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independent.co.uk > travel > uk > england > new-forest > reading-retreat-books-weekend-b3040541.html

Could a reading retreat make me fall in love with books again?

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (399+ words) Getting lost in a story and stepping away from doom scrolling and work deadlines can be very cathartic. Deborah Cicurel checks into a boutique book break for the ultimate slow-living experience I decide that a change is needed. There’s a…...

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independent.co.uk > news > american-library-association-new-york-arthur-miller-everett-california-b3036284.html

Pulitzers and American Library Association launch 'Pulitzer on the Road' touring exhibit

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (182+ words) Barbara Kingsolver, Percival Everett and Daniel Kraus are among the authors participating in a touring exhibition organized by the Pulitzers and the American Library Association." Barbara Kingsolver, Percival Everett and Daniel Kraus will be among the authors and other Pulitzer…...

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independent.co.uk > extras > indybest > books > sarah-j-maas-reading-order-b3034839.html

I’ve read all 16 Sarah J Maas novels, this is the order to read them in

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (501+ words) Sarah J. Maas has finally revealed the titles and covers for the next two ACOTAR books Thankfully, Maas has given devotees of her ‘Maasverse’ – as it’s affectionately called – plenty to keep busy, including the release of a third Cresent City novel…...

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independent.co.uk > life-style > the-odyssey-psychology-trauma-ptsd-b3024792.html

Psychologist breaks down how the Odyssey explores trauma

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (887+ words) Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey,” a new adaptation of Homer’s epic tale of Odysseus’ perilous journey home after the Trojan War, is already being described as a case study in post-traumatic stress disorder. But even more so, actor Matt Damon’s tortured…...

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independent.co.uk > news > uk > home-news > waterstones-piccadilly-the-king-b3016451.html

‘Wildly original and moving reflection on history’ wins Debut Fiction Prize

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (409+ words) A book hailed as a “wildly original and moving reflection on history” has been named as the winner of the 2026 Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize. May We Feed The King by Rebecca Perry won the annual award during an evening ceremony…...

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independent.co.uk > news > hudson-covid-new-york-america-south-korea-b3016299.html

Patricia Lockwood wins $10,000 Gabe Hudson Prize for a dark, comic COVID-19 novel

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (276+ words) Acclaimed author Patricia Lockwood is this year's winner of the Gabe Hudson Prize, a $10,000 honor named for the late author, educator and editor and given for fiction that demonstrates “humor, pathos, and a deep understanding of contemporary America.” Lockwood was…...

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independent.co.uk > arts-entertainment > books > features > natural-disaster-lisa-owens-author-book-interview-b3006665.html

The devastatingly relatable novel every new mum needs to read

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (330+ words) Lisa Owens’ latest novel takes us inside a mum of two’s fraught final day of maternity leave. Jessie Thompson, who returned from her own mat leave this year, talks to her about the wild ride that is 24 hours with a…...

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independent.co.uk > arts-entertainment > books > news > ben-lerner-transcription-orwell-prize-b3003551.html

Author says novel is ‘not a political statement’ despite Best Political Fiction win

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (624+ words) ‘But the question of how certain forms of media flatten or monetise our attention – I do think that’s political territory,’ said Lerner American author Ben Lerner has insisted that his book Transcription does not make a “political statement” after it…...

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independent.co.uk > arts-entertainment > films > virginia-woolf-night-and-day-movie-b2996914.html

Virginia Woolf’s most overlooked novel is getting a second chance

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (882+ words) Woolf’s second novel, Night and Day, published in 1919, is often seen as an anomaly Virginia Woolf remains one of the most widely read and celebrated writers of the 20th century, with To the Lighthouse and Mrs Dalloway regularly appearing near the…...

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independent.co.uk > arts-entertainment > books > news > edith-wharton-world-war-one-story-b2990323.html

Hidden for more than 100 years, this Edith Wharton story is finally being published

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (562+ words) Titled ‘The Men Who Saved the World’, the previously unpublished work will appear in The Strand’s new issue A previously unfinished and unpublished work by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Edith Wharton, believed to have been penned in 1918, has emerged more than…...