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DC Comics pull Neil Gaiman title while Amazon Prime series set to go ahead

The Sandman spin-off Death: DC Compact Comics Edition was due to be released later this year

The Guardian - UK

Meet-cute at Mansfield Park: can modern covers turn young readers on to Jane Austen?

New editions of her novels are aimed squarely at the BookTok demographic – but will this make these classics appeal to fans of “spicy” romance?

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Is Apple Cider Vinegar a true story? The real tale behind Netflix's influencer scam drama

Apple Cider Vinegar tells the story of Belle Gibson, an influencer who claimed a healthy diet plan cured her cancer - but how much of the drama is true?

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King Charles Once Proclaimed This Perk Was "The Only Benefit of Being Prince of Wales"

Aside from the castles, etc.

Marie Claire

Prince William Made a Heartbreaking Admission About His Childhood to Princess Kate After She Explained a Very Normal Activity

A new royal book reveals a "poignant" interaction between the couple.

Marie Claire

Joan Lindsay by Brenda Niall review – a poignant biography of the Picnic at Hanging Rock author

Lindsay was 71 when her gothic classic was published. A new book unearths the winding, often thwarted creative endeavours of her life – and delights in her late success

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John Irving's 'Queen Esther' returns readers to setting of 'The Cider House Rules'

In John Irving’s next book, the author is returning to St_ Cloud’s, Maine, and to the orphanage made famous in his acclaimed “The Cider House Rules.”

The Independent UK

Novelist Louis Bromfield Won A Pulitzer — And Upgraded Farming

Louis Bromfield won the Pulitzer Prize for his novel "Early Autumn." But he was just getting started on his life of success.

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“The risk is that I never finish a piece - I want to push them further, to see how far they can be deformed without tearing”: How Aphex Twin fought the temptation to continually refine, and how we can learn from his example

It’s easy to carry on fiddling with our tracks, but as Richard D. James knows all too well, that urge to keep going can prove a problem

MusicRadar

I Want to Talk to You by Diana Evans review – sparkling essays

In this invigorating collection the novelist takes in Jean Rhys, James Baldwin, and how real life makes it into fiction

The Guardian - UK

We Do Not Part by Han Kang review – a masterpiece from the Nobel laureate

One woman’s quest, told through haunting, harrowing, dreamlike imagery, bears witness to Korea’s traumatic past

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“If I were you, I’d get a haircut and disappear”: When author William Burroughs gave Daevid Allen permission to call his band The Soft Machine

A key moment in the Canterbury band’s history came when the future Gong mastermind made contact with his former collaborator in 1966

Louder

Netflix adds Swedish thriller based on bestsellers that have sold over 10 million copies

The Åre Murders is aiming to match the success of The Breakthrough on Netflix

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The Independent UK

Waterstones Children's Book Prize shortlist spotlights stories of neurodiversity and palaces filled with dumplings

Shortlist features complex topics including children living in care, anxiety, and neurodiversity

The Independent UK

Publishers, a library and others sue over Idaho's law restricting youth access to 'harmful' books

Several large book publishers, a tiny public library and others are suing Idaho officials over a law that forces libraries to keep some books in an adults-only section if community members believe they are “harmful to minors.”

Evening Standard

Judge opens door to releasing Prince Harry's secret visa records as case returns to court

Duke of Sussex’s US visa records could be published if legal challenge by Heritage Foundation is successful

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Gwen Watkins obituary

Codebreaker at Bletchley Park during the second world war who went on to become a successful author

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Joan Didion’s ‘astonishingly intimate’ diary to be published

The author recorded her thoughts on alcoholism, depression and her complex relationship with her daughter Quintana in the book, Notes to John

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Publishers sue state of Idaho over library book bans

Lawsuit says its definition of ‘harmful materials’ forbidden to under 18s is ‘vague and overbroad’ and puts librarians at risk

WhatToWatch

I'm so excited about Netflix's latest Nordic noir adaptation after reading the book

The Åre Murders promises to be a great watch on Netflix

The Guardian - UK

Mothers and Sons by Adam Haslett review – secrets and solitude

An estranged mother and son confront their past, in the new novel from the author of Union Atlantic

The Independent UK

Salman Rushdie's stabbing trial begins with precarious jury selection

Hadi Matar faces charges of attempted murder and assault

The Guardian - UK

Love in Exile by Shon Faye review – lessons in romance

Is heartbreak all capitalism’s fault? Faye mixes the personal and political in this exposing but generous memoir

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We need to talk about those controversial new Jane Austen book covers

Is no author safe from the BookTok craze?

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