The best new books released in August, from Toni Jordan, Rhett Davis and more
Welcome to the ABC Arts wrap of the best new releases. This month, we bring you a nine-book…
ChatGPT controversy is the least interesting part of ‘Sympathy Tower Tokyo’
A book trailed by controversy for its use of AI, “Sympathy Tower Tokyo” by Rie Qudan is a…
The Bookseller of Hay: Richard Booth is the wild man who rewrote the literary map
Hanning’s book is fascinating and is full of larger-than-life characters such as Marianne Faithfull, Dudley Moore, Seamus Heaney,…
MK Mann Unveils New Book MORE Aiming to Challenge Women to Redefine What Is Possible
NOTTINGHAM, United Kingdom, August 29, 2025 — Midlands-based entrepreneur and coach MK Mann is preparing to release her…
‘Making Space: Interior Design by Women’ book review
It’s a strange and frustrating divide that persists to this day: interior design – a largely female-dominated field…
Book on Turkic Art and Heritage Presented in Kazakhstan
ASTANA – The Kazakh capital hosted the presentation of “Altyn Aymaq. Uly Dala Onerinin Tarihi” (Golden Belt. The…
History textbooks and their tryst with truth
Until recently, professional historians and history departments in universities broadly recognised Indian history as divided between the Ancient,…
Eat Pray Love author Elizabeth Gilbert on leaving her marriage for a dying friend: ‘She said, Let’s just live balls to the wall until I die!’ | Elizabeth Gilbert
Sometime in the summer of 2017 I wrote in my journal, “Jesus fucking Christ, please save me.” I…
A Psychiatrist’s Guide to the Post-Truth Condition
BOOK REVIEW False: How Mistrust, Disinformation, and Motivated Reasoning Make Us Believe Things That Aren’t True by Joe…
Libby is adding an AI book recommendation feature
Overdrive’s digital book lending app Libby is adding — you guessed it! — AI. The new Inspire Me…
Penguin Random House profits down 12% in first half of 2025 as rising costs bite
Penguin Random House © Shutterstock Sales at Penguin Random House were up 2% to €47m in the first…
Cardiff author reveals inspiration for debut fantasy book — from St Fagan’s to Splott
A Welsh author has revealed some of the places that inspired her to write her new fantasy novel…