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Meta ‘discussed buying publisher Simon & Schuster to train AI’

Audio shared with the New York Times appears to record executives discussing purchase of the US books giant to feed into its large language models

The Guardian - UK

Retired Justice Kennedy To Release Two-Volume Memoir

Retired Justice Kennedy's two-volume memoir 'Life and Law' offers insights into his life journey and court legacy, set for release this fall.

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Paul Simon's Love Story Unveiled In New Documentary Series

Explore the complexities of Paul Simon's career and personal life in the documentary 'In Restless Dreams.'

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

Farming adventures; tales from the set of The Sound of Music; King Arthur reimagined; unrest in near-future London and more

The Guardian - UK

David Simon Developing New HBO Series 'The System'

David Simon and team are developing 'The System' for HBO, a drama exploring foster care and child protective services dynamics.

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My Brilliant Sister by Amy Brown review – Stella Miles Franklin-inspired novel about women and art

Split between three narrators – Franklin’s sister, and two women in the present day – Brown’s debut is a thoughtful reflection on creative fulfilment and domestic life

The Guardian - AU

'Sex With a Brain Injury' reveals how concussions can test relationships

Annie Liontas experienced three brain injuries in the span of one year, which led to dizziness, memory fog and anger — and impacted Liontas' marriage and sex life.

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What will you read on the beach this summer? We asked 6 avid readers

One of the best things about summer for the book-lovers among us is a beach towel by a strip of water … and time to lose yourself in another world. That might be a traditional beach read – typically a genre paperback with a propulsive plot – or an opportunity…

The Conversation

10 books every board member should read

Our crowdsourced list includes page-turners about powerful CEOs, corrupt companies, a massive happiness study, and the future of AI.

Fortune

Bill Maher Reimagines Past Commentary in Upcoming Book

Bill Maher set to release What This Comedian Said Will Shock You, revisiting his past editorials with a fresh perspective and new content.

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The Texas Observer’s 2023 Must-Read Lone Star Books

From poetic dreamworlds to the people’s hospital, Texas authors paint very different portraits of our diverse state.

Texas Observer

Media mogul Shari Redstone reportedly considering selling her stake in Paramount after fighting for years to keep control of the company

Redstone reportedly considers selling to the movie studio that made ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ in a move that could kick off a selling spree among legacy media companies.

Fortune

The best Australian children’s books of 2023: Alice Pung, Davina Bell, Sean Avery and more

From picture books to young adult novels and nonfiction, one teacher-librarian picks her favourite reads

The Guardian - AU

The best children’s and YA books of 2023

From a bear who stockpiles dreams to a sisterhood of knights via a tiger sea captain, our critics pick their favourite titles for children and young adults

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2023 in books: Protests, bannings and the rise of AI helped shape the story of publishing

The publishing world made plenty of news in 2023, but not only because of the books themselves

The Independent UK

Biography of the late Rep. John Lewis that draws upon 100s of interviews will be published next fall

An upcoming biography of the late U.S. Rep. John Lewis will draw upon hundreds of interviews, along with the civil rights activist’s FBI files and materials from a planned book that was never completed

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Best ideas books of 2023

From psychology to AI, pandemics to popular culture, we survey the bigger picture

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Best crime and thrillers of 2023

A splendidly tricksy locked-room mystery, a fortune teller in Georgian high society and Indian mobsters make this year’s list

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In the Footsteps of Du Fu by Michael Wood review – the great poet’s progress

A superb evocation of the Chinese master and his travels

WEKU

How the Roswell 'UFO' spurred our modern age of conspiracy theories

In 1947, a New Mexico rancher found mysterious debris on his land. UFO author Garrett Graff links the Roswell incident to the "deep state" conspiracy theories and misinformation of today.

The Guardian - US

Invisible Generals: the Black military pioneers hidden in US history

Benjamin O Davis Sr and Jr were high-fliers in every way, the latter commanding the Tuskegee Airmen. The author Doug Melville, a descendant, is determined to give them their due

PC Gamer

I revisited some of the worst games PC Gamer has ever reviewed to try to find something nice to say about them

A whole lot of bad games came out these last 30 years.

The Conversation

Bennelong and Phillip: wrestling with our historical assumptions through the entangled lives of two very different men

Despite the inherent chance and coincidence of Australian history, there’s a certain sense of inevitability when we trace our national narrative in hindsight. The sequence of chapters in our textbooks and syllabuses seems logical and coherent. Colonisation follows European imperialism and exploration. Suffrage follows the discovery of gold. Federation is…

The Independent UK

Britney Spears: The Woman in Me review – Raw, unfiltered and breathtaking in its rage

Fans of the pop superstar will be disturbed by the relentlessly bleak portrait painted by her globally anticipated memoir

The Independent UK

Britney Spears: The Woman in Me review – Raw, unfiltered and breathtaking in its rage

Fans of the pop superstar will be disturbed by the relentlessly bleak portrait painted by her globally anticipated memoir

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