Get twisted this summer with these 8 new thriller books 

Like your books as dark and unpredictable as a summer thunderstorm? Thrillers are the perfect pick for your next summer read, whether you’re taking it to the beach, on a road trip or curling up inside your air-conditioned living room. They’ve got...

In this New Orleans-based author's latest book, young women take up the torch of rebellion

“Ten Incarnations of Rebellion,” Ballantine Books, 320 pages, releases June 3. How old were you when you learned to hope? For Kalki, a young woman growing up in India under British rule, the answer is 19. Her father, a freedom fighter himself,...

A world renowned artist will be signing copies of his new book Watercolour and Beyond in Mid Wales on June 14.

Waiting for Dinner by David BellamyWorld renowned artist David Bellamy will be signing copies of his new book Watercolour and Beyond in Mid Wales on June 14.Aberedw artist David Bellamy will be at Erwood Station Gallery and Craft Centre on...

‘Publishing is a dream, but this has been one of the hardest years of my life ’: Palestinian author Yasmin Zaher

Buying a Birkin bag is not easy. You can’t just waltz into an Hermès store and pluck one off the shelf, even if you’re prepared to drop the many thousands required to pay for it. “The great majority of people are refused a Birkin, they get told...

REVIEW:  This book is a powerful invitation to everyone who never gives up the fight for justice and peace 

BOOK: The Beloved: Journals, Diaries and Letters of a Priest Author: +Amado L. Picardal, CSsR Published by Institute of Spirituality in Asia and Redemptorists (Fr. Amado “Picx” Picardal’s book, “The Beloved: Journals, Diaries and Letters of a...

KHADIJA KHAN: I don't approve of burning books, but the man on trial for setting fire to a Koran has a right to protest, whatever Islamists and their apologists say

Growing up in my native Pakistan, I came to the conclusion that Islam was discriminatory and misogynistic. It was a religion that had been weaponised to keep independent-thinking women like me, and anyone who opposes the fundamentalists, in their...

Happenings: 'Mother Emanuel' book events; a luncheon with Mary Alice Monroe

'Mother Emanuel' book events Kevin Sack, author of a new book about the 2015 mass murder at Emanuel AME Church in Charleston titled “Mother Emanuel: Two Centuries of Race, Resistance, and Forgiveness in One Charleston Church,” will be in town for...

Karnataka Govt transfers holy books burning case to CID

The State Government has transferred the case of alleged burning of holy books, including the Quran and Hadit books stolen from a mosque in Santi Bastawad village in Belagavi district, to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID). Believers...

New books dissecting U.S. myths published

BEIJING, June 1 (Xinhua) -- How did the United States become what it is today, with its "law-of-the-jungle" foreign policy creating chaos worldwide and politicians jockeying for power and profit in disregard of the welfare of the American people....

KL International Book Fair: Platform for foreign publishers to enter local market

KUALA LUMPUR: The Kuala Lumpur International Book Fair (KLIBF) 2025 serves as an important platform for foreign publishers to enter the local market and attract Malaysian readers. Maria Mahat, co-founder of Ungu Pen, a Singapore-based publisher,...

From blog posts to book: Daniella Chase’s journey of creativity and conviction has led her to publish her first book

5 Hudson Valley Books to Read in June

The Cloud Intern David Greenwood Under the BQE Press, 2025, $19.95 David Greenwood’s The Cloud Intern is a debut novel that reads like a satire-laced startup manual coauthored by Kafka and Kara Swisher. Set aboard a floating tech utopia called the...

Dive into ‘Middlesex’ by Jeffrey Eugenides at the Queer Book Club

Jeffrey Eugenides won the Pulitzer Prize in 2002 for his novel Middlesex, and this month it’s the selection for Perth’s Queer Book Club. Eugenides’ best seller has sold more than four million copies since it’s publication. The book draws from his...

Aston Villa book medical to sign forward who Emery feels can be next Duran

Aston Villa have booked a medical for a transfer target after agreeing terms over a four-year deal at Villa Park, and he could be the club’s next Jhon Duran. How Jhon Duran is doing in Saudi Arabia after Aston Villa sale It looked as if the...

New book tells of Edwardian con artist and her life in the fast lane

Violet Charlesworth at Flowerburn House, near Fortrose. The image features in Nothing for Something: The Violet Charlesworth Story, by Mark Bridgeman (Whittles Publishing).The true story of a notorious Edwardian confidence trickster is revealed in...

Donald Rayfield's 'A Seditious and Sinister Tribe' Shortlisted for 2025 Pushkin House Book Prize

In the wake of the Ottoman Empire’s crushing defeat in the Russo-Turkish War of 1768–74, one senior Turkish diplomat placed the blame squarely on the Empire’s Crimean Tatar allies. In his memoirs, he described them as having “become weak and lazy,...

Trio to release book detailing all the best churches in and around Salisbury

The trio, John Elliott, Malcolm Sinclair, and Roy Bexon, have spent 18 months visiting the churches, culminating in the creation of 'Churches of Salisbury & District'. The book, published by Sarum Chronicle, will be officially launched on June 12....

Rebecca Yarros fans should read these 6 books as they wait for next Fourth Wing book

Fans eagerly anticipating the next instalment in the popular Fourth Wing series might have to curb their enthusiasm. Author Rebecca Yarros has revealed that her writing schedule is currently jam-packed, pushing the likely publication date to 2027....

VCUarts Qatar poet and scholar spotlights Arabian desert in new book

Doha, Qatar: A poetic exploration of the surprising richness of the desert’s plant life is the latest publication about the natural world, and our connection to it, by Diana Woodcock (pictured), Associate Professor of English at VCUarts Qatar. The...

Qualicum Beach author's book is 10 years in the making

A Qualicum Beach author is inviting book worms to the launch of her romance novel at Courtyard Coffee on June 7. Her book All That He Is started as a short story more than a decade ago, according to Karalena Walsh. The book is published by a small...