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Blog: A Court of Thorns and Roses author Sarah J Maas announces two new books after five-year wait from The Independent Books in the group The Independent book reviews

Thu, 05 Mar 2026 14:43:47 +0000

‘ACOTAR has brought a lot of people together,’ an excited fan told The Independent

Blog: 14 best feminist books to read ahead of International Women’s Day 2026 from The Independent Books in the group The Independent book reviews

Thu, 05 Mar 2026 14:33:10 +0000

From 20th-century classics to modern-day manifestos, our suggestions run the gamut

Blog: ‘Don’t google the Beckhams!’: How to read more, according to Britain’s top authors from The Independent Books in the group The Independent book reviews

Thu, 05 Mar 2026 08:39:34 +0000

A drastic drop in reading for pleasure has prompted a national campaign to get Britain to fall back in love with books. Leading authors, including Helen Fielding, […]

Blog: Valerie Bertinelli opens up about being sexually abused as a young girl: ‘I’m a survivor’ from The Independent Books in the group The Independent book reviews

Wed, 04 Mar 2026 19:57:11 +0000

Bertinelli said she ‘had no plans to reveal this’ ahead of her memoir’s release

Blog: Women’s prize for fiction longlist reveals ‘treasure trove’ of ‘unheard voices’ from The Independent Books in the group The Independent book reviews

Tue, 03 Mar 2026 14:00:33 +0000

Julia Gillard, former prime minister of Australia, is chairing this year’s judging panel

Blog: Yellowstone’s Taylor Sheridan teams up with ex-inmate to write prison survival book from The Independent Books in the group The Independent book reviews

Tue, 24 Feb 2026 15:40:52 +0000

Sheridan, who has never been incarcerated, says ‘morbid curiosity sent me on a journey to understand the politics and dangers of prison’

Blog: Dylan Thomas was ‘serial plagiarist’ as a schoolboy, publisher claims from The Independent Books in the group The Independent book reviews

Thu, 08 Jan 2026 11:55:55 +0000

Welsh poet is alleged to have stolen work of other authors wholesale while at school in Swansea

Blog: Dilbert creator reveals he’s paralyzed from the waist down after Trump vowed to help with cancer treatment from The Independent Books in the group The Independent book reviews

Thu, 18 Dec 2025 12:09:36 +0000

Comic strip creator says cancer has metastasized to his spine, which has affected his mobility

Blog: The Handmaid’s Tale author Margaret Atwood fears her dystopian novel can ‘now happen anywhere’ from The Independent Books in the group The Independent book reviews

Sun, 07 Dec 2025 11:34:26 +0000

‘I don’t think we’re going to get the outfits, but the rest of it seems more and more plausible,’ says Margaret Atwood

Blog: Quentin Tarantino blasts The Hunger Games for being a PG ‘rip-off’ of cult classic from The Independent Books in the group The Independent book reviews

Sat, 29 Nov 2025 10:14:41 +0000

‘The Hunger Games’ author Suzanne Collins has previously denied the claim

Blog: One of my favourite books of the year just won the Booker Prize – and it’s 22% off on Amazon from The Independent Books in the group The Independent book reviews

Tue, 11 Nov 2025 09:54:50 +0000

Judge Sarah Jessica Parker described whittling down the list as “real agony”

Blog: David Szalay wins Booker prize with ‘extraordinary and singular’ novel Flesh from The Independent Books in the group The Independent book reviews

Mon, 10 Nov 2025 22:03:37 +0000

The British-Hungarian author’s novel exploring modern masculinity was chosen unanimously as this year’s winner, says judging chair Roddy Doyle

Blog: Britney Spears’ ex-husband has written a ghoulish, incomprehensible memoir from The Independent Books in the group The Independent book reviews

Thu, 23 Oct 2025 05:39:02 +0100

While a traumatised Spears dances alone in her cavernous mansion, her ex has written a new memoir that wallows in the gory details of her alleged dysfunction. It is […]

Blog: Agatha Christie detectives join Mr Men world in new children’s books from The Independent Books in the group The Independent book reviews

Wed, 22 Oct 2025 23:01:00 +0100

Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple are back in a series for young readers

Blog: Judy Murray: ‘I’ve seen a lot of toxic behaviour when people believe their own hype’ from The Independent Books in the group The Independent book reviews

Mon, 29 Sep 2025 05:15:55 +0100

The veteran tennis coach and mum to champions Andy and Jamie speaks to Katie Rosseinsky about her latest foray into novel writing and the power of sporting role models

Blog: The flaw with Charlie Sheen’s memoir is the tragedy of his own life from The Independent Books in the group The Independent book reviews

Wed, 10 Sep 2025 13:13:08 +0100

The now-sober actor tells all in ‘The Book of Sheen’, an autobiography that covers his childhood, early stardom and tumultuous adulthood. It’s a compelling story […]

Blog: I’ve listened to hundreds of audiobooks – here are my 21 favourites from The Independent Books in the group The Independent book reviews

Wed, 10 Sep 2025 09:04:51 +0100

Immerse yourself in these great reads narrated by well-known voices

Blog: ‘Richard Osman makes me feel better’: Meet the Thursday Murder Club’s Gen-Z superfans from The Independent Books in the group The Independent book reviews

Fri, 22 Aug 2025 05:00:00 +0100

Think the bestselling mystery books – now adapted into a new Netflix film – are exclusively for readers as old as their crime-busting OAP heroes? Think again. Hel […]

Blog: Duolingo apologises after app calls JK Rowling ‘mean’ in German lesson from The Independent Books in the group The Independent book reviews

Thu, 21 Aug 2025 10:06:41 +0100

Language learning app said it has removed lesson referring to Harry Potter author in negative light

Blog: Stephen King reveals his perfect ending to the ‘Trump horror story’ from The Independent Books in the group The Independent book reviews

Wed, 13 Aug 2025 09:42:09 +0100

‘Carrie’ author discussed Trump’s America in a new interview

Blog: Fran Lebowitz says she finds the idea of living with someone else ‘horrible’ from The Independent Books in the group The Independent book reviews

Sun, 10 Aug 2025 13:07:51 +0100

Author behind ‘Social Studies’ and ‘Metropolitan Life’ said she would do ‘anything’ in order to afford to live by herself

Blog: Cafe owner felt ‘sick’ after reading Salt Path depiction in controversial memoir from The Independent Books in the group The Independent book reviews

Mon, 04 Aug 2025 10:07:17 +0100

Raynor Winn apparently described the business owner’s mother as angry and rude to staff

Blog: Booker Prize announces ‘wonderful’ longlist of 13 books that left judges ‘elated’ from The Independent Books in the group The Independent book reviews

Tue, 29 Jul 2025 14:25:16 +0100

Shortlist will be unveiled on 23 September, with the winner announcement to follow in November

Blog: I’ve already read 30 books this year, but this is my standout favourite from The Independent Books in the group The Independent book reviews

Fri, 25 Jul 2025 15:09:06 +0100

This could be the best debut of the year

Blog: The Salt Path author accused of embezzling money before losing house after failing to repay loan from The Independent Books in the group The Independent book reviews

Mon, 07 Jul 2025 18:08:45 +0100

Representatives for the couple at the centre of the story have called the accusations ‘misleading’

Blog: Jim Shooter death: Highly influential former Marvel editor-in chief dies, aged 73 from The Independent Books in the group The Independent book reviews

Wed, 02 Jul 2025 10:37:04 +0100

Shooter helped create a transformative boom period for Marvel Comics in the 1980s

Blog: This Friends actor is set to star in I’m Glad My Mom Died – read the book behind the series from The Independent Books in the group The Independent book reviews

Wed, 02 Jul 2025 09:58:18 +0100

Apple TV is making a 10-episode adaptation of the bestselling memoir

Blog: Frederick Forsyth, The Day of the Jackal author, dies aged 86 from The Independent Books in the group The Independent book reviews

Mon, 09 Jun 2025 19:16:11 +0100

British novelist and former MI6 agent died after a brief illness

Blog: Jacqueline Wilson says it would be ‘inappropriate’ to write about Tracy Beaker’s sex life from The Independent Books in the group The Independent book reviews

Sat, 31 May 2025 07:15:02 +0100

‘I would feel very wary about writing about Tracy in an adult book,’ said the author

Blog: Bill Gates shares summer reading list for 2025 featuring Bono, Trevor Noah and more from The Independent Books in the group The Independent book reviews

Thu, 22 May 2025 17:00:57 +0100

The billionaire and philanthropist has revealed a list of books that inspired his recent memoir

Blog: Romantasy ball labeled the ‘Fyre Fest of Booktok’ as organiser apologizes for disastrous convention from The Independent Books in the group The Independent book reviews

Tue, 06 May 2025 19:31:06 +0100

The viral book convention took place in Baltimore, Maryland, over the weekend

Blog: A new publisher is focussing on books by men – but is this necessary? from The Independent Books in the group The Independent book reviews

Tue, 06 May 2025 16:09:29 +0100

Men are outnumbered by women on bestseller lists, writes Julian Novitz

Blog: The Women’s Prize for Fiction 2025 shortlist is here – these are my must-reads in the running from The Independent Books in the group The Independent book reviews

Wed, 02 Apr 2025 13:30:42 +0100

From coming-of-age stories to sexual awakenings, these six titles have been recognised as future classics

Blog: Women’s Prize for Fiction unveils 2025 shortlist featuring four debut novelists tackling identity, history and self-discovery from The Independent Books in the group The Independent book reviews

Wed, 02 Apr 2025 07:00:00 +0100

The category is dominated by new voices, joined by previous nominees Miranda July and Elizabeth Stout

Blog: Colleen Hoover posts follow-up after claiming she’s ‘going broke’ in alarming video from The Independent Books in the group The Independent book reviews

Fri, 21 Mar 2025 02:38:40 +0000

Hoover has been caught in the controversy surrounding the film adaptation of her novel, ‘It Ends With Us’

Blog: The Bangles: ‘If we were a boyband, we’d have just punched each other out’ from The Independent Books in the group The Independent book reviews

Thu, 13 Mar 2025 06:00:00 +0000

The women behind ‘Eternal Flame’ and ‘Manic Monday’ were among the most successful – and history-making – pop groups of the Eighties… until they were torn apart. A […]

Blog: Reese Witherspoon’s March book club pick is a twisty romance for fans of The Notebook from The Independent Books in the group The Independent book reviews

Wed, 12 Mar 2025 17:19:02 +0000

‘Broken Country’ by Clare Leslie Hall follows two lost lovers

Blog: The new Hunger Games book is coming soon – and it’s half price when you pre-order from The Independent Books in the group The Independent book reviews

Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:34:42 +0000

There’s already a feature film adaptation in the works

Blog: Conflict, imperialism, escape and the rise of Big Tech feature in Women’s Prize for Fiction 2025 longlist from The Independent Books in the group The Independent book reviews

Tue, 04 Mar 2025 08:00:00 +0000

Books by renowned authors including Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie are among the works selected by a panel of expert judges, along with nine debut writers

Blog: Ash Sarkar: ‘I no longer care about microaggressions – pronounce my name however you want’ from The Independent Books in the group The Independent book reviews

Sun, 02 Mar 2025 06:00:00 +0000

The so-called ‘Queen of Woke’ – as Tories love to call her – is declaring time of death on the culture wars. As she publishes her first book, she speaks with Ma […]

Blog: 11 best fantasy books for otherworldly escapism from The Independent Books in the group The Independent book reviews

Wed, 26 Feb 2025 14:04:15 +0000

Complete with vivid world mapping and top-tier character development, these are the titles to know

Blog: Stephen King makes surprise return to X to issue blistering attack on Trump and Musk from The Independent Books in the group The Independent book reviews

Fri, 21 Feb 2025 09:33:34 +0000

‘I’m baaaack! Did you miss me?’ joked the author

Blog: Best book subscription boxes for a monthly literary treat from The Independent Books in the group The Independent book reviews

Tue, 18 Feb 2025 19:29:16 +0000

Enjoy classic titles, the works of feminist writers and more

Blog: Audible is currently half-price – here’s why I recommend you sign up from The Independent Books in the group The Independent book reviews

Tue, 18 Feb 2025 18:33:51 +0000

If you’re looking for inspiration, I’ve rounded up my favourite audiobooks

Blog: Salman Rushdie really wants Elon Musk ‘to be the first man on Mars’: ‘I’m not a fan’ from The Independent Books in the group The Independent book reviews

Tue, 18 Feb 2025 06:01:23 +0000

‘If he likes it so much, then let him go,’ says author

Blog: Welcome to the incel age of fiction: misogynistic, murderous and... sympathetic? from The Independent Books in the group The Independent book reviews

Sun, 16 Feb 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Once confined to a dark, dusty corner of the internet, incels are becoming increasingly mainstream as harrowing news stories about murder sprees and manifestos […]

Blog: Ian McEwan’s next novel is science fiction ‘without the science’ from The Independent Books in the group The Independent book reviews

Sat, 08 Feb 2025 07:55:26 +0000

The next novel by Ian McEwan will be a post-apocalyptic story

Blog: Reese Witherspoon is co-writing a novel with this legendary thriller writer – and you can already pre-order it from The Independent Books in the group The Independent book reviews

Mon, 27 Jan 2025 17:14:12 +0000

The actor is already a big presence in the literary world thanks to her book club

Blog: Neil Gaiman comic series cancelled following sexual assault allegations from The Independent Books in the group The Independent book reviews

Sat, 25 Jan 2025 15:28:00 +0000

Gaiman has been accused of assault by several women

Blog: Rebecca Yarros's Onyx Storm book is out now – here's how to get it for half-price from The Independent Books in the group The Independent book reviews

Tue, 21 Jan 2025 18:12:20 +0000

The third installment in the Empyrean series is already crashing websites