Tom Gauld's Christmas at the minimalist bookshop - cartoon Less is more ... theguardian.com theguardian.com / feeds theguardian-com-books / / #entertainment / / 8 days 8d Share
Eurotrash by Christian Kracht review - blackly comic autofiction A writer takes his elderly mother on a road trip through the Swiss Alps in an attempt to break with his privileged family's dysfunctional past ... theguardian.com theguardian.com / feeds theguardian-com-us .. theguardian-com-books / / #news / / 8 days 8d Share
From the Baillie Gifford to the Giller: can literary prizes survive protests against sponsors? Writers have been coming out against companies that fund awards, with serious implications for the books industry ... theguardian.com theguardian.com / feeds theguardian-com-books / / #entertainment / / 11 days 11d Share
A Dream of White Horses by Paul Scraton review - images of exile A photographer sets out to make a 'personal geography' of his native Germany in this poetic tale of loss and belonging ... theguardian.com theguardian.com / feeds theguardian-com-books / / #entertainment / / 11 days 11d Share
Myself and Other Animals by Gerald Durrell review - hidden gems A collection of articles, talks, letters and unpublished writing fills important gaps in the great naturalist's life story ... theguardian.com theguardian.com / feeds theguardian-com-books .. theguardian-com-us / / #entertainment / / 11 days 11d Share
Nikki Giovanni's poetry was a platform for truth-telling There was a directness and urgency in her spoken and written voice but she could be mischievous and funny too ... theguardian.com theguardian.com / feeds theguardian-com-us .. theguardian-com-us-culture .. theguardian-com-books / / #news / / 12 days 12d Share
Society of Authors calls for celebrity memoir ghostwriters to be credited Many celebrities' books are actually written by others, the writers' union says, and it's time they were acknowledged ... theguardian.com theguardian.com / feeds theguardian-com-us .. theguardian-com-books / / #news / / 12 days 12d Share
Yan F Zhang's 'fearsome and memorable' Fleeting Marrow wins 4thWrite prize The 'remarkable' short story is based on real-life deportations of Chinese seafarers in the UK after the second world war ... theguardian.com theguardian.com / feeds theguardian-com-us .. theguardian-com-books / / #news / / 12 days 12d Share
Sarah Jessica Parker joins judging panel of 2025 Booker prize Sex and the City star says being asked 'felt very daunting', as she signs up to pick the year's best novel with Roddy Doyle, Kiley Reid and Aybámi Adébáy ... theguardian.com theguardian.com / feeds theguardian-com-us .. theguardian-com-books .. theguardian-com-us-culture / / #news / / 12 days 12d Share
Over the Rainbow: Tales from an Unexpected Year by Alex James review - Blur reunited The britpop bassist tears himself away from cheese just long enough to play with his old bandmates in this joyfully chaotic memoir ... theguardian.com theguardian.com / feeds theguardian-com-books / / #entertainment / / 12 days 12d Share