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UK warns Sally Rooney after novelist pledges to fund Palestine Action

PM’s office says it is a crime to fund a banned group after award-winning author promises to back pro-Palestine group.

Al Jazeera

JK Rowling reviews Nicola Sturgeon's book and compares it to — Twilight?

JK Rowling has reviewed Nicola Sturgeon’s memoir, Frankly, which is published on her website. Here are some of the best bits

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My kids may be in terribly crafted costumes, but the real magic of Book Week is in the pages

In a world of shrinking attention spans and falling literacy rates, this celebration of books might be more important than ever

The Guardian - AU

Irish Literary Star Sally Rooney Pledges UK TV Fees To Banned Pro-Palestine Group

Irish author Sally Rooney has vowed to give fees generated by two BBC adaptations of her books to the Palestine Action group -- banned recently in the UK as a terrorist organisation -- as a government spokesperson on Monday warned anyone flouting the law risked prosecution.

International Business Times

Ending Isolation review – a takedown of solitary confinement by incarcerated co-authors

New book looks back at the history of the controversial prison practice while pushing for its dismantling

The Guardian - US

Author Sally Rooney pledges use of BBC payments to support Palestine Action

IRISH author Sally Rooney has said she will use the residual payments from BBC adaptations of her novels to continue supporting Palestine Action.

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OPINION - Sally Rooney isn’t my sort of writer but she’s no terrorist

The latest Irish Times’ Weekend section was enlivened with a picture of Sally Rooney on the cover – windblown hair, red lipstick and a pensive expression – and a headline inside saying, “I support Palestine Action. If this makes me a “supporter of terror” under UK law, so be it”.

Evening Standard

Author Rie Qudan: Why I used ChatGPT to write my prize-winning novel

Sympathy Tower Tokyo attracted controversy for being partly written using AI. Does its author think the technology could write a better novel than a human?

The Guardian - UK

From V to Vineland and Inherent Vice: Thomas Pynchon’s books – ranked!

With fans eagerly awaiting the reclusive author’s first book in more than a decade, the noir caper Shadow Ticket, we assess his best fiction of the past 60 years

The Guardian - UK

A new start after 60: I read out my old diaries online – and my youthful secrets went viral

When Betsy Lerner began her unfiltered readings, she found an unexpected following and a new sense of connection

The Guardian - UK

Sally Rooney's BBC royalties to fund Palestine Action as London protest set for 1,000 protesters

Writing in The Irish Times, the bestselling author said she will continue to support the group despite it being proscribed as a terrorist organisation in the UK

Evening Standard

Library book returned 82 years after being borrowed with plea for no late fee: ‘Grandma won’t be able to pay for it anymore’

The book will be displayed for a few weeks and then sold off for the benefit of the library

The Independent UK

Sarah Ferguson Just Wore Shoes Embroidered With a Royal Statement, and the Palace Was Not Impressed

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The Guardian - UK

Waterstones opens 10 new stores a year as younger adults embrace reading

Bookshop chain says people are keen to escape their screens and says rise in sales is partly down to BookTok

The Guardian - AU

Australia is facing an existential tsunami. But Jim Chalmers’ economic roundtable risks putting lipstick on a dinosaur

Bob Hawke excelled at finding the middle ground. Can it be found with a treasurer urging boldness and a more cautious PM?

Benzinga

Anthony Scaramucci's Cryptic Warning: Trump Following Same Playbook As Iran's Fallen Shah?

Former White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci ignited a storm of speculation Wednesday after posting a pointed historical reference many saw as a jab at President Donald Trump.

The Guardian - UK

Look up: five hopeful novels about the climate crisis

Can fiction make us more optimistic about tackling Earth’s environmental emergency? These eco-focused books have hope at their core

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The Guardian - UK

Monastic music that survived Henry VIII’s dissolution brought back to life

Buckland Abbey recreates music telling of medieval life in extraordinary discovery

The Guardian - AU

Five Great Reads: ‘Shrinking girl summer’, Sharon Stone, and Peter Carey’s Ned Kelly

Guardian Australia’s weekend wrap of essential reads from the past seven days, selected by Claire Keenan

Woman & Home

The 'caring and thoughtful' decision behind Duchess Sophie missing Princess Diana's funeral

The Royal Family allegedly gave the Duchess of Edinburgh their blessing when she chose not to attend the funeral

The National (Scotland)

Inside the row between Scottish press and Nicola Sturgeon's team at book launch

NICOLA Sturgeon has spent the past week giving high-profile interviews to the likes of ITV and BBC Breakfast.

Metal Hammer

Dream Theater hook up with Z2 Comics for special Parasomnia graphic novel release

Reunited US prog metallers Dream Theater have released their new Parasomnia: The Graphic Album in various formats

The Guardian - UK

Lucina Prestige obituary

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Martyn Cornell obituary

Other lives: Renowned historian of beer who wrote many myth-debunking books on the subject

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