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The Elements by John Boyne review – intertwined tales of trauma

Four novellas about damaged people weighed down by the crimes they have suffered draw you efficiently in, but the cumulative effect is numbing

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Polari book prize cancelled after row over gender-critical novelist

Organisers of the award for LGBTQ+ writers have paused the prize this year, after controversy over the longlisting of John Boyne meant it was ‘overshadowed by hurt and anger’

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UK’s LGBTQ+ literary prize cancelled after controversy over ‘gender critical’ author John Boyne

This year's Polari Prize has been cancelled due to the longlist inclusion of a book by John Boyne. The situation escalated into a mass boycott and now, the organisation behind the LGBTQ+ literary award has pledged to undertake a full review of its policies. Here's everything you need to know.

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Why I withdrew my book from an LGBTQ+ literary prize

The Polari first book prize claims to promote trans rights and trans voices. But when I saw the longlist, I had to act, says Guardian writer Jason Okundaye

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John Boyne says LGBTQ+ fiction prize backlash brought him ‘close to the edge’

Gender-critical novelist urges writers to re-enter prize they boycotted and may ask judges not to shortlist his novella

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Polari prize nominees and judges withdraw after inclusion of John Boyne over gender identity views

800 writers and publishing workers have signed a statement objecting to the LGBTQ+ book prize’s nomination of Boyne, who described himself as a ‘terf’

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Water by John Boyne audiobook review – confronting grief and betrayal

A woman tries to escape her painful past in this moving novella from the author of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

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The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas author: ‘If you want the facts of the Holocaust, don’t read a novel’

Author John Boyne appeared on BBC Radio 4’s ‘Desert Island Discs’ where he spoke about the criticism of his 2006 book

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In brief: Earth; Vassal State; The Penguin History of Modern Spain – review

John Boyne’s pacy novella about an Irish footballer caught up in a sex scandal; Angus Hanton’s exploration of our ‘special relationship’ with America; and a cliche-free portrait of Spain

The Guardian - UK

Water by John Boyne review – a cathartic journey of recovery

A woman retreats to a remote Irish island following the collapse of her life, in the first of a series named for the four elements

The Guardian - UK

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas is now an opera – the case for adaptating the book that the Auschwitz Museum said 'should be avoided'

Irish novelist John Boyne published his novel The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas in 2006. The protagonist, eight-year-old German boy Bruno, has no idea that his father is the kommandant of a concentration camp during the second world war. Bruno and his family are sent to live with their father…

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Holocaust remembrance: we must beware of well-intentioned mythmaking as events pass out of living memory

In ancient Rome, the saeculum, or “the age”, was the span of living memory, the telling of an event passed down from the oldest to the youngest. Recognising this profound idea, some have worried that the memory of the Holocaust will fade as the generation of those who survived it…

The Conversation

Review: 'All the Broken Places,' by John Boyne

FICTION: A darkly compelling novel about a woman forced to confront the sins of her past.

Tribune News Service

All the Broken Places by John Boyne review – a sequel of sorts

The follow-up to The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas is a powerful novel about secrets and atonement after Auschwitz

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5 new books to read this week

This week’s bookcase includes reviews of Lessons by Ian McEwan and The Bullet That Missed by Richard Osman.

Daily Mirror

Brits' favourite books to read on staycation - with Sally Rooney topping the list

Sally Rooney's 2021 literary fiction 'Beautiful World, Where Are You' came out ahead of the Harry Potter collection and 'Fifty Shades of Grey'

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Best holiday books revealed in poll

Romantic reads come out on top in survey, followed by mysteries

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Bookclub guru Heather Suttie on the books and podcasts that will make you laugh and cry

Heather Suttie recommends her favourite books and podcasts

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The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas criticised for harming Holocaust education

A sequel has been announced for the popular but controversial book

Irish Mirror

Irish author John Boyne rejects The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas criticism as he opens up on sequel

'People on the internet claimed that the book is factually inaccurate, but fiction cannot be factually inaccurate'

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Holocaust Memorial Day: The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas ‘may fuel dangerous Holocaust fallacies,’ says new study

Novel by John Boyne is widely used in schools despite historical inaccuracies

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The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas ‘may fuel dangerous Holocaust fallacies’

John Boyne’s story is used by more than a third of teachers in England in lessons on the Nazi genocide, a study found

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