17 h. ago Inside TikTok's literature boom: BookTok creators share their top summer reads

Stuck looking for your next beach read? With BookTok currently booming, four creators share their favourite reads and hottest trend predictions for this summer

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39 h. ago The Guardian view on The Salt Path scandal: memoirists have a duty to tell the truth | Editorial

In an era of misinformation, trust in publishers is more important than ever“All autobiographies are lies,” George Bernard Shaw wrote in 1898. “I do not mean unconscious, unintentional lies: I mean deliberate lies.” The veracity of autobiographical writing is under scrutiny once again following allegations that the bestselling memoir The Salt Path is not quite the “unflinchingly honest” account of one couple’s triumph over adversity as billed.Even if you are not one of the two million people to have bought the book, and haven’t seen the film released this summer, you will doubtless know the story of a couple’s 630-mile journey along the South Coast Way after facing homelessness and a diagnosis of terminal illness. Published in 2018, The Salt Path struck a chord during lockdown as readers discovered the solace of walking and nature during the pandemic. But this tale of wild-camping and the kindness of strangers, not to mention the seemingly miraculous healing powers of...

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67 h. ago The 'exceptional' Scottish cottage you can book for peaceful summer getaway

One guest described it as "perfect for sitting out".

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4 d. ago I’ve read 24 books this year, and these are the ones to buy for Prime Day 2025

Literary prices have been slashed for the annual summer sales extravaganza, and this bookworm curated a selection of the best

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5 d. ago Swimming with Vikings or sleeping like cavemen, ruling the tennis court and romping with royals: when it comes to non

Are you a fan of non-fiction and know that beach read fiction isn't for you, here are our picks for best non-fiction books to enjoy this summer.

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7 d. ago Swimming like Vikings or sleeping like cavemen, ruling the tennis court and romping with royals: when it comes to non

Swimming like Vikings or sleeping like cavemen, ruling the tennis court and romping with royals: when it comes to non-fiction...We've Got Your Summer Reading Sorted!

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8 d. ago Top 10 best new romance books to take on holiday with you this summer

If you're looking for a romance novel to take on holiday with you this summer, look no further

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9 d. ago Our reviewers' picks for the best books to deck out your shelves...and suitcases this summer

From Thrillers to Contemporary and Literary Fiction to Sci-Fi, our Critics pick the best novels to take away with you this summer.

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1 week ago Jet2's 'final chance' message to people booking summer holidays

The airline is offering a major discount for anyone booking a summer holiday - but its for a limited time only

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1 week ago Man Utd told they made 'biggest mistake in football' last summer by former coach

Man Utd sold Scott McTominay to Napoli last summer to balance the books, with former first-team coach Benni McCarthy claiming it was "the biggest mistake in football"

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1 week ago Choose comfort, ditch boring and prioritise pleasure – how to find the perfect beach read

It’s easy to dismiss holiday novels as pulpy, but relaxing with a book you enjoy has huge health benefits. Here’s how to read yourself happy this summerLeo Tolstoy’s novel Anna Karenina is a masterpiece. It has never been out of print. Luminaries from William Faulkner to Jilly Cooper have remarked on its brilliance. It is usually within the top 10 of any list of the “100 books you simply must read before you die”. However, I would argue that it’s a singularly poor choice of a book to bring with you for 10 days on the beach in Tenerife. Especially in hardback.I really tried. Every day, I’d read two or three pages before realising I’d read the same pages the day before, and it simply hadn’t stuck. I kept drifting off during the more complex descriptions of 19th-century property law. I simply couldn’t see what Anna saw in Vronsky; he seemed dreadful, just a slightly different kind of dreadful from her husband, Karenin. My arms ached, the sand seemed unusually gritty, and on day four, a...

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1 week ago Netflix drops one of the best book adaptions of the decade perfect for summer viewing

The 2023 film returned to a world not seen on the big screen in almost a decade

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1 week ago Chelsea ready to take summer transfer spending beyond £200m with Joao Pedro medical booked

Blues line up double deal as recruitment drive continues

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1 week ago Holidaymakers warned over Booking.com holiday scam that could lose you THOUSANDS

With the school holidays just around the corner, many Brits will have booked a summer getaway. But tourists have been urged to be careful.

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2 w. ago Lena Dunham's Too Much Season 1 release date: Book your romantic London trip this summer on Netflix

Lena Dunham's Too Much Season 1 release date: Book your romantic London trip this summer on Netflix  Popverse

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2 w. ago Congrats to Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez on the wedding – and to Venice for running them out of town | Emma Brockes

People power forced a change of venue, proving that a man worth £223bn can still fall foul of ordinary folk with pool floatsThere are so many questions swirling around the forthcoming wedding of Jeff Bezos to Lauren Sánchez this weekend – for instance, who in their right mind books Venice in high summer? Why isn’t Katy Perry going? And how is Eva Longoria still on every guest list, despite not having been famous since 2012? – but the one I keep sticking on in this: as the world’s third richest man, Bezos could, we assume, charm almost any woman on the planet into some sort of marital arrangement with him. In which case, and with all due respect, why Sánchez?I don’t mean this to be as rude at it sounds. Lauren Sánchez, a 55-year-old former TV presenter and licensed pilot, is, I’m sure, funny and clever and up there with Peter Ustinov as a great dinner party guest. Her betrothed, on the other hand, doesn’t appear to be a man comfortable with making anything but the most obvious choice...

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2 w. ago Ruben Amorim could copy Jurgen Klopp as Man Utd swap deal stance clear after £60m offer

Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim could take a page out of Jurgen Klopp's book as his side look to step up their business this summer following a fresh £60million offer

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2 w. ago Boden's 'unusual' tops shoppers wear 'time and time again' on sale for just £24

Can't choose between stripes and prints? Then this top is perfect for summer.

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2 w. ago Tom Gauld on choosing the perfect books for a summer holiday – cartoon

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3 w. ago My perfect holiday reading, by Bernardine Evaristo, David Nicholls, Zadie Smith and more

Authors including Michael Rosen, Samantha Harvey and Rutger Bregman reveal their books of the summerSummer reading: the 50 hottest books to read nowThe 10 best audiobooks for summerZadie SmithFor me summer reading is about immersion. Three novels fully absorbed me recently. Flesh by David Szalay is a very smart and stylish novel about the 1%, filtered through the life of a Hungarian bodyguard/driver in their midst. Cécé by Emmelie Prophète (out 23 September) vividly depicts the slums of contemporary Haiti via a very online young sex worker who lives her best life on Facebook. Dream Count by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie features a series of unforgettable women trying to work out what love means. The summer read I’m looking forward to myself is Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata, a true original.David NichollsI would recommend two books, 800 pages and a shade under 150, depending on what you can carry. Helen Garner’s collected diaries, How to End a Story, are frank, gripping and rev...

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