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What we’re reading: writers and readers on the books they enjoyed in October

Authors, critics and Guardian readers discuss the titles they have read over the last month

The Guardian - UK

Gliff by Ali Smith review: a poetic, dystopian puzzlebox

“See what a simple line, a visible mark of the utmost simplicity and cheapness, can do to a populace?” In Ali Smith’s new novel, Gliff, that line is painted in crude bright red around the houses of those the state has deemed “unverified”. It means ostracisation, re-education and worse. It…

Evening Standard

Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light – Who’s who in the cast of the new Hilary Mantel adaptation?

‘Harry Potter’ and ‘Succession’ stars join the cast for the new episodes of the BBC One historical drama

The Independent UK

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African publishing is being revolutionised – report explores trends in six countries

African book publishing is in a rare moment of transformation, according to a new report. It’s an industry that has historically survived at the mercy of multinational publishing houses and donor funding. These arrangements, subject to the dictates of capitalism or aid, have not been sustainable.

The Conversation

Bond star Lashana Lynch explains why she was "actually quite happy" not to work closely with Eddie Redmayne in new cat-and-mouse thriller The Day of the Jackal

Exclusive: The Marvel actor, who executive produced the show, also opens up on the "strange similarities" between her MI6 agent and Redmayne's assassin

Total Film

The Hotel by Daisy Johnson review – chilling tales for Halloween

There are shades of The Shining and Shirley Jackson in these atmospheric short stories set around a haunted hotel in the Fens

The Guardian - UK

Netflix quietly adds violently funny crime series based on bestseller

Murder Mindfully sees a lawyer turn killer after going on a mindfulness course

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Women dominate fiction shortlist for Scotland’s National Book Awards

WOMEN writers dominate the fiction shortlist for Scotland’s National Book Awards, which organisers said showcase the “dazzling variety” of…

The National (Scotland)

Lee Child and Ozzy Osbourne among those standing against Israel writer boycotts

They signed a letter from Creative Community For Peace (CCFP) in ‘support of freedom of expression and against discriminatory boycotts’.

Evening Standard

Nobel and Pulitzer winners denounce ‘dangerous’ Israel cultural boycott

More than 1,000 well-known figures sign open letter in response to authors pledging to boycott Israeli cultural institutions over Gaza

The Guardian - UK

Ali Smith’s new novel Gliff is a dystopian nightmare with flashes of fairytale enchantment

Ali Smith’s Gliff is set “once upon a time, not very far from now”. It is a kind of fairytale of the future in which two children, Briar and Rose, navigate a world which seems increasingly baffling and hostile.

The Conversation

‘Sex writing feels less cringe now’: are we entering a new era of erotic literature?

As the Erotic Review is joined by dating app Feeld’s literary magazine and Gillian Anderson’s anthology of women’s fantasies, there seems to be a fresh appetite for writing about desire

The Guardian - UK

Nationalism is not patriotism: 3 insights from Orwell about Trump and the 2024 election

Shortly after Donald Trump was inaugurated as president of the United States in January 2017, George Orwell’s 1949 novel “Nineteen Eighty-Four” shot to the top of Amazon’s bestseller list. Apparently, lots of people thought Orwell had something relevant to say in that political moment.

The Conversation

Shattered by Hanif Kureishi review – picking up the pieces

The Buddha of Suburbia author’s wildly inspiring memoir of illness and defiance

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Inverse

George R.R. Martin Just Revealed HBO's Abandoned Plan to Solve a 'Game of Thrones' Mystery

A canceled spin-off could've filled one of the show's most annoying blind spots, but now our only hope is that Martin himself will write a solution in 'The Winds of Winter.'

Marie Claire

Beyoncé Warns Tina Knowles to Not "Spill Too Much Mama Tea" in Her Memoir

"I'm happy for you to share some of the stories..."

The Independent UK

Mom who famously claimed she was abducted by aliens says Netflix made her look like a liar in new docuseries

Exclusive: A 1989 alien “abductee” is suing to block the release of The Manhattan Alien Abduction, claiming she was smeared as a liar by a late ufologist’s scorned ex-wife

The Conversation

From a scream to a whisper – ‘quiet horror’ novels are making a comeback

Ever since its inception with Horace Walpole’s novel The Castle of Otranto (1764), a delirious mixture of violent death and familial conspiracy, gothic literature has been a restless cultural form, constantly mutating and assuming new guises but always exploring the darker side of life. Sometimes, its fashions are those of…

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Inverse

Apple's Most Anticipated Sci-Fi Apocalypse Show is Making A Major Change From the Books

'Silo' Season 2 veers from the book a bit, but a possible Season 3 would change immensely.

The Guardian - UK

Small, local book festivals are still thriving

Letters: Stewart Collins says support for the Petworth literary festival in West Sussex is growing, and Kathryn Streatfield suggests local events are the solution for a changing festival world

Wallpaper

The Acme Novelty Datebook is Chris Ware’s last volume of intriguing sketchbooks and thoughts

Chris Ware presents his ‘artisanal rewritings of personal conflict’, a third and final volume charting the American artist and author’s process

The Guardian - US

Giuliani’s book is silent on $150m award for defamation but noisy on election lies

Disgraced and disbarred former NYC mayor and Trump lawyer also says Biden administration is persecuting him

Total Film

Showrunner of Dune prequel series confirms you don't need to have seen the movies to watch: "This can be a point of entry"

Exclusive: Alison Schapker says you don't have to be a Dune head to enjoy the Bene Gesserit-based spin-off

The Conversation

Autocrats and cities: how capitals have become a battleground for protest and control

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, the world’s longest reigning female political leader, fled Bangladesh on 5 August 2024 for the safety of India. Meanwhile, hundreds of thousands of protesters descended on Bangladesh’s capital city, Dhaka. The crowds ransacked her official residence, occupied the nation’s parliament and burnt down her family home.

Total Film

Hit Apple sci-fi show Silo will feature big changes from the novels in season 2, including character deaths

Exclusive: Silo showrunner Graham Yost teases that we can expect big changes from the books with the second season

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