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Jan Morris by Sara Wheeler review – masterly account of a flawed figure
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (918+ words) The Guardian Jan Morris by Sara Wheeler review – masterly account of a flawed figure The journalistic adventurer and trans trailblazer is revealed as brilliant, prolific and deeply selfish Jan Morris had two stipulations before she would agree to sit for…...
The Internet Has A Lot To Say About These 4 Brutal Revelations From Kamala Harris's New Book
11+ mon, 1+ week ago (237+ words) "That came as a surprise to us." From the book (via The Atlantic): Harris writes that Buttigieg "would have been an ideal candidate — if I were a straight white man." She later adds, "Part of me wanted to say, Screw…...
Minor Black Figures by Brandon Taylor review – portrait of a working-class artist in New York
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (1118+ words) distant relations”. Continue reading... Minor Black Figures by Brandon Taylor review – portrait of a working-class...
Tom Gauld on missing out on the Booker prize – cartoon
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (12+ words) Continue reading... Tom Gauld on missing out on the Booker prize – cartoon...
When an author says she had to decline a $175,000 prize, what does it say about the publishing world? | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (221+ words) Helen DeWitt turning down the Windham-Campbell literary award caused controversy. But her bold act highlights that such prizes aren’t always as meritocratic as they might seem DeWitt is a critically acclaimed author, and her debut novel, The Last Samurai – published…...
The Delusions by Jenni Fagan review – an afterlife of queues and bureaucracy
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (1263+ words) A witty metaphysical satire about what happens when the processes that help souls pass on begin to failJenni Fagan’s satirical fifth novel, The Delusions, opens with an epigraph from the Kurt Vonnegut-inspired science fiction curiosity Venus on the Half-Shell by…...
Tom Gauld on the best conspiracy books of 2025 – cartoon
9+ mon, 5+ day ago (12+ words) Continue reading... Tom Gauld on the best conspiracy books of 2025 – cartoon...
The fanfiction written on a notes app that’s become a bestseller – with a seven-figure film deal
11+ mon, 1+ week ago (247+ words) SenLinYu’s debut started life as Harry Potter fanfiction. The Alchemised author shares why they were drawn to a war-torn love story, how a conservative upbringing shaped their writing, and the snobbery around fanfiction In recent days, bookish pockets of TikTok…...
‘Catastrophic decline’ in Black representation in children’s books
11+ mon, 4+ day ago (429+ words) A report by charity Inclusive Books for Children found that of the 2,721 books surveyed, only 51 featured a Black main character, down by 21.5% since 2023 The number of children’s books featuring a Black main character dropped by more than a fifth between…...
Sorry, but you HAVE to get rid of one forever: TV shows, movies, or books?
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (41+ words) BuzzFeed Sorry, but you HAVE to get rid of one forever: TV shows, movies, or books? You'll NEVER get me to get rid of books. Never!...