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Omar Musa wins Miles Franklin literary award for ‘tour de force’ novel Fierceland

silverguide.site – The novelist, poet and rapper won $60,000 for his novel about two siblings who reckon with the legacy of their late father, a palm oil baron in Malaysian Borneo…
Omar Musa wins Miles Franklin literary award for ‘tour de force’ novel Fierceland
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The Ghost of the Mountains by Kulbhushansingh Suryawanshi review – the secrets of the snow leopard

silverguide.site – An Indian mountaineer follows in the footsteps of explorers and conservationists in search of an enigmatic animal…
The Ghost of the Mountains by Kulbhushansingh Suryawanshi review – the secrets of the snow leopard
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Tell us: has Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey stoked your interest in classics and poetry?

silverguide.site – We would like to hear from people for whom the film has increased their interest in poetry or classics in general…
Tell us: has Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey stoked your interest in classics and poetry?
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Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey gives UK poetry sales an epic boost

silverguide.site – Poetry sales surpassed £8m in the first 30 weeks of 2026 and are expected to reach a record high this year thanks to blockbuster adaptation of Homer’s 2,700-year-old poem…
Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey gives UK poetry sales an epic boost
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Best Australian books out in August: new Meg Mason, musicians tell all and a time-travel tale by ‘a master storyteller’

silverguide.site – Each month Guardian Australia editors and critics pick the upcoming titles they have devoured – or can’t wait to get their hands on…
Best Australian books out in August: new Meg Mason, musicians tell all and a time-travel tale by ‘a master storyteller’
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Geography of Heaven by Rory MacLean – soul-searching journeys into the afterlife

silverguide.site – From an ashram in India to an ayahuasca ceremony in Peru, a travel writer searches for meaning after the death of his wife…
Geography of Heaven by Rory MacLean – soul-searching journeys into the afterlife
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Nolan’s film could make The Odyssey the most sought-after book in the US

silverguide.site – The nearly 2,700-year-old epic poem is flying off shelves at bookstores and libraries after the blockbuster film came out…
Nolan’s film could make The Odyssey the most sought-after book in the US
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Exhibition by Alex Hyde review – an elegiac love letter to the YBA era

silverguide.site – London’s 90s art scene forms the backdrop to this tale of a complex relationship between two artists whose identities become entangled in their creative collaboration…
Exhibition by Alex Hyde review – an elegiac love letter to the YBA era
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The August Coup by Robert Service review – the drink-soaked collapse of the Soviet Union

silverguide.site – This brilliant account of attempts by the old guard to take back control captures the ludicrousness of it all beautifully…
The August Coup by Robert Service review – the drink-soaked collapse of the Soviet Union
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Could a couch-to-5k for books get you back into reading?

silverguide.site – With smartphones stealing our attention, we’re picking up fewer books than ever. A novelist shares her eight-week scheme to get you back into the habit…
Could a couch-to-5k for books get you back into reading?
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$2m crime novel deal collapses amid questions over AI use

silverguide.site – Agents withdraw Jerry Falade’s hotly anticipated debut after saying they can no longer authenticate ‘how the manuscript evolved’…
$2m crime novel deal collapses amid questions over AI use
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The Odyssey and cake are a winning combination | Letter

silverguide.site – Letter: Carol Ross is part of a group of women who meet regularly to read the classics. She says the works have cemented friendships and enhanced lives…
The Odyssey and cake are a winning combination | Letter
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What we’re reading: writers and readers on the books they enjoyed in July

silverguide.site – Max Porter, Daisy Johnson, Avni Doshi and Guardian readers discuss the titles they have read over the last month. Join the conversation in the comments…
What we’re reading: writers and readers on the books they enjoyed in July
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The best recent poetry – review roundup

silverguide.site – Small Birds Singing by Matthew Welton; The Channel by Jana Prikryl; Stepmother by Helen Mort; Drunken Driving by Martina Evans…
The best recent poetry – review roundup
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Jacqueline Crooks: ‘Toni Morrison’s voice made me want to find my own’

silverguide.site – The novelist on learning empathy from Charles Dickens, the playfulness of Irenosen Okojie and avoiding Jane Austen…
Jacqueline Crooks: ‘Toni Morrison’s voice made me want to find my own’
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Jacaranda by Gaël Faye review – the limits of forgiveness after Rwanda

silverguide.site – This bold family saga explores a search for healing and truth in the aftermath of the Rwanda genocide…
Jacaranda by Gaël Faye review – the limits of forgiveness after Rwanda
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Rite of Spring by Kris Kneen review – a woman’s sexual awakening lurks in the ocean’s depths

silverguide.site – A couple sign up as lighthouse keepers on an isolated island off Tasmania. But Miranda is on the cusp of a transformation – and sex is everywhere…
Rite of Spring by Kris Kneen review – a woman’s sexual awakening lurks in the ocean’s depths
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Helm by Sarah Hall audiobook review – a breath of fresh air from the Pennines

silverguide.site – Louise Brealey teases out the playful and poetic moments of these shapeshifting stories, told from the perspective of the northeasterly wind and those it has wreaked chaos on through the ages…
Helm by Sarah Hall audiobook review – a breath of fresh air from the Pennines
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Mario Vargas Llosa by Gerald Martin review – the passions and politics of Peru’s Nobel laureate

silverguide.site – This stylish biography of the author traces his journey from left to right, and from ‘posh Lima’ to Cricklewood…
Mario Vargas Llosa by Gerald Martin review – the passions and politics of Peru’s Nobel laureate
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Dua Lipa to interview Zadie Smith at London Literature festival

silverguide.site – The pop star is curating the 2026 festival, which also features Patti Smith, Mustafa and Ta-Nehisi Coates, as part of the Southbank Centre’s anniversary year…
Dua Lipa to interview Zadie Smith at London Literature festival
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