‘I had a chance to pass my mum’s story on’: Kazuo Ishiguro on growing up in shadow of the Nagasaki bomb | Film adaptations

‘I had a chance to pass my mum’s story on’: Kazuo Ishiguro on growing up in shadow of the Nagasaki bomb | Film adaptations

Kazuo Ishiguro still remembers where he was when he wrote A Pale View of Hills: hunched over the dining room table in a bedsit in Cardiff. He was in his mid-20s then;... Read more »
The Faber/Observer/Comica graphic short story prize 2025 – enter now! | Comics and graphic novels

The Faber/Observer/Comica graphic short story prize 2025 – enter now! | Comics and graphic novels

This year, we have decided to launch the annual Faber/Observer/Comica graphic short story prize with an event as well as an announcement: an evening that will hopefully be highly enjoyable for anyone... Read more »
John & Paul: A Love Story in Songs by Ian Leslie review – a Beatles bromance | Music books

John & Paul: A Love Story in Songs by Ian Leslie review – a Beatles bromance | Music books

‘It’s a drag, isn’t it,” Paul McCartney told reporters quizzing him the day after John Lennon’s murder, a soundbite as dispiritingly muted, even callous, as his reaction to his mother’s death when... Read more »
Every Valley: The Story of Handel’s Messiah review – hallelujah! A fresh take on the composer’s much-loved work | History books

Every Valley: The Story of Handel’s Messiah review – hallelujah! A fresh take on the composer’s much-loved work | History books

I love the amorous mayhem of Handel’s operas, but have always had my doubts about his oratorios, especially the Messiah. First there’s the bossy compulsion to stand during the “Hallelujah” chorus, just... Read more »
Ross Raisin’s Ghost Kitchen wins 2024 BBC national short story award with dark gig economy tale – read it here | National short story prize

Ross Raisin’s Ghost Kitchen wins 2024 BBC national short story award with dark gig economy tale – read it here | National short story prize

British novelist Ross Raisin has won the 2024 BBC national short story award for Ghost Kitchen, a story narrated by a bicycle courier and inspired by the gig economy. Raisin was announced... Read more »
Ross Raisin’s Ghost Kitchen wins 2024 BBC national short story award with dark gig economy tale – read it here | National short story prize

Nadia Davids wins Caine short story prize for ‘triumph of language’ Bridling | Books

South African writer Nadia Davids has won this year’s Caine prize for African writing for her short story Bridling, described as a “triumph of language” by the chair of judges. The prize,... Read more »
Melania Trump to tell her story in memoir scheduled for this fall | Books

Melania Trump to tell her story in memoir scheduled for this fall | Books

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 »
The Faber/Observer/Comica graphic short story prize 2025 – enter now! | Comics and graphic novels

Jo Callaghan wins crime novel of the year with story of an AI detective | Books

A “boundary-pushing take on the police procedural” which features a human detective working with an AI sleuth in order to solve a missing persons case has won the coveted Theakston Old Peculier... Read more »
Billie Eilish latest star to read CBeebies bedtime story | Billie Eilish

Billie Eilish latest star to read CBeebies bedtime story | Billie Eilish

Billie Eilish has become the latest star to read a CBeebies bedtime story, having chosen a book that teaches children about interacting with nature. The Oscar-winning singer of What Was I Made... Read more »
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