Look out for our music special this Sunday. Featuring:

🔸Cover interview with Charli about her new album
🔸SHABAKA Corinne Bailey Rae & Hallucinogenic Honey on their favourite instruments
🔸Debbie Harry/BLONDIE's Cʜʀɪs Sᴛᴇɪɴ
🔸Kitty Empire on Taylor Swift ahead of her Eras tour

Is there a boy's club making dumb decisions to block the likes of Faiza Shaheen and Diane Abbott ? Starmer has done so much right, but this is a terrible look and he needs to get a grip.

⁦Observer New Review⁩ book of the week reviewed by Kate Kellaway theguardian.com/books/article/…

Long Island by Colm Tóibín - ⁦Observer New Review⁩ book of the week reviewed by ⁦John Self⁩ theguardian.com/books/article/…

⁦Observer New Review⁩ books of the week: celebrating Kafka, reviewed by Joe Moshenska theguardian.com/books/article/…

⁦Observer New Review⁩ book of the week reviewed by Jason Cowley theguardian.com/books/article/…

Tomorrow’s front page

It’s very hard for a right wing media accustomed to framing the national debate through a Tory prism to come to terms with how detested the Tory party now is - exposed in these election results. It is detached from the electorate and has forfeited the right to govern. Period.

Sadiq Khan re-elected as Mayor of London as he wins historic third term mirror.co.uk/news/politics/…

A difficult story to write: my piece on how some #Ukrainian men are staying at home, or fleeing across the border, to avoid conscription. 'I love my country. But I can't kill,' one told me. Another admitted: 'I'm afraid to die.' With pix by Alessio Mamo theguardian.com/world/article/…

His name was Daniel Anjorin.

Consider the toxicity Sadiq Khan has faced as mayor. If he wins again, what a credit to him and London theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

‘A literary voice for the ages’: Paul Auster remembered by Ian McEwan, Joyce Carol Oates and more theguardian.com/books/2024/may…

I don’t do much reviewing but Dorian Lynskey’s book on apocalyptic literature, art and film is A) right up my strasse, and B) really good. Thanks to the Observer New Review for the chance to talk about it

theguardian.com/books/2024/apr…

⁦Observer New Review⁩ book of the week reviewed by ⁦Jon Ungoed-Thomas⁩ theguardian.com/books/2024/apr…

Congrats longlistees… 🎉

Please share widely - the second year of the Martha Mills Young Writers’ Prize. We’re thrilled to have the wonderful Philip Pullman as a judge - Martha was such a fan of his books

Book of the day by Cato Pedder review Karen Jennings

⁦Observer New Review⁩ book of the week reviewed by Peter Conrad theguardian.com/books/2024/apr…

Interview: Anthony Cummins