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After 50 years, overdue library book is returned to Massachusetts library with a sweet note

‘It’s a rarity that someone found this,’ said one staffer at the Worcester Public Library

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British writer Samantha Harvey wins Booker Prize for space novel Orbital

Judges say award recognises the ‘beauty and ambition’ of 136-page novel set on board the International Space Station.

Al Jazeera

UK Writer Samantha Harvey Wins 2024 Booker With Space Novel

British writer Samantha Harvey won the prestigious Booker Prize on Tuesday for her science fiction novel following six astronauts as they orbit Earth over 24 hours.

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Florida education officials report hundreds of books pulled from school libraries

“The Bluest Eye” by Toni Morrison

The Independent UK

British author Samantha Harvey wins 2024 Booker Prize for Orbital

Harvey becomes the first woman to win the prize since Margaret Atwood and Bernardine Evaristo shared the award in 2019

The Independent UK

‘This is a book we need now’: Sara Collins on choosing this year’s Booker winner

After reading more than 150 books over seven months, the judges voted unanimously in favour of Samantha Harvey’s Orbital – which pulled them as far away as possible from our planet

The Guardian - UK

British writer Samantha Harvey’s space-station novel 'Orbital' wins the Booker Prize for fiction

British writer Samantha Harvey has won the Booker Prize for fiction with “Orbital,” a short, wonder-filled novel set aboard the International Space Station

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The high-profile female winners of the Booker Prize

Many female novelists have been honoured with damehood.

Evening Standard

Samantha Harvey: A Booker 2024 winner who wants to spend her money on sculpting

She does not have a mobile phone and spends money on liquorice

The Independent UK

Samantha Harvey’s ‘beautiful and ambitious’ Orbital wins Booker prize

The British author’s novel about astronauts on the International Space Station was chosen unanimously as the winner, says judging chair Edmund de Waal

The Guardian - UK

The Bridget Jones books in order as Mad About the Boy trailer drops

The film is set for release on Valentine’s Day

The Independent UK

V For Vendetta, Kingdom Come, The Authority, and Superman: Birthright are just some of the 15 new titles added to DC's Compact Comics range

The full list of Wave 2 Compact Comics is here

GamesRadar

Teenage teacher shared children’s book on jihad, court told

Dzhamilya Timaeva had planned to use the extremist book in lessons for young children, the Old Bailey heard.

Evening Standard

Hachette employees protest and quit over launch of conservative imprint

Basic Liberty, a publishing imprint launched in the wake of Trump’s election win, will be helmed by Thomas Spence, an editor associated with Project 2025 thinktank The Heritage Foundation

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The Independent UK

How to read all 23 Dune books in chronological order

From the seminal Frank Herbert saga to the prequels and sequels to follow

Evening Standard

‘I think I’m on the mend’: Queen attends Booker Prize reception after illness

Camilla congratulated the six shortlisted authors at Clarence House in her first public engagement since she contracted the seasonal bug.

The Guardian - AU

We all have life stories, we just need to learn how to tell them

I’ve spent two months teaching memoir writing to students in years 3 to 6. They just wade right in

The Conversation

A South African politician ends up homeless in Nthikeng Mohlele’s spicy new novel – but is it any good?

Despite the flaws in the latest novel by South African writer Nthikeng Mohlele, there is something alluring about Revolutionaries’ House. It is Mohlele’s most political novel, and the parallels drawn between love and politics – and their pitfalls – are intriguing.

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The Conversation

Most US book bans target children’s literature featuring diverse characters and authors of color

Book bans in U.S. schools and libraries during the 2021-22 school year disproportionately targeted children’s books written by people of color – especially women of color – according to a peer-reviewed study we published. They also tended to feature characters of color.

Woman & Home

How to watch Wolf Hall: The Mirror and The Light from anywhere in the world

If you're desperate to watch Wolf Hall: The Mirror and The Light, we share how to view it if you're going to be away from your usual TV setup.

The Guardian - UK

Young adult books roundup – reviews

A dark fantasy in the vein of Alan Garner, a raw but hopeful tale of teenage alcoholism, and a cosy romcom with a neurodivergent angle are among this month’s selection

The Guardian - UK

The Proof of My Innocence by Jonathan Coe review – a blue murder mystery

Set during Liz Truss’s premiership, Coe’s multilayered study of how things quickly fell apart is a whodunnit with a villain hiding in plain sight

The Guardian - UK

‘Henry VIII is a serial killer and abuser’: why is Britain still so obsessed with the Tudors?

England has long adopted the version of events informed by the Victorians’ biases and neuroses. But what is behind the flood of 21st-century retellings, including the new TV series The Mirror and the Light?

Marie Claire

Queen Elizabeth Reportedly Made a Dark Joke About "Idiot" Boris Johnson Before Her Death

The Queen apparently had "mischief in her eye" as she made the brutal comments.

Marie Claire

King Charles Was Accused of Being Too "Woke" By Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson

Johnson "went in quite hard" on Charles, per a new book.

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