“Independence and Abolition Went Hand in Hand”: Julia Gaffield on Jean-Jacques Dessalines

“Independence and Abolition Went Hand in Hand”: Julia Gaffield on Jean-Jacques Dessalines

I Have Avenged America: Jean-Jacques Dessalines and Haiti’s Fight for Freedom is a new biography by Professor Julia Gaffield of William & Mary. The book sheds light on the life and legacy of... Read more »
This month’s best paperbacks: Gabriel García Márquez, Craig Brown and more | Paperbacks

This month’s best paperbacks: Gabriel García Márquez, Craig Brown and more | Paperbacks

Biography The head that wears the crown A Voyage Around the Queen Craig Brown A Voyage Around the Queen Craig Brown The head that wears the crown As Craig Brown recognises, throughout... Read more »
Allan Ahlberg, beloved children’s author, dies aged 87 | Children and teenagers

Allan Ahlberg, beloved children’s author, dies aged 87 | Children and teenagers

Author Allan Ahlberg, who delighted generations of children with colourful characters and nimble rhymes, has died aged 87. Working with his wife Janet, an award-winning illustrator, Ahlberg produced a host of bestselling... Read more »
Allan Ahlberg, beloved children’s author, dies aged 87 | Children and teenagers

Bonus Daily Cartoon: MATATIOTEFA | The New Yorker

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Progress by Samuel Miller McDonald review – humanity’s greatest myth? | History books

Progress by Samuel Miller McDonald review – humanity’s greatest myth? | History books

Everything is in decline, argues the geographer Samuel Miller McDonald. Democracy and free speech are in freefall. Inequality is soaring, with the 1% scooping up ever-larger shares of global wealth. These days,... Read more »
Progress by Samuel Miller McDonald review – humanity’s greatest myth? | History books

Israeli author David Grossman says his country is committing genocide in Gaza | Israel-Gaza war

The award-winning Israeli author David Grossman has described his country’s campaign in Gaza as a genocide and said he now “can’t help” but use the term. “I ask myself: how did we... Read more »
Daily Cartoon: Tuesday, August 5th

Daily Cartoon: Tuesday, August 5th

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“Independence and Abolition Went Hand in Hand”: Julia Gaffield on Jean-Jacques Dessalines

‘No one could compete’: readers remember the magic of Allan Ahlberg’s stories | Children and teenagers

Burglar Bill ‘I worked with kids who struggled – this one boy would listen with rapture’ Thirty years ago I was a healthcare assistant working for CAMHS in a major city. It... Read more »
This month’s best paperbacks: Gabriel García Márquez, Craig Brown and more | Paperbacks

Stella Rimington, first female MI5 chief, dies aged 90 | MI5

Stella Rimington, the first female director of MI5 and the first head of the domestic spy agency to be publicly named, has died aged 90. She died on Sunday night “surrounded by... Read more »
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