Martin MacInnes wins Arthur C Clarke award for âintense tripâ of a novel | Arthur C Clarke award
Scottish writer Martin MacInnes has taken home this yearâs Arthur C Clarke award for what judges described as an âintense tripâ of a novel, moving from the depths of the ocean to... Read more »
The Irish writer Edna OâBrien, who explored the complications and contradictions of womenâs lives in a literary career lasting more than half a century, has died aged 93 after a long illness,... Read more »
âThe ickâ is among the more than 3,200 words, terms and phrases added to the Cambridge Dictionary so far this year. Meaning âa sudden feeling that you dislike someone or something or... Read more »
Benjamin Myers first came across the Booker prize-winning author Pat Barker when he was seven or eight and, though he didnât read her till much later, she made an impression, even then.... Read more »
Ferdia Lennon wins Waterstones debut fiction prize for âriotousâ novel Glorious Exploits | Books
Ferdia Lennon has won this yearâs Waterstones debut fiction prize for his âriotous, exuberant treat of a novelâ, Glorious Exploits. The novel, which took about seven years to write, is set in... Read more »
Late in the novel Ex-Wife, a pair of newlyweds turned sudden divorcees gather for a final dinner. Peter and Patricia are both somewhat battle-worn: after their lopsided open marriage came to drunken... Read more »
The former first lady Melania Trump has a memoir coming out this fall, Melania, billed by her office as “a powerful and inspiring story of a woman who has carved her own... Read more »
Date and Time August 8, 20241:00–2:30 p.m. ET Additional upcoming webinars Overview This webinar will introduce a range of approaches to meaningfully integrate individuals with lived experiences of psychiatric disabilities into mental health... Read more »
In a nation lacking a comprehensive social safety net, people often scramble to find private solutions to structural problems. While existing scholarship primarily focuses on how adults, particularly mothers, navigate systematic gaps... Read more »