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Marina Lewycka, British-Ukrainian author, dies aged 79

The writer, who was born in a refugee camp in Germany after the war, won the Wodehouse prize for comic writing for her debut A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian

The Guardian - UK

When SJP met HRH - Sarah Jessica Parker made a surprising royal protocol choice with Queen Camilla

Queen Camilla was impressed by Sarah Jessica Parker’s ‘many hats’ as the unlikely pairing delighted fans

Woman & Home

The Hunger Games: On Stage review: a curiously uninvolving exercise in visual dazzle

3/5 Mia Carragher is excellent as Katniss, but sometimes this production feels closer to a circus than a play

Evening Standard

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The Silver Book by Olivia Laing review – a thin line of beauty

The world of 1970s Italian cinema is the glossy backdrop for an elegantly wrought but shallow novel

The Guardian - UK

King Sorrow by Joe Hill review – dragon-fired horror epic is a tour de force

This sprawling tale of college kids who summon evil with lifelong consequences is a fantastic read

The Guardian - UK

‘A girl of genius’: archives unsealed of Amy Levy, queer Jewish writer admired by Oscar Wilde

Levy’s work was ‘ahead of her time’ and speaks to current debate around feminism, LGBTQ+ literature and Jewish identity, say researchers

The Guardian - UK

As China cracks down on stories about men in love, female fans mourn the idealized romances

Fans of Danmei same-sex romance stories in China say the government is cracking down harder than ever on the popular genre

The Independent UK

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Thursday news quiz: hasty exits, horny bees and naked Nordics

Test yourself on topical news trivia, pop culture and general knowledge every Thursday. How will you fare?

The Guardian - UK

Evoking a Pacific Northwest past, 'Train Dreams' stirs a plaintive elegy

The Independent UK

48 Years Later, HBO's 'It' Prequel Fixes Stephen King's Laziest Trope

'Welcome to Derry' fixes the worst habit of the Stephen King universe by reintroducing 'The Shining's Dick Hallorann as a fully fleshed-out character.

Inverse

‘He did it’: Alex Murdaugh’s housekeeper reveals the moment she realized he had murdered his wife and son

The South Carolina attorney is currently serving two consecutive life sentences in prison for the 2021 murders

The Independent UK

Should I care what Sarah Jessica Parker thinks about books?

She swept all before her at the Booker prize ceremony, but I’m running out of patience with celebrity influence in publishing, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes

The Guardian - UK

Margaret Atwood reflects on literature, feminism and luck

Margaret Atwood's “Book of Lives: A Memoir of Sorts” offers a 600-page reflection on her personal and creative journey

The Independent UK

Why Gen Z are falling for Jane Austen all over again

She was born 250 years ago, but the queen of the rom-com has found a whole new devoted audience

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Algeria frees French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal for transfer to Germany

Algeria has pardoned French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal after a request from Germany, to where he will be transferred for medical treatment after a year in detention, it was announced Wednesday.

The Independent UK

Puzzles? Sports? Birdsong? The variety of new nonfiction means there's something for everyone

Looking for the perfect book gift

Evening Standard

The Running Man review: What in the Schwarzeneggers were they thinking?

3/5 Edgar Wright’s reboot of the much-loved 1987 Arnie film is fun but a little thin

The Guardian - UK

Grub actually: Keira Knightley’s Christmas Waitrose ad is sweet and funny. The first time, anyway

Their mini romcom is a classy move both for the star and the upmarket supermarket. But how many times will you be able to watch it before you start gagging?

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The Guardian - UK

Loren Ipsum by Andrew Gallix review – chronically funny satire of the literary scene

Full of word games, in-jokes and grisly murders, this debut pours gleeful scorn on the pretensions of contemporary literary life

Woman & Home

'Incensed' Queen Elizabeth threw her paper 'to the floor' when she heard news of Princess Lilibet's name

Contrary to the Sussexes' claims at the time, a new book alleges the late Queen was left furious by their actions

Marie Claire

Queen Elizabeth's Press Secretary Once Called Sarah Ferguson "The Greatest Single Threat to the Monarchy"

One 1980s scandal caused the late Queen's right-hand man to make the comment.

The Guardian - UK

The Running Man review – Glen Powell sprints through fun update of Stephen King future-shock sci-fi satire

Full-tilt chase sequences, a punk aesthetic and a sugar-rush soundtrack, means there is plenty of enjoyment to be had as Edgar Wright goes back to King’s original 1982 novel

Total Film

The Running Man review: "Some fun action and Glen Powell's star power aren't enough to energize this disappointing Stephen King adaptation"

Evening Standard

OPINION - David Szalay is a genius and deserves the Booker Prize. But I believe the story has a forgotten source

Why has the author never acknowledged what he has done, asks David Sexton

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s notoriously hard to write about sex’: David Szalay on Flesh, his astounding Booker prize-winner

The novel’s protagonist is violent, libidinous and so inarticulate he says ‘OK’ some 500 times. So how did the author turn his story into a tragic masterpiece?

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