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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

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 - UK · Jul 24

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…

The Times of India · 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

Total Film · 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 Guardian - 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

The Independent UK · Jul 23

How many books is too many?

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

Salon · 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…

Bored Panda · 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

The Guardian - UK · Jul 23