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‘Society SUCKS!’ The fanatical diary of a teen scribbler who threw herself into punk

The Guardian 31 Mar 2025
Don’t live like everyone else! Angela Jaeger met every act going in punk, in New York and London – and had crushes on them all. Now 65, she talks us through her thrill-filled diaries.
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The Life, Old Age and Death of a Working-Class Woman review – a son confronts ...

The Guardian 30 Mar 2025
Didier Eribon’s guilt and shame fuels an angry and eloquent meditation on our attitudes towards the elderly and the end of life ... ....
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Maybe I’m Amazed by John Harris review – with a little help from John, Paul, ...

The Guardian 30 Mar 2025
The Guardian journalist’s tender account of how music became a bridge between him and his autistic son, James, is full of wit and wisdom ... “Sixty-nine years separate them,” Harris writes ... ....
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It is my life story, not a business book: Freshworks' Girish Mathrubootham on his autobiography

Your Story 29 Mar 2025
Speaking to YourStory on the sidelines of SaaSBoomi 2025 held in Chennai last week, Girish Mathrubootham said that the book offers an unfiltered, behind-the-scenes look into his life, going beyond the typical business handbooks ....
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Maybe I’m Amazed by John Harris review – a father and his autistic son bond ...

The Guardian 29 Mar 2025
An honest and intensely moving book about the struggle of parenthood and the power of connection. One of my favourite books growing up was my dad’s copy of The Beatles Illustrated Lyrics ... Later, the Beatles became my favourite band ... ....
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Nominations open for 12th Sultan Qaboos Award

Muskat Daily 27 Mar 2025
This edition is open to Omanis and all Arabs, with competition categories including Private Cultural Institutions (Culture), Sculpture (Arts), and Autobiography (Literature) ... ....
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Free by Amanda Knox review – after the acquittal

The Guardian 26 Mar 2025
In her second memoir, Knox writes about her attempts to adjust to normal life after leaving prison in Italy ... Four years later, Knox and Sollecito were acquitted ... She had a panic attack and fled ....
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From Blackpool to Play School: Johnny Ball on his days as a ‘bag of nerves’ comic

The Guardian 26 Mar 2025
An emergency at Butlin’s gave the children’s TV presenter an early break. He recalls his shaky start as a standup and what he learned from Bob Monkhouse and Les Dawson ... “Shit,” he said, and the tale unravelled ... “Well, I do know an act!” I said.
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John & Paul: A Love Story in Songs by Ian Leslie review – let it ...

The Guardian 23 Mar 2025
The author’s brilliant account of Lennon and McCartney’s songwriting relationship challenges myths, finds new meanings in their music, and even throws up a few surprises ... You may find it impossible not to be awed by their achievement all over again.
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Did my Jewish great-grandfather make chemical weapons for the Nazis? Author Joe Dunthorne on a ...

The Guardian 22 Mar 2025
The novelist was researching his grandmother’s escape from Nazi Germany when he came across a startling confession made by her father at the end of his life. My grandmother grew up brushing her teeth with radioactive toothpaste ... ....
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Poet Jason Allen-Paisant: ‘We belong in the picture’

The Guardian 22 Mar 2025
The Jamaican-born author on exploring nature and black identity in his nonfiction debut, his chaotic writing habits, and how the TS Eliot prize changed his life. Jason Allen-Paisant, born in Jamaica in 1980, is a poet, writer and academic ... ....
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We made it! A robot can now write your autobiography

Boing Boing 17 Mar 2025
Create your own digital autobiography with this one-year subscription to Autobiographer, now just $69 (reg.
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