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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…...
Rupert Grint to reprise Ron Weasley role after 15 years
2+ week, 3+ day ago (444+ words) Actor will follow in the footsteps of another ‘Harry Potter’ star who has reprised their role Rupert Grint is set to reprise his role as Ron Weasley, 15 years after we last saw him alongside Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson in…...
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…...
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…...
‘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…...
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…...
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…...
Top author warns of long-term ‘hurt’ caused by men not reading
3+ mon, 1+ day ago (410+ words) ‘Shuggie Bain’ writer Douglas Stuart says ‘we’ll all feel the societal effects’ of declining literacy rates Scottish author Douglas Stuart has expressed his concern over the decline in reading among adults, suggesting that men have decided that “fiction isn’t for…...
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…...
Taiwanese novel makes history with International Booker Prize win
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (199+ words) The Independent Taiwanese novel makes history with International Booker Prize win - Taiwan Travelogue, written by Yang Shuang-zi and translated by Lin King, has been awarded the International Booker Prize, making it the first winning book translated from Mandarin Chinese and…...