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The Book of Records by Madeleine Thien review – a dazzling fable of migration

silverguide.site – The adventures of great voyagers echo across centuries as a father and daughter flee from flooding in near-future China…
The Book of Records by Madeleine Thien review – a dazzling fable of migration
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‘I dropped a C-bomb into Tolstoy’: one man’s quest to translate War and Peace into ‘bogan Australian’

silverguide.site – Melbourne man Ander Louis has translated hundreds of pages of the 19th century classic line by line to include Ford Falcons, wankers and drongos…
‘I dropped a C-bomb into Tolstoy’: one man’s quest to translate War and Peace into ‘bogan Australian’
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Are we hardwired to fall for autocrats?

silverguide.site – It’s human nature to trust strongmen, but we’ve also evolved the tools to resist them…
Are we hardwired to fall for autocrats?
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A Danish Groundhog Day or tales of millennial angst… What should win this year’s International Booker?

silverguide.site – A headspinning novel from Japan alongside a high concept tale from Denmark, and a French account of migrant tragedy … our critic weighs up the contenders…
A Danish Groundhog Day or tales of millennial angst… What should win this year’s International Booker?
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What I learned when I thought I was about to die: if you are too aware of life’s blessings, it can become a curse | Miranda Luby

silverguide.site – While waiting in hospital, Miranda Luby wondered how you are supposed to find meaning when you know you could die any moment. Then, she found her answer…
What I learned when I thought I was about to die: if you are too aware of life’s blessings, it can become a curse | Miranda Luby
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‘My sadness is not a burden’: author Yiyun Li on the suicide of both her sons

silverguide.site – As her memoir of losing her sons is published, the author talks about radical acceptance, and how writing fiction helped her to prepare for tragedy…
‘My sadness is not a burden’: author Yiyun Li on the suicide of both her sons
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Man who stabbed Salman Rushdie sentenced to 25 years in prison

silverguide.site – Hadi Matar was convicted of attempted murder for 2022 attack that left writer blind in his right eye…
Man who stabbed Salman Rushdie sentenced to 25 years in prison
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‘I’m still not tired of it’: the best books to read aloud to kids, according to parents

silverguide.site – From wordless books to dynamic bestsellers and those that will give your kids a giggling fit, these are some of our readers favourites stories to share…
‘I’m still not tired of it’: the best books to read aloud to kids, according to parents
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The best recent crime and thrillers – review roundup

silverguide.site – Never Flinch by Stephen King; The Sunshine Man by Emma Stonex; Heartwood by Amity Gaige; The Mourning Necklace by Kate Foster; The Search for Othella Savage by Foday Mannah…
The best recent crime and thrillers – review roundup
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Carys Davies wins the Ondaatje prize for Clear, a ‘masterpiece of exquisite, craggy detail’

silverguide.site – The Welsh novelist’s third novel, set on a Scottish island during the Highland Clearances, has won £10,000 for writing that ‘best evokes the spirit of a place’…
Carys Davies wins the Ondaatje prize for Clear, a ‘masterpiece of exquisite, craggy detail’
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The Optimist by Keach Hagey review – inside the mind of the man who brought us ChatGPT

silverguide.site – Sam Altman’s extraordinary career – and personal life – under the microscope…
The Optimist by Keach Hagey review – inside the mind of the man who brought us ChatGPT
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Palestinian author Yasmin Zaher wins Dylan Thomas prize with ‘audacious’ novel The Coin

silverguide.site – £20,000 award for writers aged 39 or under goes to story ‘tackling trauma and grief with bold and poetic moments of quirkiness and humour’…
Palestinian author Yasmin Zaher wins Dylan Thomas prize with ‘audacious’ novel The Coin
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Brontë sisters’ Bradford birthplace opens for visitors

silverguide.site – Queen Camilla opens house, refurbished after 18-month fundraising campaign, where you can stay ‘in the same room the Brontës slept in’…
Brontë sisters’ Bradford birthplace opens for visitors
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Next week, millions of children across the globe will read this Australian book at the same time

silverguide.site – In its 25th year, the National Simultaneous Storytime event is inviting children from Australia and beyond to read a gentle story of migration, belonging and family – starring an inquisitive cat and a truck driver…
Next week, millions of children across the globe will read this Australian book at the same time
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I Want Everything by Dominic Amerena review – a delicious tale of literary deception

silverguide.site – An ambitious young writer tells a white lie to land a scoop in this dazzling debut interrogating the ethics of writers…
I Want Everything by Dominic Amerena review – a delicious tale of literary deception
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Karla’s Choice by Nick Harkaway audiobook review – a new Smiley from le Carré’s son

silverguide.site – Perfectly emulating the tone of his father’s spy novels, this cold war tale also benefits from Simon Russell Beale’s impeccable reading…
Karla’s Choice by Nick Harkaway audiobook review – a new Smiley from le Carré’s son
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The Afterlife of Malcolm X: how the civil rights icon influenced America

silverguide.site – In the year in which the groundbreaking activist would have turned 100, a new book looks at the enduring impact of his words and how they resonate today…
The Afterlife of Malcolm X: how the civil rights icon influenced America
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I Love You, Byeee by Adam Buxton review – a book that is by turns stupid, zany, and surprisingly charming

silverguide.site – I was all set to hate Buxton’s brand of self-deprecating chumminess, but his memoir somehow wins you over…
I Love You, Byeee by Adam Buxton review – a book that is by turns stupid, zany, and surprisingly charming
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A New New Me by Helen Oyeyemi review – a fable about self-mythology

silverguide.site – This gloriously absurd Prague-set tale, in which one woman is split into seven selves, is a wild ride…
A New New Me by Helen Oyeyemi review – a fable about self-mythology
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Abi Daré wins the inaugural Climate fiction prize

silverguide.site – Daré accepted the £10,000 prize for her latest novel, And So I Roar, the follow-up to her bestselling debut The Girl with the Louding Voice…
Abi Daré wins the inaugural Climate fiction prize
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