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Sophie, Standing There by Meg Mason review – a tale of literary obsession, with cameos from real-life authors

A heartbroken woman becomes fixated on a famous writer in this witty, touching follow-up to Sorrow and Bliss

The Guardian - UK · Jul 27

Gaining Ground by Joan Barfoot review – Anne Enright celebrates a landmark feminist novel

Half a century on, this tale of a woman who abandons her children in search of her self remains thrillingly original

The Guardian - UK · Jul 27

Tony Williams obituary

Other lives: Film expert who wrote books on the cinema and was a lecturer at Southern Illinois University in the US

The Guardian - UK · Jul 26

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Simon Trewin obituary

Literary agent who established the Garage Press and a volunteer-run community education centre

The Guardian - UK · Jul 26

How the West profits from Gaza and Yemen horrors exposed in book

Andrew Feinstein and investigative journalists to reveal how much money has been made from arms exports involved in Gaza and Yemen in groundbreaking…

The National (Scotland) · Jul 26

Reacher Season 4 Trailer Hits All The Action Notes, And I Love That It Makes The Same Joke Fans Do

The wait is almost over.

Cinemablend · Jul 26

First trailer for Reacher season 4 teases the biggest and most violent installment of the Prime Video series yet

The very first trailers for Reacher season 4 and spin-off Neagley have been revealed at SDCC 2026

Total Film · Jul 25

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'Dark Matter' Season 2 Release Date, Plot, Cast, And Trailer For The Apple Multiverse Thriller

'Dark Matter' Season 2 will expand beyond the book. Here's what we know so far, including the plot, cast, release date, and trailer

Inverse · Jul 25

How Diana Navigated Being a "Newly Divorced Princess" With "Smitten, Downright Persistent, and Unhappily Married" Men Pursuing Her, Per Royal Butler

"They kept knocking on the door, undeterred by polite refusals or constant excuses."

Marie Claire · Jul 25

Was Holden Caulfield performative?

Gen Z has context about "The Catcher in the Rye" that earlier generations lacked — but even less empathy

Salon · Jul 25

King Charles Likely Thought One Unexpected Individual Was "Best Placed to Induct" Princess Diana Into Royal Life, Says Royal Biographer

"Even if Charles lacked the emotional intelligence to grasp how misguided the idea was..."

Marie Claire · Jul 24

Shahrnush Parsipur obituary

Author of Women Without Men, who paid a high price for shining a light on gender repression in her native Iran

The Guardian - UK · Jul 24

Children and teens roundup – the best new picture books and novels

Dogs v bears from Max Porter; a baby adventure; an Irish boarding school murder mystery; and an unsettling YA folk horror

The Guardian - UK · Jul 24

Queen Elizabeth Was "Hurt and Angered" By the Public Criticism of One Decision in Her Reign, Says Author

Gyles Brandreth writes that the late Queen “could see no reason to break with precedent.”

Marie Claire · Jul 24

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The Guardian - UK · Jul 24

The World Is Full of Married Men review – Jackie Collins’ bonkbuster as a gloriously filthy puppet show

Barbies, giant erections and exquisite craftsmanship combine in one of the year’s most outrageously funny and startingly original shows

The Guardian - AU · Jul 23

I Made This Just For You by Chris Ames review – absurd satirical takes on the bleak absurdity of modern life

These playful and experimental short stories are set in a distorted but plausible version of our deeply online world – but tenderness is never far

The Times of India · Jul 23

Quote of the day by Mieko Kamiya, mother of ikigai: 'We did not create the morning... The meaning of life is like the morning'

Mieko Kamiya is widely remembered today as the mother of ikigai psychology, courtesy of the bestselling book by Hector Garcia and Francesc Iralles. Born in Japan in 1914, Mieko Kamiya grew up in an intellectually rich environment, living for periods in Switzerland and the United States. She spoke multiple languages…

Total Film · Jul 23

Despite 15 years passing since the last Game of Thrones book, George R.R. Martin is working on a fourth Dunk and Egg novella

George R.R. Martin is working on a fourth Dunk and Egg novella

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The Guardian - UK · Jul 23

Raymond Briggs’s library goes on sale at his local Oxfam shop

Books belonging to the beloved creator of The Snowman and When the Wind Blows were donated by his estate after his death

The Independent UK · Jul 23

Salman Rushdie testifies at the terrorism trial of the man convicted of stabbing him

Salman Rushdie has testified for the second time about being stabbed nearly to death four years ago in a western New York amphitheater

Salon · Jul 23

How many books is too many?

The number of books you have, and the way you shelve them, invites judgment

Bored Panda · Jul 23

65 Weirdly Interesting Facts People Somehow Have Stored In Their Brains

Trying to learn new information can be overwhelming. There are endless topics to study, books to read, documentaries to watch, and stories to hear. So if you have no idea where to start, you might want to just enjoy this list of the most random, yet amusing, fun facts people…

The Guardian - UK · Jul 23

The Midnight Train by Matt Haig audiobook review – a cosy, feelgood journey

Actor James Norton brings a sense of gentle longing to this tale of an octogenarian looking back on the life he’s departed

Woman & Home · Jul 23

Kate Middleton 'lost herself' in calming hobby during cancer treatment after being left with 'no ability to focus on anything'

She admitted this was 'just a way of playing' and didn't require an 'end product' which was very freeing for her

The Guardian - UK · Jul 23

How to Launder Money But Not Like Me, by George Cottrell (as imagined by John Crace)

The Guardian’s parliamentary sketch writer imagines Nigel Farage’s right-hand man’s thinking behind his book, How to Launder Money

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