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Diana's brother's new book, a Harper Lee treasure found in an Oxfam shop and Bradbury's 73-year-old opening line — how well did you follow this week's book news?

A royal scandal, a rare novel find and a six-word sci-fi classic — test how closely you followed this week's literary headlines!

  1. Which Nobel Prize-winning author's words does Sasha Bone quote in her memoir 'The Waterbearers', arguing that the story of Black women can't be understood without America's own history?
  2. Who does Princess Diana's brother's new book level serious accusations against, reopening old wounds in the British royal family?
  3. In which city's Oxfam charity shop was an original American edition of Harper Lee's 'To Kill a Mockingbird' discovered?
  4. How many years ago was Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 published, whose six-word opening line is still one of sci-fi's most iconic quotes?
  5. What is the title of John Green's newest book, in which he talks about allowing himself to 'turn out badly'?
  6. True or false: according to Literary Hub, 20 new books are out today, including works by Gloria Steinem, John Green and Lucy Foley.
  7. Whose poems did poet Tamás Halmai write about in his column in Magyar Kurír?