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From racy riders to romantic rivals: Jilly Cooper’s best books – ranked!
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (213+ words) The second series of Rivals has put the bestselling author’s brand of saucy jollity back on screen, but what is her bonkbuster nonpareil? Classic Jilly themes Underdogs triumph; dogs also triumph. Classic Jilly themes Artistic people are naturally hornier; also,…...
‘Beaches’ to Close on Broadway Months Earlier Than Planned
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (283+ words) ‘Beaches’ Sinks on Broadway The New York Times A musical version of the 1980s tear-jerker will close months earlier than planned after opening in April to negative reviews and soft sales. “Beaches,” a long-in-the-works stage musical about a decades-long friendship between two women,…...
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4+ mon, 3+ week ago (20+ words) The author of “A Wolf Called Wander” recommends titles old and new, fantastical and true, that celebrate the natural world....
‘I was in the pit of despair’: Non-speaking autistic novelist Woody Brown on his journey from write-off to writer
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (1729+ words) As a child, Brown was underestimated, infantilised and dismissed by specialists and teachers. Now 28, he has written an acclaimed debut novel set in an adult day care centre that gives people like him a voice ‘May I say that I’m…...
Sleep Tight, Disgusting Blob wins Waterstones children’s book prize
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (358+ words) Huw Aaron’s tale of a green blob reading to its child takes overall prize, while Janeen Hayat wins in the young readers category and SF Williamson in the older readers This year’s Waterstones children’s book prize winner features a green…...
Salman Rushdie says he is tired of being ‘free speech Barbie’ after 2022 attack
5+ mon, 4+ week ago (534+ words) Author says he doesn’t ‘feel symbolic’ and hopes to steer narrative to his books after surviving assassination attempt Salman Rushdie said he’s tired of being everyone’s “free speech Barbie” four years after the author survived an assassination attempt that left…...