Daily Cartoon: Friday, April 24th

Daily Cartoon: Friday, April 24th

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Daily Cartoon: Friday, April 24th

The Asset Class by Hettie O’Brien review – the hidden hand of private equity | Society books

This is a dark tale. In its opening scene the author is in conversation with a textile artist in her workshop under the arches in Deptford – arguably one of the last neighbourhoods that... Read more »
‘Extraordinary and original poet’ JH Prynne dies aged 89 | Books

‘Extraordinary and original poet’ JH Prynne dies aged 89 | Books

Jeremy Halvard Prynne, known as JH Prynne, a maverick figure in British poetry, died on 22 April at the age of 89. “Jeremy was an extraordinary and original human, which is no... Read more »
Daily Cartoon: Thursday, April 23rd

Daily Cartoon: Thursday, April 23rd

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‘Extraordinary and original poet’ JH Prynne dies aged 89 | Books

A Family Matter by Claire Lynch audiobook review – an award-winning story of homophobia and divorce | Books

The debut novel by Claire Lynch, which won the Nero Gold prize for fiction last month, unfolds across two timelines as it tells of family secrets and a bitter divorce. The first... Read more »
David Malouf, Australian author of Remembering Babylon and Ransom, dies aged 92 | Books

David Malouf, Australian author of Remembering Babylon and Ransom, dies aged 92 | Books

David Malouf, the acclaimed Australian author of books including Ransom, An Imaginary Life and the Booker prize-nominated Remembering Babylon, has died aged 92. Malouf died on Wednesday, his publisher, Penguin Random House... Read more »
Daily Cartoon: Thursday, April 23rd

A Wunderkind’s Best-Selling Nostalgia | The New Yorker

“Lázár” moves quickly, scarcely leaving readers time to settle into one moment before whisking them off to the next. How else could it race through the most eventful half century of European... Read more »
The best books to read in April: new paperbacks from Katie Kitamura, Benjamin Wood and Mick Herron | Books

The best books to read in April: new paperbacks from Katie Kitamura, Benjamin Wood and Mick Herron | Books

Literary fiction Fiction Audition Katie Kitamura The opening pages of Katie Kitamura’s fifth novel establish a nervy, fraught physicality. The narrator is meeting a man at a restaurant. She is anxious, hyper-vigilant.... Read more »
‘Extraordinary and original poet’ JH Prynne dies aged 89 | Books

US saw record high of 5,668 books banned in libraries in 2025, says agency | US news

The American Library Association (ALA) has reported a record high in the number of books banned in US libraries. In 2025, 5,668 books were banned – representing 66% of the total number... Read more »
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