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Why The Thursday Murder Club Author Richard Osman Thinks Crime Novels Are 'The Literature of Our Times' (Exclusive) By Madison E. Goldberg and Lizz Schumer
People - New York
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NEED TO KNOW Richard Osman says he thinks crime novels will be regarded as "the literature of our times" Osman's 2020 debut novel The Thursday Murder Club was adapted into a Netflix film, which hits the streamer on Thursday, Aug. 28 He referenced...
The Twilight Saga stages a re-release
Kidscreen
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Two decades after author Stephenie Meyer’s novel Twilight was first published, Lionsgate is looking to recharge the hit supernatural franchise with a bunch of celebrations planned this fall. The studio has partnered with specialty distributor...
Ariana Grande 'The Eternal Sunshine Tour', Know How To Book Tickets For Her Concert After Six Years
Bollywood Shaadis
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August 28, 2025
After Taylor Swift's record-breaking Eras Tour took over the music world, fans were eagerly waiting for the next big global tour by a pop star. Well, the wait is finally over as Ariana Grande is officially returning to the stage after a long gap....
Deals: 2025 Razr Ultra flip phone $400 off, FREE $50 Samsung credit, Galaxy Book 5 $350 off, more
9to5Google
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August 28, 2025
Today’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break is now ready to roll alongside the now live Labor Day sale at Amazon. Firstly, we are kicking things off with the return of a solid $400 price drop on Motorola’s 2025 Razr Ultra flip phone (up to $600 off with a...
PSA: Harry Potter Popcorn Buckets Will Be at Marcus Theatres, Release Date Revealed
Superhero Hype
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August 28, 2025
Fans will have one last shot to get the Harry Potter popcorn buckets in the shape of House book at Marcus Theatres. The limited-edition collectible combos, which features both a book-like popcorn bucket and a matching cup, were quickly snatched up...
Uncover the Biggest Differences in ‘Thursday Murder Club’ Movie and Book
Us Weekly
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August 28, 2025
As far as book adaptations go, Netflix’s The Thursday Murder Club was pretty true to author Richard Osman’s novel of the same name. The movie — which dropped on Thursday, August 28 — had an impressively stacked cast with Helen Mirren (Elizabeth...
Hitman World Of Assassination: The Kotaku Review
Kotaku
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August 28, 2025
My favorite moment in the nearly 100 hours I’ve spent with Hitman World of Assassination arrived right around the 80-hour mark. I had been on a terrible streak in Freelancer, the game’s roguelike mode. Sloppy in my stealth and assassination...
Book Review: ‘The Broken King,’ by Michael Thomas
The New York Times
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August 26, 2025
THE BROKEN KING, by Michael Thomas In 2006, Michael Thomas cannonballed into the literary world seemingly out of nowhere with an arresting and ambitious debut, “Man Gone Down.” The autobiographical novel landed him on the cover of The New York...
JK Rowling offers to send Nicola Sturgeon a review copy of her new Cormoran Strike novel
Scottish Daily Express
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August 28, 2025
With JK Rowling's latest novel in her best-selling Cormoran Strike series due out on September 2, the author has received her own copies of the new book. Writing on X, she told her 14.3million followers: "No matter how many times it's happened,...
Book Review: Operational Level Lessons from Ukraine
Small Wars Journal
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August 27, 2025
Tactical and Strategic Insights from the Russo-Ukrainian War: Western Security and Defence in the 21st Century, Thomas-Durell Young and Jarosław Gryz, editors, Exeter, UK: University of Exeter Press, 2025, 287 pages, ISBN 9781804131558. Tactical...
The Toxic Avenger review – A reboot of a cult splatter film that feels sadly out of time
The Independent
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August 28, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Illuminated Manuscripts History, Debut Poetry, and Gatsby Cook Book: August Books Roundup
Fine Books & Collections
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Our regular look at the new books that have recently caught the eye of our print and online editors this month. The First Book: Twentieth-Century Poetic Careers in America by Jesse Zuba A look at how poets including Wallace Stevens, Marianne...
Connect-Bridgeport Blogger Rosalyn Queen Hosting "Arrivederci" Book Signing Friday at Italian Festival
Connect Bridgeport - West Virginia
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August 28, 2025
Cookbook author Rosalyn Queen, who writes the blog "The Grapevine" on Connect-Bridgeport, will be featured at a book signing this Friday, August 29, in downtown Clarksburg during the West Virginia Italian Heritage Festival. Queen's book...
The New York Black and African Literature Festival aims to be a bridge | Conversation with Efe Paul Azino
Olongo Africa
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August 28, 2025
Efe Paul Azino is the Director of the Lagos International Poetry Festival, now in its tenth year. He is a spoken-word poet and writer. He is also the founder of a new literature festival based in New York City. In this conversation, we discuss the...
Community invited to meet Hispanic authors at Athens book signing Sept. 18
Mainstreet News - Georgia
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The JPN African American Research Library will host a Book Signing and Authors Meet & Greet featuring Hispanic authors on Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025, at the Classic Center in Athens, Ga. Featured authors include Edith Suárez Torres, Samuel Aguilar,...
On the Same Page: Friends of the Library book sale next week, RPL summer library program wraps up
Reedsburg Independent - Wisconsin
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August 28, 2025
It’s hard to believe, but Labor Day weekend has arrived. As a reminder, the library will be closed from Saturday, Aug. 30, through Monday, Sept. 1. Fall hours begin the weekend of Sept. 6-7, with the addition of Sunday hours from noon to 3 p.m....
New book reveals inside story of Oleg Lyalin, a KGB handler and his incompetent agents
The New Zealand Herald
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August 28, 2025
Lyalin sought to give Abdoolcader a bigger role only to be frustrated by his incompetence. One task was to befriend a female Ministry of Defence official, named Marie Theresa Richardson. “Lyalin believed that because Richardson ‘was born in...
Rocky Horror at 50 New Book Reveals Rare Behind the Scenes Photos
Hotspots Magazine - Florida
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August 27, 2025
This fall, The Rocky Horror Picture Show will turn 50, and a new book is set to take fans back to the very beginning of the cult phenomenon. The movie made famous the gender bending character of Dr. Frank-n-furter and his song loudly proclaiming...
Gangster capitalism and its attendant warlords rule SA’s taxi industry
Daily Maverick
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August 28, 2025
South Africa’s taxi industry has brought a relatively new iteration of capitalism to the country. It’s a gangster capitalism. This form of capitalism is quite different from other forms, like crony capitalism, chaebol capitalism or even...
Author publishes two books in two months
Zimbabwe Independent
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Godwin Sweto SOUTH AFRICA-BASED Zimbabwean writer, Godwin Sweto, has released his second novel, Kunze Kwashata Uko, hard on the heels of his debut, Here Lies the Truth, which was published last month. Both books, which were almost written...