From Dylan Thomas’ shopping list to a note from Sylvia Plath’s doctor: newly uncovered case files reveal the hidden lives of famous writers | Books

From Dylan Thomas’ shopping list to a note from Sylvia Plath’s doctor: newly uncovered case files reveal the hidden lives of famous writers | Books

Tobacco, swiss roll, Irish whiskey, Guinness and monkey nuts: that’s the diet followed by one of the foremost poets of the 20th century. Dylan Thomas’ grocery bill is among a trove of... Read more »
From Dylan Thomas’ shopping list to a note from Sylvia Plath’s doctor: newly uncovered case files reveal the hidden lives of famous writers | Books

Daily Cartoon: Friday, November 28th

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A Particularly Nasty Case by Adam Kay audiobook review – a wayward doctor turns detective | Audiobooks

A Particularly Nasty Case by Adam Kay audiobook review – a wayward doctor turns detective | Audiobooks

Dr Eitan Rose is stark naked in a gay sauna when he is called upon to perform CPR on an elderly man and fellow patron who is having a heart attack. When... Read more »
Sally Rooney says she will be unable to publish books in UK while Palestine Action banned | Sally Rooney

Sally Rooney says she will be unable to publish books in UK while Palestine Action banned | Sally Rooney

The Irish author Sally Rooney has told the high court she is highly unlikely to be able to publish new work in the UK while the ban on Palestine Action remains in... Read more »
Daily Cartoon: Thursday, November 27th

Daily Cartoon: Thursday, November 27th

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The Artist by Lucy Steeds wins Waterstones book of the year | Books

The Artist by Lucy Steeds wins Waterstones book of the year | Books

The Artist by Lucy Steeds has been named this year’s Waterstones book of the year. The novel, which is set in 1920s Provence and blends mystery with a love story, also took... Read more »
The Artist by Lucy Steeds wins Waterstones book of the year | Books

£15,000 prize launched for writers from refugee and migrant backgrounds | Books

Footnote Press and Counterpoints Arts have announced a new fiction award celebrating writers from refugee and migrant backgrounds, offering a £15,000 prize and a publishing deal for the winner. The Footnote x... Read more »
Service by John Tottenham review – comic confessions of a grumpy bookseller | Fiction

Service by John Tottenham review – comic confessions of a grumpy bookseller | Fiction

“I had become a living cliche: the cantankerous bookseller,” the narrator declares a third of the way through John Tottenham’s debut novel. “No book or movie that included a scene set in... Read more »
A Particularly Nasty Case by Adam Kay audiobook review – a wayward doctor turns detective | Audiobooks

Daily Cartoon: Wednesday, November 26th

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