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The Pretender by Jo Harkin audiobook review " sprightly historical political skulduggery
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (173+ words) This 15th-century royal romp of intrigue and courtly conspiracy is given extra charismatic verve by John Hollingworth's rambunctious narration The actor John Hollingworth delivers a confident and charismatic reading of this gripping and bawdily entertaining novel that delights in ripe…...
Solace House by Will Maclean review " immensely fun gothic horror with a psychedelic twist
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (913+ words) A dead poet's cluttered mansion is the setting for a heady brew of magic, mystery and mushrooms'Man," says one of Will Maclean's characters on catching sight for the first time of the titular Solace House. 'Gothic always tries too hard....
In Her New Memoir, Siri Hustvedt Captures Life With, And Without, Paul Auster
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (1288+ words) Until now, in a new memoir that has Siri Hustvedt writing about the highs, lows and late-life tragedies of their glamorous literary marriage. Siri Hustvedt was halfway through a new novel, about a writer tasked with completing his father's unfinished…...
What Am I, a Deer? by Polly Barton review " shyness, obsession and the joy of karaoke
3+ day, 12+ hour ago (274+ words) The feverish interiority of a young woman abroad is captured with offbeat wit and disarming candour in the first novel from the translator of Butter Barton has written two nonfiction books " Fifty Sounds, and Porn: An Oral History " but she…...
Poem of the week " from plastic: A Poem by Matthew Rice | Poetry
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (20+ words) Two time-stamped poems are taken from a book-length sequence tracking the human moments of a factory night shift...
Carol Rumens, poet and the Guardian's poem of the week columnist, dies aged 81
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (464+ words) The British poet, who also wrote plays, fiction and published poetry in translation, analysed almost 1, 000 poems for her much-loved series British poet Carol Rumens, whose Guardian poem of the week column ran for nearly 20 years and was beloved among its…...
Serve, smile, procreate: Yesteryear author Caro Claire Burke on the rise of the tradwife
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (368+ words) As her dark debut about a tradwife who wakes up in the past is made into a film by Anne Hathaway, the novelist explores the sinister truth behind the barefoot influencers Gingham dresses, linen aprons; toddlers smiling toothily out from…...
Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke review " the downfall of an all'American tradwife
3+ week, 2+ day ago (1032+ words) The premise " Instagram influencer is confronted by pioneer reality " is genius. But does this high-concept debut live up to the hype? Could Caro Claire Burke's Yesteryear be the first great tradwife novel? This was my hope: finally, a literary response…...
Enough of this me me me: Blake Morrison on memoir in the age of oversharing
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (231+ words) From sad-fishing on Facebook to sensational Substack revelations " today's readers don't have to look far for confessional writing. Is this the end of autobiography? After giving myself a break from my memoir, it felt like I was falling behind, or…...
Dua Lipa to curate London literature festival at Southbank Centre
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (512+ words) The British pop star will lead the 2026 London literature festival in collaboration with her Service95 book club, as part of the Southbank Centre's 75th anniversary celebrations Brit award-winning pop star Dua Lipa is to curate this year's London literature festival at the…...