1. Off-White: The Truth About Antisemitism by Rachel Shabi review – racism by any other name

   The Guardian » 2 weeks ago

   In this sharp and engaging book, Shabi addresses the need to understand and confront antisemitism at a time when it is being downplayed by parts of the left and exploited by others on the rightWhen I started to read Rachel Shabi’s new book, I felt a profound sense of reli...

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1. Opinion: I've written novels about a female president since the 1980s. I'm ready for fiction to become reality

   LA Times » 2 weeks ago

   Among the similarities between Kamala Harris and my fictional president: Both are intensely qualified candidates for the highest office in the land. ...

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1. Season of the Swamp by Yuri Herrera review – a Mexican hero in exile

   The Guardian » 2 weeks ago

   This meticulous reconstruction of Benito Juárez’s time in New Orleans imagines how the inequalities he encountered shaped the future for Mexico’s first indigenous presidentYuri Herrera’s evocative novella, crisply translated by Lisa Dillman, follows the real-life fortunes...

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1. The Position of Spoons and Other Intimacies by Deborah Levy review – an absorbing essay collection

   The Guardian » 2 weeks ago

   The award-winning author’s thoughts on JG Ballard, Colette and… lemonsFew British writers are as adept as Deborah Levy at enacting Hilary Mantel’s advice to writers: to make the reader “feel acknowledged, and yet estranged”. Levy’s approachabl...

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1. V13: Chronicle of a Trial by Emmanuel Carrère review – a humane and thoughtful testimony of terror and loss

   The Guardian » 2 weeks ago

   This forensic account of the 10-month-long trial of those involved in the 2015 Paris attacks, in which 130 people were killed, treads a fine line between empathy and moral judgments while shining a light on survivors’ memories“V13” was the code name used by those who atte...

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1. Killing Time by Alan Bennett review – senior moments full of wit and style

   The Guardian » 2 weeks ago

   The author employs his pitch-perfect repertoire of satirical skills in his first book for five years – a novella about the residents of an upmarket care home during the pandemicAlan Bennett, now 90, hasn’t published anything original in book form for five years. In the me...

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1. Konnie Huq launches free climate crisis ebook for UK primary schools

   The Guardian » 2 weeks ago

   Children for Change contains stories, poems, and illustrations from more than 80 collaborators including Jamie Oliver, Mary Portas, David Baddiel and Adam KayKonnie Huq, Jamie Oliver, David Baddiel, Adam Kay, Mary Portas and Joseph Coelho are among those collaborating on ...

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1. Anfield Road by Chris Shepherd review – from Liverpool with love

   The Guardian » 2 weeks ago

   The writer and film-maker’s affection for the city of his youth shines through in this debut graphic novel about family, football and teenage dreamsI was drawn to this graphic novel by its Liverpool setting. A brief flick revealed colour-suffused images of landmarks that ...

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1. Poem of the week: My husband falling by Robert Hamberger

   The Guardian » 2 weeks ago

   A minor tumble in the street gives a small indication of the larger risks a couple face and the consolations of mutual supportMy husband fallingTime trips you like a pavement, says I’ll ...

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1. This one goes out to the band we loved: Author reclaims R.E.M.'s artistry throughout its lifespan

   LA Times » 2 weeks ago

   Early fans were dismayed when R.E.M. became a massive major-label success. But author Peter Ames Carlin argues that the band retained its artistry even as its popularity surged....

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