman creator Raymond Briggs dies aged 88

He was also behind beloved children’s books Father Christmas and Fungus The Bogeyman.

The Independent UK

Raymond Briggs death: The Snowman creator dies, aged 88

Writer and illustrator was described as an ‘iconoclastic national treasure’

The Independent UK

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Snowman author Raymond Briggs dies aged 88

Beloved creator of Fungus the Bogeyman and Father Christmas brought a distinctive strain of melancholy to the genre

The Guardian - UK

Raymond Briggs, creator of The Snowman, has died - aged 88

"He lived a rich and full life, and said he felt lucky"

Wales Online

The Snowman author Raymond Briggs dies aged 88 as heartbroken family pay tribute

Raymond Briggs, the author and illustrator behind the 1978 classic The Snowman, passed away on Tuesday morning, his family announced

Daily Mirror

How Tolstoy hurts Putin's attempt to rewrite history

On April 10, Moscow police arrested Konstantin Goldman for brandishing a book in public. Mr Goldman had posted an image on social media in which he posed holding a copy of Tolstoy's War and Peace next to a section of a World War II monument that commemorates Kyiv's status as…

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Liverpool teacher makes 'one of the greatest discoveries in literary history'

Retired Liverpool teacherJohn Lamb recently made the discovery

Liverpool Echo

The Night Ship by Jess Kidd review – monsters of the deep

The novelist’s distinct mix of modern gothic and historical caper is well suited to this island tale of two motherless children, separated by centuries

The Guardian - UK

Donald Trump asked why generals couldn't be more like Adolf Hitler's, new book claims

In one conversation from the book, Trump reportedly said he didn’t want any injured veterans involved in the Independence Day parade as it "doesn’t look good" for him

Daily Mirror

The best recent crime and thriller writing – review roundup

Unreliable childhood memories haunt Ella King’s dark debut and new works by Carole Johnstone and Andrea Mara, while Matt and Harrison Query deliver Stephen King-lite scares

The Guardian - UK

Blind teenager's connection with loyal friend inspires children's book by Pip Harry

When Jarrah Podesta had both of his eyes removed by the age of 11 due to a rare form of cancer, his best friend remained by his side. Their friendship is the inspiration for a new children's book.

ABC News

Pick of the paperbacks this summer

Escape into another world with some riveting reads on your holiday. By Hannah Stephenson.

The Independent UK

How to get your own book published: a step by step guide

Allow a budget of £4,000 to do-it-yourself, from the editing and design through to marketing

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Delphi by Clare Pollard review – when Covid meets the classics

A sharp debut novel uses the pandemic and ancient myths to cast a philosophical eye on how we live

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Trump did flush ripped-up papers down the toilets, photos in upcoming book reveal

Daily Mirror

Best-selling novelist had life savings stolen by cleaner while he was on his deathbed

Guy N Smith, known for his dozens of horror books, was on his deathbed when cleaner and family friend Nichola Whiffen stole more than £2,000 from his life savings, a court heard

The Canberra Times

Canberra's queen of the page-turner returns to capital to launch her new book

There will be two chances to hear her talk about the book in Canberra in September

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Kathy Lette threatens to sue after being mistaken for chef’s killer

British-Australian author confirms her former and second husbands are still alive amid mix-up

Input

Shirts That Go Hard's creator is now going a little less hard

Input speaks to the guy behind the infamous Twitter gimmick account.

Reuters

Pulitzer Prize-winning author David McCullough dies at 89

David McCullough, best-selling author and renowned historian who won Pulitzer Prizes for his biographies of presidents John Adams and Harry Truman, has died at the age of 89, his publisher said on Monday.

Chicago Sun-Times

David McCullough, Pulitzer-winning historian, dies at 89

Beyond his books, the handsome, white-haired McCullough may have had the most recognizable presence of any historian, his fatherly baritone known to fans of PBS’s “The American Experience” and Ken Burns’ epic “Civil War” documentary

The Independent UK

David McCullough, Pulitzer-winning historian, dies at 89

David McCullough, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author whose lovingly crafted narratives on subjects ranging from the Brooklyn Bridge to Presidents John Adams and Harry Truman made him among the most popular and influential historians of his time, has died

The Independent UK

David McCullough death: Author and two-time Pulitzer Prize winner dies aged 89

The American author was known for his best-selling historical novels

The Guardian - UK

The Last White Man by Mohsin Hamid review – a transformative tale

The writer’s incantatory, beautiful fifth novel is told from the perspective of a white man who wakes up dark-skinned and finds his whole world changed

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