The Ukrainian novelist Andrey Kurkov was having dinner with friends at his home in Kyiv on the evening of 24 February 2022 when Russia launched its full-scale invasion. Within hours he was advised that his name probably... Read more »
Victoria’s oldest independent bookshop has apologised after its owner called for more picture books with “just white kids on the cover” and claimed that the chain would stop stocking “woke agenda” content... Read more »
“He’s channelling a season of letdowns into one big night of disappointment.” Source link Read more »
Listen and subscribe: Apple | Spotify | Google | Wherever You Listen Sign up to receive our weekly Books & Fiction newsletter. Addie Citchens reads her story “That Girl,” from the February... Read more »
They have killed skinny jeans and continue to shame millennials for having side partings in their hair. They think using the crying tears emoji to express laughter is embarrassing. But now comes... Read more »
All parents are proud of their children’s achievements, and the queen is clearly no exception. Tom Parker Bowles is among 21 writers chosen to provide a snapshot of contemporary literature as part... Read more »
“And the Academy Award for Best Oscar Campaign goes to . . .” Source link Read more »
When the journalist Elizabeth Flock was in her early twenties, she took a trip to Rome with friends. They hired a guide for a day, a bearded man a few years older.... Read more »
Years ago, as a black woman from a working-class background, I quickly became aware of how literary happenings were dominated by one particular group: the Oxbridge elite, who not only controlled our... Read more »