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The Latest Articles by Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

Long Wave by Daisy Johnson review – a sublime novel of motherhood and loss

Covering three generations, this tangled story of secrets, childhood, abandonment and care might be her best work yet

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Belittled, ignored or gaslit – now we know the true cost of not listening to pregnant women

The Ockenden report tells a terrible story of neglect. It’s a story that I – and far too many women I know – recognise, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

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Plaid Cymru has forged a brand of inclusive nationalism. That’s why it beat Reform in Wales

Growing up in Gwynedd, I was made to feel ‘not Welsh enough’. But things have changed – and the Senedd victory shows the politics of exclusion has no answer, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

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I’m a late arrival to short-form video – its effect on my life has shocked me

Consuming constant clips made me feel stupider and lonelier. Thank God I’m old enough to remember a world before, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

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‘I was super horny when I made my early work’: Loie Hollowell’s abstract paintings of breasts and vaginas

Equally inspired by childbirth manuals, Georgia O’Keeffe and her own hormones, pregnancy and motherhood, Hollowell paints beautiful anatomical abstractions. She opens up about her cosmic birth and out-of-body experience

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Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke review – the downfall of an all‑American tradwife

The premise – Instagram influencer is confronted by pioneer reality – is genius. But does this high-concept debut live up to the hype?

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When an author says she had to decline a $175,000 prize, what does it say about the publishing world?

Helen DeWitt turning down the Windham-Campbell literary award caused controversy. But her bold act highlights that such prizes aren’t always as meritocratic as they might seem, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

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Am I a happier person for having a child? It’s the wrong question to ask

A new study finds that having children leaves your emotional wellbeing unchanged – but the truth is so much more complicated than that, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

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A new Austen drama made me wonder: is the fate of bookish young women really so different today?

The Other Bennet Sister reminded me of my own self-consciousness – and worry that girls still have to play down their cleverness, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

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Nicola Coughlan is right: ‘body positivity’ traps us in the same old conversations

The Bridgerton star has told of her horror at being approached by a fan who only wanted to talk about her body. Surely it’s time we focused on something else, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

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The French are in uproar about gen Z not lunching with colleagues. I’m on Team Solo Dining

For once we can celebrate a British custom: grabbing lunch away from your colleagues to do whatever you like, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

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Wuthering Heights is at its heart a story of class and race. Emerald Fennell has got it all wrong

By turning the novel into just a corset-heaving love story, the director has stripped it of what made it so boundary-pushing, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

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‘Not for ogling’: forget Titian, Botticelli and the male fantasists – only women can paint great female nudes

From Yoko Ono to Frida Kahlo, from Louise Bourgeois to Artemisia Gentileschi, women have long been capturing the unvarnished truth about their own bodies – and that’s why my novel Female, Nude weaves them into the plot

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Brooklyn Beckham and Prince Harry are the canaries in the coalmine. The children of Instagram will be next

A generation of overexposed children are being used by their parents for social media clout. What happens when they start to speak out, asks Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

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Workhorse by Caroline Palmer review – a Devil Wears Prada-style tale of ambition

Dark obsessions drive this debut about the golden era of magazines – but its vile and hilarious heroine is not someone you want to spend so much time with

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I’m sick of avocado toast – I just want to keep my local, untrendy cafe

With its pasties, decent brews and staff who are happy to chat, it’s a vital community space. So why are its days numbered, asks Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

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It’s Nutcracker season for the lucky few – but why isn’t dance part of every child’s life?

After years of cuts to arts funding, there are signs that the government is serious about boosting creative subjects in schools. It can’t happen soon enough, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

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Nnena Kalu’s triumph for neurodivergent art has rattled a few cages. So let me put those carping critics right

The artist’s winning Turner prize entry has been hailed for its life and energy, but to some dissenting voices its challenge to the status quo is hard to stomach, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

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‘I tried to capture her inner world – but couldn’t’: Tom de Freston on painting his wife pregnant and nude

The artist and his wife, novelist Kiran Millwood Hargrave, lost seven pregnancies before their daughter was born. They explain how his nude paintings of her helped them process their grief – and eventual joy

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My schoolmates mocked me for being a UPF-free, ‘weird lunchbox’ kid. Turns out my mum was right all along

In the 90s my mum embarrassed me with her rejection of ultra-processed foods – but the growing body of evidence about them is vindicating her, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

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If holding a grudge is wrong, why does it feel so right? Just ask Margaret Atwood

In a culture of therapy-approved ‘forgiveness’, the author’s new memoir shows how hilarious long-delayed vengeance can be, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

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Do we really expect five-year-olds to sit at desks? I want a school that understands play is learning

In England, young children go from glitter clay and building dens to classrooms a Victorian would recognise – and that system is failing many of them, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

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Spare us from romcom Austen. Give me the dark side of 19th-century life any day

Why sanitise or sugarcoat the classics? New adaptations of Austen and Brontë could explore everything from slavery to death in childbirth, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

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Parents who film their children crying for clicks should take a good look at themselves

Toddlers have big feelings. But sharing their tantrums and pain on social media is not a ‘teachable moment’. It’s cruel, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

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The Decadence by Leon Craig review – queer haunted house tale fails to chill

Privileged university friends retreat to the countryside, in a gothic novel mostly made up of vibes

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