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Aug 14, 2021 // Following this week's release of the latest IPCC report on climate change, which sounded stark warnings about the world's inaction on climate change, we asked Diplomatic Courier readers and editors to share some of the books that informed, shocked, inspired, or offered hope and solutions for our changing world. Here are 13 of the most highly-recommended.

Does reading fiction make you a better person? Moneycontrol 2 hours ago © Chanpreet Khurana Does reading fiction make you a better person? In a new episode of the Polis Project podcast, author Mohammad Hanif sardonically says: “I’m not one of those people who thinks that people who read books or write books are inherently better than those who don’t…you have some very well-read monsters.” He was specifically referring to the rooms of lawyers and judges, “made up of big, fat books”. However, this view is at odds with those of many who insist that reading, especially works of...

The WORD book festival is back in Christchurch with a royal twist. In a New Zealand exclusive, organisers will beam in the Duchess of York, Sarah Ferguson, from her home in Windsor. The duchess - who was previously married to Prince Andrew - will talk about the new romance novel based on her story and that of her ancestor. The book was reportedly inspired by Ferguson's great-great-aunt, Lady Margaret Montagu Douglas Scott, but also draws parallels from her own experiences. With an array of events to challenge, excite and entertain the city, the festival will arrive in late August. Programme c...

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