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King of Dirt by Holden Sheppard review – a grim portrait of homophobia and masculinity

silverguide.site – In his first book for adults, Sheppard explores his gay protagonist’s desperately sad, self-sabotaging behaviour as he struggles with being gay in rural Australia…
King of Dirt by Holden Sheppard review – a grim portrait of homophobia and masculinity
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Brighton Rock by Graham Greene audiobook review – Sam West captures the menace of this modern classic

silverguide.site – The seaside town’s seedy underbelly is vividly evoked in this timeless tale of murder, romance and revenge…
Brighton Rock by Graham Greene audiobook review – Sam West captures the menace of this modern classic
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New web retailer BookKind pledges 10% of all sales to charity

silverguide.site – ‘You could probably buy your books from cheaper places,’ says startup that will allow shoppers to choose between eight different charities to receive a tithe…
New web retailer BookKind pledges 10% of all sales to charity
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A Different Kind of Power by Jacinda Ardern review – not your usual PM

silverguide.site – New Zealand’s former prime minister is a refreshingly informal narrator of her remarkable rise and fall…
A Different Kind of Power by Jacinda Ardern review – not your usual PM
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British-Palestinian writer NS Nuseibeh wins Jhalak prose prize for writers of colour

silverguide.site – ‘Timely’ essay collection Namesake explores identity, religion and colonialism as Nathanael Lessore takes children’s and young adult prize and Mimi Khalvati wins for poetry…
British-Palestinian writer NS Nuseibeh wins Jhalak prose prize for writers of colour
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Where to start with: Edmund White

silverguide.site – After the news of White’s death, here is a guide to a foundational writer of gay lives and elder statesman of American queer literary fiction…
Where to start with: Edmund White
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Edmund White obituary

silverguide.site – One of the leading gay writers of his generation known for his bestseller A Boy’s Own Story and his biography of Jean Genet…
Edmund White obituary
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Edmund White remembered: ‘He was the patron saint of queer literature’

silverguide.site – Colm Tóibín, Alan Hollinghurst, Adam Mars-Jones and more recall the high style and libidinous freedom of a writer who ‘was not a gateway to gay literature but a main destination’…
Edmund White remembered: ‘He was the patron saint of queer literature’
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The genteel, silver-tongued thinker who fathered US conservatism – and paved the way for Trump

silverguide.site – A new biography digs into the life of William F Buckley Jr. Its author thinks the rightwing intellectual has some lessons for the left…
The genteel, silver-tongued thinker who fathered US conservatism – and paved the way for Trump
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Super Natural by Alex Riley review – the creatures that can survive anywhere

silverguide.site – From moss piglets to radioactive horses – a survey of animals’ extraordinary adaptations to extreme environments…
Super Natural by Alex Riley review – the creatures that can survive anywhere
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Edmund White, novelist and great chronicler of gay life, dies aged 85

silverguide.site – The American essayist, playwright and author of books including A Boy’s Own Story and The Married Man has died…
Edmund White, novelist and great chronicler of gay life, dies aged 85
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Twelve Post-War Tales by Graham Swift review – haunting visions from a Booker winner

silverguide.site – The author’s conceptual agility is on display in these short stories surveying the trauma of conflict and the challenges of survival…
Twelve Post-War Tales by Graham Swift review – haunting visions from a Booker winner
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Bernardine Evaristo scoops Women’s prize outstanding contribution award

silverguide.site – One-off £100,000 prize awarded to Girl, Women, Other writer for entire body of work and ‘dedication to uplifting under-represented voices’…
Bernardine Evaristo scoops Women’s prize outstanding contribution award
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Susan Brownmiller obituary

silverguide.site – Feminist writer and activist whose 1975 book Against Our Will revolutionised attitudes to rape…
Susan Brownmiller obituary
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‘Five years from now, these readers will be soldiers’: The Russian literature encouraging teens to enlist

silverguide.site – Master-race stories of heroic characters battling against zombie Nazis and western spies to recover imperial grandeur are a bleak new spin on an old propaganda tradition…
‘Five years from now, these readers will be soldiers’: The Russian literature encouraging teens to enlist
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A Palestinian American writer’s story of exile, addiction and surrogacy: ‘I had to do something with the fragments’

silverguide.site – In her new memoir, Hala Alyan reflects on her fractured lineage and having a child against all odds…
A Palestinian American writer’s story of exile, addiction and surrogacy: ‘I had to do something with the fragments’
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‘Hard for me to understand’: grappling with the Charlottesville tragedy eight years on

silverguide.site – Author, and Charlottesville native, Deborah Baker has revisited the devastating events of 2017 and examined how the events speak to a difficult past…
‘Hard for me to understand’: grappling with the Charlottesville tragedy eight years on
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A Family Matter by Claire Lynch review – powerful debut about lesbian mothers in the 80s

silverguide.site – A woman is forced to rethink her childhood after she learns that her mother was denied custody, in a decade blighted by homophobia…
A Family Matter by Claire Lynch review – powerful debut about lesbian mothers in the 80s
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Electric Spark by Frances Wilson review – the mercurial Muriel Spark

silverguide.site – The author of The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie could be as prickly and problematic as her famous heroine. This account sheds new light on her formative years…
Electric Spark by Frances Wilson review – the mercurial Muriel Spark
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‘Deliciously addictive’, ‘dripping with suspense’: the best Australian books out in June

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…
‘Deliciously addictive’, ‘dripping with suspense’: the best Australian books out in June
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