When Kate, a 47-year-old contract worker came face to face with Charlotte Brontë’s handwriting while visiting Chatsworth House, the avid reader, who counts Jane Eyre as her favourite book, struggled to contain... Read more »
Solace House by Will Maclean review – immensely fun gothic horror with a psychedelic twist | Fiction
“Man,” says one of Will Maclean’s characters on catching sight for the first time of the titular Solace House. “Gothic always tries too hard.” Here, perhaps, is a self-deprecating wink in a... Read more »
In the opening pages of The Palm House, London is enveloped in a dust storm blown up from the Sahara. As old friends Laura and Putnam meet for a drink in a... Read more »
History used to be about wars and dates, but to the architecture writer and TV presenter Dan Cruickshank, it’s more about floors and grates. In his new book, he takes a keen-eyed tour... Read more »
If some writers have an imperial phase, where they hit the heights time after time, then American novelist John Irving’s ran through a series of four fat, satisfying novels, from his 1978... Read more »
Trump sues Penguin Random House, ‘New York Times’ for $15 billion Sep 16 2025 President Donald Trump has filed a lawsuit in Florida accusing the New York Times and its reporters Susanne... Read more »
Russia destroys publishing house in Kyiv following book festival Jun 24 2025 A Russian missile and drone attack on Kyiv on June 17 destroyed a Ukrainian publishing house and damaged several other... Read more »
In the aftermath of the disastrous debate against Donald Trump that ultimately ended his political career, Joe Biden skipped a White House meeting with the congressional Progressive caucus in favor of a... Read more »
Book News: AAP urges White House to prioritize copyright in AI action plan
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