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In life, David Lodge was surprisingly mirthless. Luckily, his wife was a hoot

A delightful but decidedly unfunny encounter with the author led to a train of thought about his comic books

The Guardian - UK

‘What have we here?’: how asking yourself a simple question can transform the way you think about your life

Forget generic self-help advice and focus instead on the unique set of hang-ups, character traits and personal circumstances that stop you living your best life

The Guardian - UK

Another Man in the Street by Caryl Phillips review – Windrush struggles

This elegaic novel tracks a West Indian man’s life in London over decades, exploring the emotional cost of leaving home and being met by hatred and rejection

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NYT Strands today — hints, spangram and answers for game #307 (Saturday, January 4 2025)

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David Lodge obituary

Booker prize-nominated author and critic who was known for his Catholic novels and satires on academic life

The Guardian - UK

‘His books animated academia for me’: how David Lodge inspired my campus novel

His trilogy captured my heart – and while Amis, Bradbury and Jacobson spoke to me, Lodge’s writing had an extra something, says Janice Hallett

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s largely thanks to him that the British comic novel remains in good health’: David Lodge remembered by Jonathan Coe

The author always had a warmth and wry wisdom to his characterisations and his eye for the absurd ensured he was one of the most truthful of postwar novelists

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British Novelist David Lodge Dies Aged 89

British novelist David Lodge, who was shortlisted for the Booker Prize twice, has died at the age of 89, his publisher said on Friday.

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My study is a bibliophile’s breakfast, the house is overrun. It’s time for the great book culling to begin

They are stacked three-deep in the shelves, which for a bookish person seems appropriate. The problem is there’s no order at all

The Guardian - AU

David Lodge, Campus Trilogy novelist and academic, dies aged 89

The author of more than two dozen books is best known for his trio set in a fictionalised version of the University of Birmingham, where he worked from 1960 to 1987

The Guardian - UK

Digested week: through the Christmas perineum and out the other side

Despite its awful name it’s my favourite time of year, an excuse to pause any activity – including new year celebrations

The Guardian - UK

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

The Guardian - UK

The best recent poetry – review roundup

Swell by Maria Ferguson; There Lives a Young Girl in Me Who Will Not Die by Tove Ditlevsen; Mind’s Eye by Carol Rumens; Strange Beach by Oluwaseun Olayiwola; Foxglovewise by Ange Mlinko

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These Formula 1 coffee table books will scratch your F1 itch

Big pictures, deep dives, and untold stories that double as the coolest-looking Formula 1 decor you can buy.

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Doodles aren’t genius – they scoff at genius. That’s why I like them

My aimless drawings don’t have to be meaningful; they have the fancy of a daydream. They’re signs of my inner world

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L. Frank Baum Figured Out How To Create A Lasting Classic

L. Frank Baum was a sickly boy who was educated mostly at home, where he became a voracious reader. He soon created a lasting classic.

The Guardian - UK

‘They see it is living’: Durham professor’s mission to get more pupils into classics

Arlene Holmes-Henderson wants all children in UK to have equal access to classical education

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Under the Eye of the Big Bird by Hiromi Kawakami review – humanity’s future

The spectre of extinction hangs over the Japanese writer’s brilliantly strange and unsettling vision of evolution

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Memories of Distant Mountains by Orhan Pamuk review – journal of a private dreamworld

The Turkish Nobel laureate’s illustrated notebooks offer a vivid insight into his creative process

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Playing Possum by Susana Monsó review – do animals understand death?

From orcas to elephants, the ‘mourning rituals’ that suggest a sophisticated grasp of mortality

The Guardian - UK

‘Are you kidding me?’ How Slow Horses’ Rosalind Eleazar took on a sensational thriller

The actor stars in the much-celebrated sleeper hit. Now, she’s changing gears to tackle the compulsively twisty Harlan Coben adaptation Missing You

The Guardian - US

For a global leader what stood out was Jimmy Carter’s humility and lack of ego

The Georgian was a campaigner for human rights, democracy and public health – and a devoted husband

Reason

Court Rejects Copyright Lawsuit Over Ole Miss Coach's Use of Motivational Speaker's "Winning Isn't Normal" Passage

From Bell v. Kiffin, decided two weeks ago by Judge Michael Mills (N.D. Miss.): With any beneficial law, … there… The post Court Rejects Copyright Lawsuit Over Ole Miss Coach's Use of Motivational Speaker's "Winning Isn't Normal" Passage appeared first on Reason.com.

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British New Year Honors Recognize Diverse Contributions

Carey Mulligan, Stephen Fry, and Kazuo Ishiguro among notable recipients of New Year Honors in the UK for their contributions to arts, sports, and communit...

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A tribute to disappearing creatures

“Vanishing Treasures” by Katherine Rundell, is a passionate plea to save the planet’s living cabinet of curiosities

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