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- The Guardian
Nikki Giovanni’s poetry was a platform for truth-telling
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Even through a year of nonstop news about elections, climate change, protests and the price of eggs, there was still time to read books. U.S. sales held steady according to Circana, which tracks around 85% of the print market, with many choosing the relief of romance, fantasy and romantasy. Some picked up Taylor Swift's tie-in book to her blockbuster tour, while others sought out literary fiction, celebrity memoirs, political exposes and a close and painful look at a generation hooked on smartphones. Asking about the year's hottest reads would basically yield a list of the biggest hits in romantasy, the blend of fantasy and romance that has proved so irresistible fans were snapping up expensive “special editions” with decorative covers and sprayed edges.
- The Daily Beast
‘Why the F*** Are You Laughing?’: Piers Morgan Loses it During Healthcare CEO Shooting Debate
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- Somerset County Gazette
New children's ghost book set in Exmoor village
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- The Bolton News
Could you make The 1 per cent Club? Find out if you have what it takes
Do you think you could win £100k on Lee Mack's ITV gameshow 'The 1% Club'? Prove it.
- The Independent
Thank god TikTok is banning beauty filters for teens – they ruined my youth
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- The Telegraph
Take that, Tolkien: How Brandon Sanderson became the king of the fantasy doorstopper
Stand aside Harry Potter, take a break Tolkien… There can be only one fantasy publishing sensation in 2024 and his name is Brandon. This month, multimillion-selling mega-author Brandon Sanderson publishes the cataclysmic final (ish) volume of his cosmic saga, the Stormlight Archive. It has been heralded as the Avengers: Endgame of the books world: a cast-of-thousands epic where a multitude of galaxy-spanning plot threads intersect and – or so fans hope – a pay-off for the ages ensues.
- The Independent
Merriam-Webster reveals its 2024 word of the year
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- FTW Outdoors
Strands hints today: Clues and answers on Monday, December 9 2024
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- Hello!
Prince William's transformation 'trebles' requests for controversial £2.7k treatment
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- Wales Online
Strictly Come Dancing's Pete Wicks makes heartbreaking six-word relationship confession
Strictly Come Dancing star, Pete Wicks made a heartbreaking confession as he spoke with Olivia Attwood, and is set to be reunited with new love-interest Maura Higgins after she returns from Australia
- Evening Standard
'Don't be melodramatic': Andi Oliver says Gregg Wallace is not a 'lone wolf'
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- The Telegraph
World-renowned Jaguar restoration expert dies after being attacked in his home
A world-renowned Jaguar restoration expert has died after being attacked in his home.
- Wales Online
UK passport warning as people risk being turned away at airports
People have been warned they could also 'be refused entry to your destination country'
- The Independent
Strictly’s Toyah Willcox reveals she rejected two pro dance partners due to their ‘inappropriate age’
‘I don’t want my head anywhere near their crotches,’ said ‘It’s a Mystery’ singer
- The Telegraph
What now for Asma al-Assad – the former British private schoolgirl turned international pariah
What must Asma al-Assad be thinking right now? Bright, beautiful and British-born, she could be living an affluent life in England, with friends, family and a fine career, had she not sold her soul to the devil. As it is, she is an international pariah, the wife of a monster responsible for more than half a million deaths, and she faces – along with her three children – the very real prospect of spending the rest of her days in joyless exile in Vladimir Putin’s Russia.
- Time
Syria Could Be the Beginning of the End of Russia’s Ambitions
Our columnists write how the house of cards that Vladimir Putin has so carefully stacked is folding before our eyes
- The Independent
Starmer’s historic trip to Cyprus turns into a diplomatic storm as he lands on divided island
Exclusive: The prime minister has been accused of making a mistake in dealing with the bitterly divided Mediterranean island that he would not have found acceptable when he was working on the Northern Ireland peace process