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Noble Beasts by Lucy Waverley review: ‘A stunning historical novel’
Based on the troubled life of 19th century artist Sir Edwin Landseer, Noble Beasts is utterly captivating, writes Rachel Mackie
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How Garry Trudeau’s Doonesbury cartoons captured America: ‘One of our nation’s greatest journalists’
A new book looks back at the work of artist and journalist Garry Trudeau and how he told the story of a country’s highs and lows through a comic stripIn…
Books
What We Ask Google by Simon Rogers review – the secrets of our search history
The company’s data editor trawls through billions of queries to deliver a portrait of the world’s preoccupationsAs anyone who has procreated this century knows, childrearing involves daily rounds of online…
Fiction
Fieldwork As a Sex Object by Meena Kandasamy review – story of a deepfake sex tape
The author of When I Hit You returns with a pithy, savagely funny tale of online shaming and the Indian manosphereWe can all agree that the internet today, especially two…
Leïla Slimani
‘Writing is exactly like love – you need to do it in the dark’: novelist Leila Slimani on why literature is erotic
Now in residence at the Madrid Prado, the author talks about its dark, inspirational Goyas, the clandestine nature of her writing – and why she finally wrote about her jailed…
Movie News
Rebecca Yarros Romance Novel Adaptation ‘The Things We Leave Unfinished’ Lands Thea Sharrock as Director (Exclusive)
It's the latest book adaptation from Lionsgate, the company behind "The Housemaid" and "The Hunger Games" movies.
Photography
Stripteases, ecstatic embraces and a dog in a dress: the full-on photos celebrating queer dancefloors worldwide
A thrillingly unsanitised new photo book captures the liberating power of queer clubs in all their sexy, messy, kinky, cacophonous glory. ‘I wanted it to feel like a night out,’…
Arts
‘Victorian Psycho’ Explores How Far Audience Is “Willing to Root for Revenge Against the Patriarchy”
Virginia Feito, who wrote the original novel and screenplay for the upcoming adaptation starring Maika Monroe, breaks down her psychopathic protagonist with a dark humor flair.
Books
The Repentants by Kate Foster review: ‘soap operatic’
It may be billed as a ‘thrilling feminist historical novel’, but some of the plot contrivances in Kate Foster’s new book are too tenuous to be convincing, writes Stuart Kelly
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The Vivisectors by Missouri Williams review – twisted love story from a cult writer
Williams follows her prize-winning debut with a gothically overstuffed tale of a cynical young woman in a crumbling university townMissouri Williams’s darkly absurd and wilfully grotesque debut novel, The Doloriad,…
Classics
Crossing the Wine Dark Sea by Emily Wilson review – a masterclass in translation
The polarising translator of the Odyssey and the Iliad sets out her philosophy in this fascinating collectionEmily Wilson’s translations of the Odyssey in 2017 and the Iliad in 2023 are…
Photography
‘A gift that keeps on giving’: the witty world of Lee Friedlander – in pictures
The American photographer was ‘adept at turning any scrap of junk into a lavish puzzle’ as these beguiling images of chain link fences and roadside signs shows Continue reading...
Arts, Culture and Entertainment
Kenya: Kenya, Ukraine National Libraries Sign Knowledge-Sharing, Cultural Cooperation Deal
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenya National Library Service and the Vernadsky National Library of Ukraine have signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at strengthening institutional cooperation, cultural exchange and knowledge…
Books
Ben Elton: ‘I was the biggest comic in Britain – now Netflix doesn’t want me’
Comedian and writer Ben Elton on staying close to his famous friends and why he turned down dinner with Margaret Thatcher
Books
Tell us: what have you been reading this month?
We would like to hear about the books you’ve particularly enjoyed this monthAs part of The Guardian’s “what we’re reading” series, we would like to hear about the books you’ve…
News
Reverend Richard Coles admits to breaking the law by burying people with pets’ ashes
The Reverend opened up about his time at Northamptonshire’s St Mary the Virgin church between 2011 until 2022
TV
Tom Ryan’s Murder Mystery ‘The Treasure Hunters Club’ Optioned for TV Adaptation (Exclusive)
Skywild Pictures has also picked up rights to two other novels, ‘Our Little Secret’ and ‘The Affinities,’ for similar page-to-TV treatments.
Jilly Cooper
From racy riders to romantic rivals: Jilly Cooper’s best books – ranked!
The second series of Rivals has put the bestselling author’s brand of saucy jollity back on screen, but what is her bonkbuster nonpareil? In the last of Jilly Cooper’s Rutshire…
Science and nature books
A Billion Years of Sex Differences by Steve Stewart-Williams review – what we get wrong about men and women
A psychologist wades into controversial territory in this counterintuitive study of nature, nurture and gender According to the evolutionary psychologist Steve Stewart-Williams, almost everyone gets sex wrong. Traditionalists tend to…
Global development
Written under collapsing ceilings, typed on phones: the poetry bringing Palestine to the world
Two new poetry collections tackle themes of trauma, exile, resistance and love amid conflict in Gaza Poetry may not be the best response to aerial bombardment, but for many Palestinians…
Ann Patchett
Whistler by Ann Patchett review – a saccharine story of reunion
A woman’s encounter with the stepfather she hasn’t seen for decades leads to a revived bond – but is it all too perfect?I blame Meryl Streep. Once she’s in your…
Lifestyle
When the sea speaks: M’sian sailors share stories of life far from shore
A new anthology gathers firsthand accounts of storms, sacrifice, humour and brotherhood from former maritime officers and engineers.
Books
From Gilead to Ladyland: how the rebellious women of literature offer hope in dark times
After visiting an island brothel in Bangladesh, the novelist was inspired to write an imagined uprising. She explores the radical fictional worlds where women have the powerIn the spring of…
Climate crisis
Could nature itself hold the solution to climate change?
Technological interventions face huge financial or practical challenges, but there is another wayIn 2019, my scientific research was nearly brought to an early end when my team and I published the…
Books
FHU alumnus launches medical textbook
An alumnus of Family Health University, Dr. Joseph Adam Dadzie, has made history by becoming the first graduate of the institution to author a medical textbook, marking another significant milestone…
Arts/Books
Nigerians celebrate young authors, others at Acada book festival
Students, teachers and parents celebrated the authors at the 2026 Annual Children’s Book Festival. The post Nigerians celebrate young authors, others at Acada book festival appeared first on Premium Times…
Books
How Matthias Jügler accidentally wrote the most controversial novel of the year
The author was accused of fabrication and retraumatising grieving parents with his novel about forced adoption in the GDR - but it's something every German has heard about, he says
Features
I Want You to Be Happy is the excruciating millennial novel everyone will be reading this summer
Abandon your Monzo pots, ye who enter here! Jem Calder’s debut novel, about a millennial copywriter and a wannabe Gen Z poet, captures modern life at its most expensive, overwhelming…
Books
Plot twist: bookstores in India are alive
Independent outfits are opening at a pace not seen in years. The new format is smaller, more curated, more local, and the business is increasingly bolstered by cafés and events
Books
Beyond the shelf | Indian bookshops are now third spaces
Love of books is not the only thing its patrons share; bookstores are now points of community and engagement
Game of Thrones
‘They tell me I am being sectioned. I am not concerned’: Game of Thrones’ Hannah Murray on being sent to a psychiatric hospital
In an exclusive extract from the actor’s memoir, she recalls the depths of her psychosis• ‘I thought I was the saviour of the planet’: read an interview with Hannah MurrayThe…
Features
Hayden Panettiere: ‘My mother wasn’t interested in having a normal relationship with me’
The ‘Heroes’ and ‘Nashville’ star was a teen sensation in the 2000s, only to have her career derailed by addiction and tragedy. As she releases a harrowing new memoir, she…
Books
What is missing from the Guardian’s 100 best novels list | Letters
Readers share their reflections on the best works of fiction in English, and ask whether popularity or lightheartedness disqualified books from considerationAs an avid reader, I was excited to go…
Tony Abbott
Tony Abbott wants to slay the dragon – but is blind to the beasts of Australia’s past | Ben Doherty
The former PM can be eloquent and erudite about Australia – but he has a very particular conception of what this nation is and how it came to beGet our…
Books
Roddy Doyle: ‘When you’re a Dublin writer, you’re inevitably asked about Joyce, and it’s tedious’
The Booker prize-winning novelist and screenwriter shares the tune he’d want played at his funeral and why he’d have a couple of pints with Charles Dickens but not threeYou’ve written…