Agrippa by Robert Harris review – persuasive portrait of rivalry in ancient Rome | Fiction

If you’re one of those people who thinks about the Roman empire several times a week, Robert Harris has you covered. He follows his trilogy of novels about the life of Cicero and... Read more »

Bondi library removes book How to Sell a Genocide from shelves after complaint | Culture

A Sydney library has removed a book critical of Israel called How to Sell a Genocide, following a complaint reportedly from a survivor of the Bondi beach terror attack. Waverley library at... Read more »

Daily Cartoon: Monday, August 17th

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The Ego Trip by Kimon de Greef review – a bizarre tale of psychedelic toads and hair-raising treatments | Books

Which, in your opinion, is the worst current cultural trend: social media influencers; unregulated wellness practitioners; macho manosphere posturers; psychedelic bores; cultural appropriators? The good news is that, with Octavio Rettig, the central... Read more »

Tom Gauld on the library of the forbidden tomes – cartoon

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‘It is not only a future certainty – the disaster is already here’: why we need climate fiction | Books

Earlier this summer, I travelled through Europe on a book tour. Everywhere I went, the heat broke records. In Italy, Germany and Spain, I sought refuge from the afternoon sun in air-conditioned hotels.... Read more »

Iris Murdoch artworks from secret room go on display – including self-portrait | Iris Murdoch

For decades, they lay in a secret room in her attic gathering dust. Now, newly discovered artworks by the Booker prize-winning author Iris Murdoch – including the only self-portrait she is known... Read more »

Rebecca Perry: ‘Lorca hit me like a bolt of lightning’ | Culture

My earliest reading memoryReading On the Ning Nang Nong by Spike Milligan, aged five or so, sitting on the floor of the bedroom I shared with my brother – who, in my memory,... Read more »

Secondhand booksellers in UK and Ireland suspect AI firms behind ‘strange’ bulk orders | AI (artificial intelligence)

Secondhand booksellers in the UK and Ireland are reporting a flurry of bulk orders from mystery buyers, amid speculation AI companies are acquiring the tomes for their data. Bookshops contacted by the... Read more »
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