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Len Deighton obituary

silverguide.site – Writer whose ‘anti-Bond’ hero in his 1962 novel The Ipcress File had a seismic impact on spy fiction…
Len Deighton obituary
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Solidarity by Rowan Williams review – what does it really mean to stand by someone?

silverguide.site – The former archbishop delves deep into a word that is easy to use on social media, but hard to follow through on…
Solidarity by Rowan Williams review – what does it really mean to stand by someone?
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The Delusions by Jenni Fagan review – an afterlife of queues and bureaucracy

silverguide.site – A witty metaphysical satire about what happens when the processes that help souls pass on begin to fail…
The Delusions by Jenni Fagan review – an afterlife of queues and bureaucracy
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Better than Wuthering Heights? The Brontës’ novels – ranked!

silverguide.site – As Emerald Fennell’s film sparks debate, we celebrate the pioneering brilliance of the siblings’ work…
Better than Wuthering Heights? The Brontës’ novels – ranked!
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London book fair roundup: Idris Elba’s thriller deal, the rise of romcom, and fights against censorship

silverguide.site – The actor led the starry book deals, while publishers assessed whether US-style bans are spreading to the UK…
London book fair roundup: Idris Elba’s thriller deal, the rise of romcom, and fights against censorship
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Margareta Magnusson, Swedish ‘death cleaning’ author, dies age 92

silverguide.site – Magnusson’s 2017 bestseller The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning turned the Scandinavian decluttering practice into a global phenomenon…
Margareta Magnusson, Swedish ‘death cleaning’ author, dies age 92
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Howl by Howard Jacobson review – a tragicomic portrait of a Jewish man’s despair

silverguide.site – A suburban headteacher navigates antisemitism in Gaza-outraged London in Jacobson’s latest novel…
Howl by Howard Jacobson review – a tragicomic portrait of a Jewish man’s despair
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The Infinity Machine by Sebastian Mallaby review – the story of the man who changed the world

silverguide.site – A journalist charts the progress of AI pioneer Demis Hassabis from child chess prodigy to Nobel prize winner…
The Infinity Machine by Sebastian Mallaby review – the story of the man who changed the world
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Salman Rushdie says he is tired of being ‘free speech Barbie’ after 2022 attack

silverguide.site – Author says he doesn’t ‘feel symbolic’ and hopes to steer narrative to his books after surviving assassination attempt…
Salman Rushdie says he is tired of being ‘free speech Barbie’ after 2022 attack
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Shahrnush Parsipur: ‘The women of Iran will cause the fall of the Islamic Republic’

silverguide.site – As her banned 1989 novella, Women Without Men, is published for the first time in the UK, the Iranian author looks back on a life of resistance and repression…
Shahrnush Parsipur: ‘The women of Iran will cause the fall of the Islamic Republic’
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Peter Jones obituary

silverguide.site – Other lives: English teacher who played key roles in the founding of Carcanet Press and the magazine PN Review…
Peter Jones obituary
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Grammarly removes AI Expert Review feature mimicking writers after backlash

silverguide.site – Feature generated editing suggestions inspired by well-known authors and academics, prompting a class-action lawsuit over the use of real names without consent…
Grammarly removes AI Expert Review feature mimicking writers after backlash
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The best recent science fiction, fantasy and horror – review roundup

silverguide.site – The Library of Traumatic Memory by Neil Jordan; The Red Winter by Cameron Sullivan; Travel Light by Naomi Mitchison; Between Two Fires by Christopher Buehlman; Spoiled Milk by Avery Curran…
The best recent science fiction, fantasy and horror – review roundup
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Daisy Johnson: ‘I wasn’t a fan of David Szalay, but Flesh is a masterpiece’

silverguide.site – The Booker-shortlisted author on a momentous teenage encounter with The Bone People, getting a buzz from Peter Høeg’s Miss Smilla, and trying to avoid The Lorax…
Daisy Johnson: ‘I wasn’t a fan of David Szalay, but Flesh is a masterpiece’
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‘It’s like a giant book club’: how schools are getting children excited about reading again

silverguide.site – In the National Year of Reading, teachers say a culture of enthusiasm, from dress-up days, story time and book clubs, can reverse a national decline…
‘It’s like a giant book club’: how schools are getting children excited about reading again
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Light and Thread by Han Kang review – a tantalising book of reflections

silverguide.site – This prose work from the Nobel literature winner opens up her novels and offers beautiful imagery…
Light and Thread by Han Kang review – a tantalising book of reflections
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Hooked by Asako Yuzuki review – follow-up to global hit Butter

silverguide.site – A Tokyo high-flyer tries to befriend her favourite blogger in a novel that wears its aura of black comedy lightly, and its political statements more heavily…
Hooked by Asako Yuzuki review – follow-up to global hit Butter
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Official BookTok chart set to launch in the UK

silverguide.site – Offering a monthly Top 20 rundown, the ranking will combine retail sales data with social media engagement on TikTok…
Official BookTok chart set to launch in the UK
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Strange Beach by Oluwaseun Olayiwola audiobook review – a debut that dances with passion

silverguide.site – The dancer and author gives this collection clarity and warmth as he narrates poems about family, queer identity, hedonism and race…
Strange Beach by Oluwaseun Olayiwola audiobook review – a debut that dances with passion
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In Bloom by Liz Allan review – an electric debut of grunge and teen spirit

silverguide.site – Four fatherless girls in a band set out to escape their deprived Australian coastal town, in a dark, raw tale of friendship and abuse…
In Bloom by Liz Allan review – an electric debut of grunge and teen spirit
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