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Leibniz biscuit empire apologises after dark Nazi past uncovered

New report finds Bahlsen brothers were members of the Nazi party

The Independent UK

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 is a strange mixture of historical drama and The Hangover

Lads, larks and lots of medieval history.

PC Gamer

‘It was high time I told our stories’: Jenny Erpenbeck on her International Booker winner Kairos

A pulse-quickening novel about a tempestuous age-gap relationship at the time of the fall of the Berlin Wall has won the top prize for translated fiction. The German author and her translator discuss how it entwines the personal and political

The Guardian - UK

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Kairos by Jenny Erpenbeck wins the International Booker prize – a chaotic love at the end of times

German writer Jenny Erpenbeck and translator Michael Hofmann have won the International Booker prize for the novel Kairos.

The Conversation

Sam Taylor: ‘Translating is like X-raying a book. You get a deep tissue read’

The US-based writer and translator on his new novel set in 1930s Vienna, his deep connection with the authors he has worked with and why he always returns to Donna Tartt’s The Secret History

The Guardian - UK

The Two Loves of Sophie Strom by Sam Taylor review – a sliding doors tale of survival

A Jewish boy’s life splits in two and follows two different paths in this novel of trauma and enduring love in Nazi Europe

The Guardian - UK

We Found 10 More Abandoned Race Tracks on Google Earth

From road courses to small ovals and a superspeedway, some look ready for action while others are virtually unrecognizable.

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Weapons chest found on wreck of 15th-century 'floating castle' sheds light on 'military revolution at sea'

The chest could help archaeologists understand the fire and explosion that sank the vessel.

LiveScience

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 is twice as big, introduces firearms and is coming this year

The misadventures of Henry and Hans continue.

PC Gamer

Do dog 'talking buttons' actually work? Does my dog understand me? Here's what the science says

Is your dog bothered by something but you can’t work out what? Do you wish they could tell you?

The Conversation

Nicholas Winton and a legacy of caring from the Kindertransport

Letters: Tim Mulroy on his father and aunt who were saved from the Holocaust, and Dr Malcolm Fletcher on another Kindertransport survivor

The Guardian - UK

Utopia gone wrong: identity and history intersect in Jenny Erpenbeck’s haunting new novel

Jenny Erpenbeck’s new novel Kairos, translated by Michael Hofmann, is a story about a relationship between a young woman and an older married man, set against the backdrop of the final years of the German Democratic Republic.

The Conversation

'It's scary': why this ACT canine trainer is sending his dog to South Africa

The two-year-old pup will be working in conservation.

The Canberra Times

Eighth SNP MP announces they will not fight next election

ANOTHER member of the SNP frontbench team in Westminster has announced they will not seek re-election next year.

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Six long, cold drinks for hot summer days – recipes

When the weather is scorching, cool down with a tall glass of these summer refreshers

Zenger

Star Wars Super Fans Surprise Wedding Guests With StormTroopers

A couple spent £20,000 on a Star Wars-themed wedding, shocking attendees with an unexpected stormtrooper appearance.

WEKU

3 works in translation: History and literature intertwined

It is easy to act as if fiction and history were separate. But they cannot be completely divided. Jenny Erpenbeck's Kairos and Oksana Lutsyshyna's Ivan and Phoebe help readers connect with time past.

The Guardian - UK

Kairos by Jenny Erpenbeck review – subtle insights into politics and passion

A love affair in 1980s Berlin mirrors the demise of the socialist dream in the German author’s absorbing fourth novel

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The Guardian - UK

Kairos by Jenny Erpenbeck review – a monumental breakup

The contours of a relationship are echoed by the collapse of East Germany in this invigorating novel of lost love

The Guardian - UK

Hungry Ghosts by Kevin Jared Hosein review – lyrical Trinidadian saga

The spectres of war and social injustice hang over a community battling the inexorable forces of change

The Canberra Times

How clever was Hans the wonder horse?

Hans was a very clever horse indeed. Not for his intellectual ability, but for observing his handler.

The Conversation

Frozen offered a new way to look at Disney princesses. But the best leader was the villain

The recent release of Frozen in te reo Māori, along with the film’s impending ten-year anniversary, is putting Elsa and Anna back into focus.

ABC News

Cabaret star Hans expected to travel to London for surgery after fall from cruise ship stage

Cabaret star Hans, aka Matt Gilbertson, is expected to be airlifted from Turkey to London for surgery after falling 4 metres from a stage while performing on a European cruise ship.

ABC News

Australian cabaret star Hans falls from stage, injuring spine and shattering foot, on cruise ship near Turkey

International cabaret star Hans is badly injured after falling 4 metres while performing on a cruise ship off the coast of Turkey overnight.

The Conversation

Les Murray said his autism shaped his poetry – his late poems offer insights into his creative process

An autistic author recently tweeted:

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