Helen DeWitt turns down 5k Windham-Campbell prize over promotional requirements | Books

Helen DeWitt turns down $175k Windham-Campbell prize over promotional requirements | Books

US writer Helen DeWitt has spoken out after being chosen as one of the original eight recipients of this year’s Windham-Campbell writing prizes, worth $175,000 (£130,000) each, but ultimately having to turn... Read more »
Daily Cartoon: Thursday, April 9th

Daily Cartoon: Thursday, April 9th

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Overnight by Dan Richards audiobook review – an immersive journey into the night worker’s world | Books

Overnight by Dan Richards audiobook review – an immersive journey into the night worker’s world | Books

‘To stay out late, to remain awake and mobile from dusk till dawn, to walk the streets all night as Charles Dickens did during a bout of insomnia in 1860, is to... Read more »
Daily Cartoon: Thursday, April 9th

The Housemaid author Freida McFadden reveals her true identity | Books

The bestselling thriller writer known as Freida McFadden has revealed her real identity, ending years of speculation about the author behind a string of hugely popular novels. McFadden, whose books include bestseller... Read more »
The Writer and the Traitor by Robert Verkaik review – the strange case of Graham Greene and Kim Philby | History books

The Writer and the Traitor by Robert Verkaik review – the strange case of Graham Greene and Kim Philby | History books

At the Café Royal in Regent Street in 1944 three intelligence officers bent over their plates while Europe held its breath. Outside, London braced for D-day. Inside, Graham Greene announced that he... Read more »
British novelist Gwendoline Riley wins a 5k Windham-Campbell prize | Books

British novelist Gwendoline Riley wins a $175k Windham-Campbell prize | Books

British novelist Gwendoline Riley is among eight writers set to receive $175,000 (£130,000) each in recognition of their life’s work. Australian playwright S Shakthidharan, known as Shakthi, is also among those selected... Read more »
Daily Cartoon: Wednesday, April 8th

Daily Cartoon: Wednesday, April 8th

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My Lover, the Rabbi by Wayne Koestenbaum review – as fierce and strange as anything you’ll read this year | Fiction

My Lover, the Rabbi by Wayne Koestenbaum review – as fierce and strange as anything you’ll read this year | Fiction

Wayne Koestenbaum has built himself a slow-burn reputation as one of America’s sharpest queer iconoclasts, but the title of his latest novel suggests Netflix-ready realism. Will My Lover, the Rabbi be a... Read more »
Modern heroes and a ravaged Earth: reboot of 1950s space comic Dan Dare has liftoff | Comics and graphic novels

Modern heroes and a ravaged Earth: reboot of 1950s space comic Dan Dare has liftoff | Comics and graphic novels

Sufferin’ satellites! The quintessential British space hero Dan Dare is back, 76 years after he first appeared in iconic comic magazine the Eagle. With all eyes on Nasa’s Artemis II moon mission,... Read more »
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