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BIZARRE: 3 - What They Never Told You

Things to do in London this Bank Holiday weekend (May 24 – 27)

A bumper bank holiday guide to see you through the (hopefully) sun-drenched long weekender

Evening Standard

Johann Hari apologises after falsely attributing Ozempic claim to food critic Jay Rayner

Publisher Bloomsbury has promised to correct the error made in Hari’s new book Magic Pill

The Guardian - UK

‘I have my iPhone, X and a brain in my head’: Ukrainian journalist and social media star Illia Ponomarenko

Ahead of the publication of his raw account of the Russian invasion, the reporter talks about capturing the conflict in real time – and when the war will come to an end

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The original 'Harry Potter' book cover art is expected to break records at auction

Sotheby's June 26 auction of Thomas Taylor's watercolor illustration for Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone is estimated to sell for $400,000-$600,000.

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Bloomsbury hint at something "very special" coming soon from Watchmen writer Alan Moore - and we think we know what it is

The publisher teases a big reveal on Monday

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Dorothy Hepworth and Patricia Preece: Bloomsbury’s untold story

‘Dorothy Hepworth and Patricia Preece: An Untold Story’ is a new exhibition at Charleston in Lewes, UK, that charts the duo's creative legacy

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Notes on chocolate: a drink to soothe a troubled soul

A difficult day is eased with a bun, nice stationery and a big glass of thick hot chocolate

The Guardian - UK

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TikTokers help drive Sarah J Maas ‘romantasy’ boom for Bloomsbury

Publisher tells investors profits will exceed expectations, attributing this to release of House of Flame and Shadow

The Guardian - UK

Bloomsbury boss hails ‘publishing phenomenon’ Sarah J Maas as shares hit record high

Sales of Maas’s books have helped drive Bloomsbury shares to a record high

Evening Standard

House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J Maas races to the top of bestseller chart

The third book in the Crescent City series becomes third fastest-selling science fiction and fantasy title since records began

The Guardian - UK

A genre of swords and soulmates: the rise and rise of ‘romantasy’ novels

From Sarah J Maas to Rebecca Yarros, the authors writing blends of fantasy and romance have found huge commercial success – largely thanks to TikTok

The Guardian - UK

‘Respect – and honour’: the fight to save a Spanish civil war mass grave

Remains of 451 people believed to lie on proposed site of Madrid waste plant – including Bloomsbury poet Julian Bell

The Guardian - UK

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

A snail in space, dinosaurs on the beach, a fresh take on Jane Eyre, and a kebab-eating incarnation of Otis Redding

The Guardian - UK

Harry Potter Conjurer JK Rowling's Net Worth: Stuff Of Magical Realism Lore

J.K. Rowling, the British author who conjured up the hugely popular Harry Potter franchise, has made a billion-dollar fortune from seven novels translated into 80 languages, which sold 500 million copies, and eight blockbuster films made out of it.

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A Cold Spell by Max Leonard review – from cube to crisis

A fascinating exploration of how ice has shaped human existence

Evening Standard

The best childrens books of 2023, from The Bowerbird to Impossible Creatures

With authors such as Katherine Rundell, Julia Donaldson and Frank Cottrell Boyce, these are the most brilliant gifts for the smaller readers in your life

The Guardian - UK

British Library celebrates the surging popularity of fantasy fiction

Authors’ sketches, early editions and movie props all feature in a new exhibition exploring the long history of the genre

The Guardian - UK

Bloomsbury’s fantasy list helps it to record £17.7m first-half profits

Publisher to double dividend after demand grows for books by Sarah J Maas and Samantha Shannon

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On my radar: Slavoj Žižek’s cultural highlights

The Slovenian cultural theorist on enjoying books that contradict him, Boots Riley’s hilarious TV series, and his ‘terrifying’ taste in food

The Guardian - UK

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

A joyful picture-book account of family life; a magical fantasy series begins; an addictive epistolary friendship; fast-paced feminist YA; and more

The Guardian - UK

My cultural day out on the Sussex Art Shuttle

With next week’s Turner prize opening in Eastbourne, we try a hop-on, hop-off bus service that takes art lovers around the area’s cultural hotspots

The Guardian - UK

Bring No Clothes: Bloomsbury and the Philosophy of Fashion by Charlie Porter review – style revolution

A fashion journalist links the sartorial choices of Virginia Woolf, Vanessa Bell, TS Eliot et al to their avant garde outlook on life

The Independent UK

Very early version of JK Rowling’s first Harry Potter book fails to sell at auction

Auctioneer said it would have been ‘wrong’ to sell it for ‘too little’

Zenger

Rarest Harry Potter Book Ever Published Could Fetch Thousands At Auction

Only 15 copies were produced and they were never offered for sale.

The National (Scotland)

Rare Harry Potter book could 'fetch up to £12k' after surviving devastating blaze

The book is being sold after it survived a devastating blaze.

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