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Teenage boys in UK ‘stuck’ reading primary-level books while girls’ tastes expand

silverguide.site – Jeff Kinney’s Diary of a Wimpy Kid series accounts for eight of the 10 most read books by 11- to 14-year-old boys, while girls the same age enjoy a wider range of authors and genres…
Teenage boys in UK ‘stuck’ reading primary-level books while girls’ tastes expand

Children and teens roundup – the best new picture books and novels

silverguide.site – A mouse detective; a fresh take on the Odyssey; a dangerous wish; and the world’s most watched reality TV show…
Children and teens roundup – the best new picture books and novels

Claire Fuller: ‘Dylan Thomas showed me that writing could make me feel everything’

silverguide.site – The novelist on being inspired by Shirley Jackson, discovering the brilliance of Denis Johnson, and finding comfort in Elizabeth Strout…
Claire Fuller: ‘Dylan Thomas showed me that writing could make me feel everything’

Dangerous, Dirty, Violent & Young by Zayd Ayers Dohrn review – child of the revolution

silverguide.site – The son of fugitive leaders of the militant Weather Underground recounts his chaotic, peripatetic upbringing…
Dangerous, Dirty, Violent & Young by Zayd Ayers Dohrn review – child of the revolution

Night Swimming by Sharon Kernot review – a sharp, sexy and tremendously satisfying thriller in verse

silverguide.site – As in Dorothy Porter’s The Monkey’s Mask, the form is perfectly suited to the story: of a sleep-deprived woman unravelling as she’s haunted by her past…
Night Swimming by Sharon Kernot review – a sharp, sexy and tremendously satisfying thriller in verse

Transcription by Ben Lerner wins Orwell prize for political fiction

silverguide.site – Judging chair calls Lerner’s novel a ‘funny, brainy and timely’ study of our appetite for technology, while Karen Bartlett wins the nonfiction prize for The Escape from Kabul…
Transcription by Ben Lerner wins Orwell prize for political fiction

Way back when the merde hit the fan | Brief letters

silverguide.site – Letters: Language | Crosswords | Cool house | No sweat | Football | Cars…
Way back when the merde hit the fan | Brief letters

Jane Yolen obituary

silverguide.site – Author who wrote more than 400 books for adults and children and was praised for her inventive retellings of fairytales…
Jane Yolen obituary

Jesus Christ Kinski by Benjamin Myers review – inside the mind of an actor in meltdown

silverguide.site – Narrator Rory Kinnear fully inhabits Klaus Kinski’s fury in this depiction of the irascible actor’s ill-fated performance in Berlin…
Jesus Christ Kinski by Benjamin Myers review – inside the mind of an actor in meltdown

Pope Leo XIV to publish collection of early writings

silverguide.site – Freedom Under Grace will feature previously unpublished homilies and addresses from 2001 to 2013, letting readers ‘observe the development of Prevost’s thinking’…
Pope Leo XIV to publish collection of early writings

Dooneen by Keith Ridgway review – uncanny visions of dark times in Dublin

silverguide.site – Ireland is trembling with nascent social unrest in this labyrinthine tale of one man’s homecoming…
Dooneen by Keith Ridgway review – uncanny visions of dark times in Dublin

Don’t forget the role of Natalia Ginzburg | Brief letters

silverguide.site – Brief letters: Carlo Ginzburg’s mother | Half Man Half Biscuit | Memory test | Andy Burnham | Roman emperors…
Don’t forget the role of Natalia Ginzburg | Brief letters

Pass the sick bag! Why I published a book on the art of the airline essential

silverguide.site – One evoked a hellish trip from Delhi after passengers had drunk unsanitary water. Another conjoured up an era when planes were thick with cigarette smoke. And one man collected them all ……
Pass the sick bag! Why I published a book on the art of the airline essential

Obstinate Daughters: shining a light on the women who sparked the American Revolution

silverguide.site – A revealing new book, eight years in the making, singles out rebellious women from US history whose stories have often been sidelined…
Obstinate Daughters: shining a light on the women who sparked the American Revolution

The best American LGBTQ+ books, chosen by authors

silverguide.site – From 20th-century classics to little-known treasures, Michael Cunningham, Hilton Als, Eileen Myles and others share their favorite books about LGBTQ+ life…
The best American LGBTQ+ books, chosen by authors

Kin by Tayari Jones review – a haunting tale of motherlessness

silverguide.site – Two friends, united by their missing mothers, come of age in segregation-era America, in a cautionary tale about the limits of love…
Kin by Tayari Jones review – a haunting tale of motherlessness

The Family Man by James Lasdun review – the killings that shocked America

silverguide.site – Alex Murdaugh’s conviction for the murder of his wife and son was recently overturned. Where does the truth lie?…
The Family Man by James Lasdun review – the killings that shocked America

‘Grand and intimate’: Miles Franklin shortlisted novels grapple with profound questions of our time

silverguide.site – Six writers in running for $60,000 prize, including first-time nominees Randa Abdel-Fattah, Steve MinOn, Konrad Muller and Sean Wilson…
‘Grand and intimate’: Miles Franklin shortlisted novels grapple with profound questions of our time

Fantastic Kingdom by Helene von Bismarck review – an outsider’s guide to British politics

silverguide.site – This stranger’s-eye-view of an eccentric nation promises insight but delivers only conventional wisdom…
Fantastic Kingdom by Helene von Bismarck review – an outsider’s guide to British politics

Awake Awake by Fiona Mozley review – in pursuit of false memories

silverguide.site – From the Booker-shortlisted author, a tantalisingly unreliable account of childhood, history and mental uncertainty…
Awake Awake by Fiona Mozley review – in pursuit of false memories
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