Frederick Forsyth, the author who turned his adventures as a journalist and work with MI6 into bestselling thrillers, has died after a brief illness aged 86. Forsyth brought a reporter’s eye to... Read more »
“We have no concrete idea what we did, what comes next, or what it means for the globe, but other than that it was a spectacular military success!” Source link Read more »
The Song of Arachnid Webs are small and spacious as simplicity,See-through as a summer’s day, old-fashioned as A slip of butter-muslin, girlhood’s own, orA cotton hanky. We are poor predators, love to... Read more »
The Edinburgh book festival is to champion the positive power of hope later this summer with events involving Hanif Kureishi, the Palestinian poet Najwan Darwish and an exiled Brazilian tribal leader. The... Read more »
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As a sliding doors moment, it leads to arguably one of the greatest “what if?” questions in literary history. Passionate about the theatre, Charles Dickens, then just 20, wrote to the famous... Read more »
“The protesters seem to be doing some sort of joyful synchronized dance. Is it time to call in the Marines?” Source link Read more »
Illustration: Nathalie Lees/Xxx Fiction Dream Count by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieA rich exploration of female experience, Adichie’s first novel in 10 years charts the lives and loves of four women in Nigeria and... Read more »