1. The week's bestselling books, Oct. 27

   LA Times » 4 weeks ago

   The Southern California Independent Bookstore Bestsellers list for Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024, including hardcover and paperback fiction and nonfiction....

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1. Unfortunately, She Was a Nymphomaniac by Joan Smith review – debunking misogynist myths of ancient Rome

   The Guardian » 4 weeks ago

   This retelling of the lives of much-maligned Roman women sees their plight through a contemporary feminist lensJoan Smith is braver than I am. A classicist, as well as a feminist campaigner, she describes pulling up a male guide in Rome’s Palazzo Massimo on his d...

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1. John Keats statue to be unveiled near his birthplace in London’s Moorgate

   The Guardian » 3 weeks ago

   Martin Jennings – whose previous public sculptures include John Betjeman, George Orwell and Philip Larkin – has based his bronze on a life cast of the poet, taken when he was 21A new bronze sculpture of the English Romantic poet John Keats will be unveiled next week, clos...

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1. Sally Rooney, Rachel Kushner and Arundhati Roy call for boycott of Israeli cultural institutions

   The Guardian » 3 weeks ago

   The authors are among 1,000 books industry figures pledging not to work with any publishers, festivals or publications ‘complicit in violating Palestinian rights’Sally Rooney, Arundhati Roy and Rachel Kushner are among more than 1,000 writers and publishing professionals ...

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1. Novelist and poet Paul Bailey dies at 87

   The Guardian » 3 weeks ago

   The twice Booker prize-shortlisted author was best known for his novels, which included At the Jerusalem and Gabriel’s LamentThe twice Booker-shortlisted writer Paul Bailey died on Sunday aged 87, his agent has confirmed. He was best known for his novels At the Jerusalem,...

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1. Stay With Me by Hanne Ørstavik review – looking for love

   The Guardian » 1 day ago

   The acclaimed Norwegian author explores the impact of childhood trauma in this portrait of a life lived in fear Stay With Me is a brief novel, but the whole is overshadowed by fear. The narrator, a Norwegian novelist living in Milan, recalls her childhood in the book’s op...

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1. The big idea: how games can change your life

   The Guardian » 3 weeks ago

   To get the most out of play, we should embrace it for what it is, not as way to hone skills or train our brains A 93-year-old woman sits in a hospital bed. Facing her is a figure in a full hazmat suit, complete with goggles and latex gloves. Between them lie some...

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1. Poem of the week: from At the Dimensional Border by Philip Fried

   The Guardian » 3 weeks ago

   Reflecting outward from minimal geometry, the poet renders large events at a granular scaleTwo poems from At the Dimensional BorderIn our battle to be rational, we posit, based on three points, a plane, and say it...

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1. The Hotel by Daisy Johnson review – eerie and elegant gothic tales

   The Guardian » 3 weeks ago

   This striking short story collection, set in a spooky hotel in the Fens, offers a fierce interrogation of women’s roles in the folk horror worldI heard The Hotel before I read it – Daisy Johnson’s second short story collection was broadcast on ...

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1. Sylvia Plath’s Tomato Soup Cake review – a writer’s place is not in the kitchen

   The Guardian » 3 weeks ago

   A fun but often unpalatable collection of recipes by authors including Robert Graves, Norman Mailer and Beryl Bainbridge should come with a trigger warning. Anyone for Instant Mince or Dutch Onion Crisps?In most instances, the words “I can’t cook” are a lie: the person sa...

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