Gisèle Pelicot tells Hay festival she has found love and trust again after rape ordeal | Gisèle Pelicot

Gisèle Pelicot tells Hay festival she has found love and trust again after rape ordeal | Gisèle Pelicot

Gisèle Pelicot has described the moment she fell in love and was able to trust again after her rape ordeal orchestrated by her former husband in France. Pelicot, 73, waived her right... Read more »
Child abuse victim of Jackanory presenter tells how climbing saved him | Mountaineering

Child abuse victim of Jackanory presenter tells how climbing saved him | Mountaineering

A man who was sexually assaulted by a children’s television presenter has spoken of how climbing and mountaineering saved his life and “sanity” during the 50 years in which he kept the... Read more »
Sydney author’s erotica novel references ‘sexual stuff’ with a child, police officer tells court | New South Wales

Sydney author’s erotica novel references ‘sexual stuff’ with a child, police officer tells court | New South Wales

A book written by a Christian charity marketing executive contained references to “sexual stuff” with a young child, the police officer tasked with reading the novel has said. Lauren Ashley Mastrosa, 34,... Read more »
The Associated Press tells its book critics that it’s ending weekly reviews

The Associated Press tells its book critics that it’s ending weekly reviews

Your guide toexceptional          books BookBrowse seeks out and recommends the best in contemporary fiction and nonfiction—books that not only engage and entertain but also deepen our understanding of ourselves and the world around... Read more »
Mark Rylance took ‘significant’ pay cut to get Wolf Hall made, director tells MPs | Wolf Hall

Mark Rylance took ‘significant’ pay cut to get Wolf Hall made, director tells MPs | Wolf Hall

Mark Rylance took a “significant” pay cut along with other members of the Wolf Hall team to get the second series made, the director Peter Kosminsky has said. The BBC drama, based... Read more »
Public Thinker: Infrastructure Tells Us That We Need One Another

Public Thinker: Infrastructure Tells Us That We Need One Another

Deb Chachra is a professor of engineering at Olin College with expertise in materials science, equity and inclusivity in STEM, and engineering education. She has written about the intersection of technology and... Read more »
Appeals court tells Texas it cannot ban books because it dislikes ideas within | US politics

Appeals court tells Texas it cannot ban books because it dislikes ideas within | US politics

After a case spurred by complaints on books containing the words “butt” and “fart” as well as touching on the topics of racism and LGBTQ+ identity, an appellate court has ruled that... Read more »
Appeals court tells Texas it cannot ban books for mentioning 'butt and fart'

Appeals court tells Texas it cannot ban books for mentioning 'butt and fart'

An appellate court has ruled that Texas cannot ban books from libraries simply because they mention “butt and fart” and other content which some state officials may dislike. Source link Read more »
Public Thinker: Infrastructure Tells Us That We Need One Another

Being a politician was ‘very yucky’, ex-MP Rory Stewart tells Hay audience | Rory Stewart

Former Conservative MP Rory Stewart found being a politician “very yucky” and felt like a fraud, he told an audience at Hay festival on Saturday. Asked whether he would consider going back... Read more »
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