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Don’t shame young readers for loving Walliams books, says children’s champion Frank Cottrell-Boyce admits he’s ‘not proud’ of the first books he read as industry asks if the Gangsta Granny author will now be forced to self-publish bit.ly/4dCDw3G

Don’t shame young readers for loving Walliams books, says...

Frank Cottrell-Boyce admits he’s ‘not proud’ of the first books he read as industry asks if the Gangsta Granny author will now be forced to self-publish

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Heavenly poetry: how the psalms shaped the nature of faith Susan Gillingham is a rich and rewarding guide to the ancient Hebrew songs that served to praise, censure – and define – their God, writes Rowan Williams bit.ly/3VgVhPQ

The Psalms by Susan Gillingham review

With a rare blend of scholarship and sensitivity, the author analyses the profound poetry that has shaped Jewish and Christian worship

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Does McDonald’s belong in a poem? From EE Cummings to Patricia Lockwood, writers have long grappled with whether brand names and the ‘rich junk’ of modern life are fit subjects for literature, writes @Tom_Gatti bit.ly/4d5w698

Does McDonald’s belong in a poem? The poetry of brand names

From EE Cummings to Patricia Lockwood, writers have long grappled with whether brand names and the ‘rich junk’ of modern life are fit subjects for literature

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Bad apples and Bond villains Crime fiction writers and readers gather in Oxford for a weekend that feels like stepping into a giant game of Cluedo ✍️ Mae Losasso bit.ly/4d9lyWl

Bad apples and Bond villains | The Observer

Crime fiction writers and readers gather in Oxford for a weekend that feels like stepping into a giant game of Cluedo

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The virtual reality virtuoso An immersive experience puts classical pianist Yuja Wang in fire, water and space ✍️ @Ammar_Kalia bit.ly/4hu9JLQ

The virtual reality virtuoso | The Observer

An immersive experience puts classical pianist Yuja Wang in fire, water and space

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Naked with Gandalf at the sauna world masters Welcome to Aufguss – like Eurovision in a steam room packed with 200 people. You can leave your hat on, at least ✍️ Sofia Fenton bit.ly/3VdzRTK

Naked with Gandalf at the sauna world masters | The Observer

Welcome to Aufguss – like Eurovision in a steam room packed with 200 people. You can leave your hat on, at least

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500 oysters in 10 minutes? If only I could have one It’s mollusc season in Whitstable but I can’t tuck in until the end of its ‘world famous eating competition’ ✍️ Will Buckley bit.ly/4yd4RBN

500 oysters in 10 minutes? If only I could have one

It’s mollusc season in Whitstable but I can’t tuck in until the end of its ‘world famous eating competition’

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Ahead of the British Museum’s Korea show, encounters with a charismatic monk, a maker of ‘monstrous pottery’ and more shed light on 2,000 years of creativity born of crisis and reinvention – and now everywhere ✍️ @Tom_Gatti bit.ly/4hJuzIi

A journey into the heart of Korean culture | The Observer

Ahead of the British Museum’s Korea show, encounters with a charismatic monk, a maker of ‘monstrous pottery’ and more shed light on 2,000 years of creativity born of crisis and reinvention – and now...

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Emmanuel Carrère: ‘Writing is my way of understanding the world’ In a new book, ‘France’s greatest living writer’ faces a reckoning with the family secrets that have shaped his career ✍️ Orlando Whitfield bit.ly/4xJyhq0

Emmanuel Carrère: ‘Writing is my way of understanding the...

In a new book, ‘France’s greatest living writer’ faces a reckoning with the family secrets that have shaped his career

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Hanif Kureishi: ‘I never believed I would travel again’ ✍️ @Hanifkureishi bit.ly/47jdzm9

Hanif Kureishi: ‘I never believed I would travel again’

The author of The Buddha of Suburbia was rendered tetraplegic by a fall four years ago. His first overseas holiday since the accident brings physical and emotional challenges, but also delicious...

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The virtual reality virtuoso An immersive experience puts classical pianist Yuja Wang in fire, water and space, writes @Ammar_Kalia bit.ly/4hu9JLQ

The virtual reality virtuoso | The Observer

An immersive experience puts classical pianist Yuja Wang in fire, water and space

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500 oysters in 10 minutes? If only I could have one It’s mollusc season in Whitstable but writer Will Buckley can’t tuck in until the end of its ‘world famous eating competition’ bit.ly/4yd4RBN

500 oysters in 10 minutes? If only I could have one

It’s mollusc season in Whitstable but I can’t tuck in until the end of its ‘world famous eating competition’

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Naked with Gandalf at the sauna world masters Welcome to Aufguss – like Eurovision in a steam room packed with 200 people. You can leave your hat on, at least, writes Sofia Fenton bit.ly/3VdzRTK

Naked with Gandalf at the sauna world masters | The Observer

Welcome to Aufguss – like Eurovision in a steam room packed with 200 people. You can leave your hat on, at least

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Bad apples and Bond villains Crime fiction writers and readers gather in Oxford for a weekend that feels like stepping into a giant game of Cluedo, writes Mae Losasso bit.ly/4d9lyWl

Bad apples and Bond villains | The Observer

Crime fiction writers and readers gather in Oxford for a weekend that feels like stepping into a giant game of Cluedo

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Emmanuel Carrère: ‘Writing is my way of understanding the world’ In a new book, ‘France’s greatest living writer’ faces a reckoning with the family secrets that have shaped his career, finds Orlando Whitfield bit.ly/4xJyhq0

Emmanuel Carrère: ‘Writing is my way of understanding the...

In a new book, ‘France’s greatest living writer’ faces a reckoning with the family secrets that have shaped his career

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Naomi Klein’s guide to fighting fascists Ethno-nationalists, tech oligarchs and evangelical Christians are taking control of the world. In End Times Fascism, Klein and Astra Taylor tell us what we can do to stop them, writes @anthlawson1 bit.ly/4hrq9V0

End Times Fascism by Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor review

Ethno-nationalists, tech oligarchs and evangelical Christians are taking control of the world. Klein and Taylor tell us what we can do to stop them

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Min Jin Lee’s American Hagwon asks: what price an education? The Pachinko author @minjinlee11's new novel sees a Korean couple hothousing their children through the US school system, writes @NicolaSturgeon bit.ly/4ybR1Q8

Min Jin Lee’s American Hagwon asks: what price an education?

The Pachinko author’s new novel sees a Korean couple hothousing their children through the US school system

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What to read to understand adaptation Three books about how literary works are made into films, and what makes them succeed or fail, writes Louise Wilder for Observer New Review bit.ly/4xOg7nj

What to read to understand adaptation | The Observer

Three books about how literary works are made into films, and what makes them succeed or fail

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‘I never believed I would travel again’: @Hanifkureishi The author of The Buddha of Suburbia was rendered tetraplegic by a fall four years ago. His first overseas holiday since the accident brings physical and emotional challenges bit.ly/47jdzm9

Hanif Kureishi: ‘I never believed I would travel again’

The author of The Buddha of Suburbia was rendered tetraplegic by a fall four years ago. His first overseas holiday since the accident brings physical and emotional challenges, but also delicious...

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Sister acts: how convents became an escape for a new generation A transformative retreat in a convent is shaped by Gen Z's fascination with nun culture ✍️ @MarineSaint02 bit.ly/4hmeCGN

Get thee to a nunnery: how convents became an escape for ...

A fascination with convents, fuelled by social media (#NunTok) and pop culture (‘nunmania’), is drawing a new generation to these safe havens. Now, for £50 a night, you can experience the calm...

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