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The romantasy genre has destroyed book cover design

Is BookTok to blame?

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The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother) by Rabih Alameddine review – drag fabulousness in war-torn Beirut

Spanning eras of conflict and Covid in Lebanon, this irresistible queer coming-of-age tale explores what it means to be truly free

The Guardian - UK

Cees Nooteboom, Dutch novelist and travel writer, dies aged 92

Writer made international breakthrough with 1980 novel Rituals and won acclaim for his travel writing

The Guardian - UK

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Publisher: Dutch novelist and journalist Cees Nooteboom dies at 92

Dutch writer Cees Nooteboom has died at 92

The Independent UK

Arundhati Roy and Sarah Perry among 16 authors longlisted for Women’s Non-Fiction Prize

Literary award was founded in 2023 to help redress the historic gender imbalance in nonfiction prizes

The Independent UK

IndyBest is launching a Book Club – and the first pick is a quirky anti-rom com

Alison Espach’s The Wedding People is this month’s Book Club read

The Independent UK

Gisèle Pelicot calls on victims to ‘never have shame’ in her first TV interview

Pelicot says shame is ‘a double sentence’ and describes shock of seeing herself like ‘a rag doll’ in police footage

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Arundhati Roy and Sarah Perry longlisted for Women’s prize for nonfiction

Sixteen authors – including Lea Ypi, Lyse Doucet and Barbara Demick – are in contention for the £30,000 award, launched to address a historic gender imbalance in nonfiction prizes

The Guardian - UK

Tim Berners-Lee On Power To The People Online

Sir Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web in 1989 at CERN in Switzerland. Since then, he has been a tireless advocate for shared standards, open web access, and the power of individuals on the web. He was named in Time magazine's list of the most important people of the…

The Times of India

Anna Wintour Had Heard About The It Ends With Us Kerfuffle. See The 'Brave' Message She Sent Blake Lively

The fashion queen has weighed in on the drama.

Cinemablend

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms showrunner says there's "less of an inherent danger" of the show ending up like Game of Thrones, but George R.R. Martin would be "highly" involved past season 3

There are only three Dunk and Egg novellas, but that shouldn't be a problem

Total Film

Gisèle Pelicot recounts moment she was told of husband’s rape crimes for first time

Gisèle Pelicot details the shocking discovery in her new book, ‘A Hymn to Life, Shame Has to Change Sides’

The Independent UK

Amazon Kindle Scribe has a new rival with an unbeatable price tag and premium build quality

The InkPad One from PocketBook has a 10.3-inch e-paper display for a Kindle Scribe-beating price

How Lost Lambs author Madeline Cash became the year’s brightest literary star

INTERVIEW: Her unique take on American dysfunction has been praised by ‘the New Yorker’, but she’s also had to fend off rumours about how she earned her success. Annabel Nugent meets the novelist behind one of 2026's most talked about books

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Alex Murdaugh continues to insist he didn't kill wife and son as he gets another day in court

Alex Murdaugh's lawyers are asking the South Carolina Supreme Court to overturn his murder convictions

AAP

Kids' ideas spark inspiration for bestselling author

The author who's just been named Australia's next Children's Laureate has revealed how his millions of young readers spark ideas for every book he releases.

The Guardian - UK

How I Shop with Nussaibah Younis: ‘These make me 60% less likely to murder my neighbours’

Always wondered what everyday stuff celebrities buy, where they shop for food and the basic they scrimp on? The Fundamentally author talks bodices, Chanel and regrettable heels in the Filter’s column

Evening Standard

Margot Robbie breaks her silence on 'horny' Wuthering Heights scenes amid backlash

The Emily Bronte adaptation has garnered a mixed reaction, with some calling out the ‘lewd, exhausting sex scenes’

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Marie Claire

Exclusive: 'Royal Spin' Authors Omid Scobie and Robin Benway Pull Back the Curtain on Buckingham Palace's Press Machine

Scobie's debut novel follows a White House staffer turned palace press officer.

RideApart

Someone Just Bought Hunter Thompson's Old Dirt Bike, Peyote Wasn't Included

Gonzo journalist and prominent motorcyclist Hunter Thompson is a hero in many spaces, and his personal Husqvarna dirt bike just was sold for a bunch of money. Drugs, however, were not included.

Inverse

25 Years Later, An Infamously Divisive Horror Sequel Could Have Been Even Weirder

As polarizing as it was compared to the Oscar-winning original, Ridley Scott's 'Hannibal' was still not as weird as the book.

The Independent UK

Australian court rules that ‘undeniably offensive’ erotic novel constitutes child sex abuse material

Novel ‘sexually objectifies children’, judge says

Marie Claire

I Grew Up With a Stage Mom. I Can’t Help But Love Them

In an excerpt from her book 'One Bad Mother,' Ej Dickson explores our love-hate relationship with notorious momagers.

The Guardian - US

‘A white man’s war, a Black man’s fight’: the eye-opening story of Black soldiers in Vietnam

At a time when Black military history is being rewritten under Trump officials, new book The War Within a War provides a vital reminder

Creative Bloq

How to go from rough sketch to stunning book cover art in three steps

Discover how Marvel and DC artist Ivan Shavrin brings the energy of his initial sketch to his final cover art.

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