Books
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James Bond books rewritten to remove ‘offensive’ references
Racial references have been removed from Ian Fleming’s James Bond novels following a sensitivity review. Terms such as the n-word,…
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Jane Austen novel gets ‘gender stereotyping’ trigger warning at London university
The 1817 Jane Austen novel Northanger Abbey has reportedly been given a “gender stereotyping” trigger warning at the University of…
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A fall left Hanif Kureishi cruelly paralysed – now the writer is telling us the shocking story from his hospital bed in Rome
From a hospital bed in Italy, a titan of British literature is delivering quite a story. Since a catastrophic Boxing…
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Monica Heisey: ‘It’s hard to break up now – the temptation to go nuts on Instagram is strong’
Six months after her marriage came to an end, Monica Heisey – the author of the chaotic new divorce novel…
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The best books to read in 2023, from Prince Harry’s memoir to Zadie Smith’s new novel
Twelve more months, many more books. This year promises juicy memoirs, the return of several heavyweight novelists and some enticing…
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Fay Weldon death: Prolific author and playwright dies aged 91
Author and playwright Fay Weldon has died at the age of 91. The prolific writer, who penned more than 50…
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Harry, no… Why Spare is a step too far even for this royals fan
Wait. Say that again. They call each other Willy and Harold? Harry’s necklace was ripped?! He was injured by a…
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‘She was on a par with Joyce, Lawrence and Woolf’: Katherine Mansfield’s new biographer on the writer’s legacy
Katherine Mansfield was the writer who didn’t sit still. In the century since her death, stories, memories and anecdotes have…
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Spare by Prince Harry: A chaotic but stylish memoir that sets fire to the royal family
You might feel as if you’ve already read Prince Harry’s memoir Spare by now. The virginity lost to a stallion…
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Matt Hancock’s book has officially flopped – clearly, I’m a Celebrity wasn’t the fix-all he’d hoped
Bad news for Matt Hancock… it seems as if gobbling camel penis isn’t quite the golden ticket to a bestselling…
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