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King and Queen help pack food donation boxes at restaurant ahead of Ramadan

Charles and Camilla met a group of Muslim women at Darjeeling Express, a restaurant in Soho, central London.

Evening Standard · Feb 26, 2025

The Wheel of Time showrunner explains the one big benefit of being Prime Video's lesser-known fantasy series: "Amazon's letting us fly our freak flag!"

Exclusive: Rafe Judkins talks leaning away from the early novel's Lord of the Rings' leanings even more in season 3

Total Film · Feb 26, 2025

Jennifer Johnston, celebrated Irish novelist and playwright, dies aged 95

Once lauded ‘the best writer in Ireland’, Johnston began publishing in her 40s and was Booker-shortlisted for her 1977 novel set during the Troubles, Shadows on Our Skin

The Guardian - UK · Feb 26, 2025

From The Sheep-Pig to His Dark Materials: the best audiobooks for children and teens

As research reveals children want to listen to books rather than read them, here are some of the best audiobooks to enjoy

The Guardian - UK · Feb 26, 2025

LSE: Top London uni criticised over book launch event describing Hamas as 'demonised'

London School of Economics defends decision to hold book launch describing Hamas as ‘vilified’ and ‘demonised’ by the West

Evening Standard · Feb 26, 2025

Dream Count by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie review – a tale of four women

The Nigerian-American author returns with an astute and moving exploration of female experience

The Guardian - UK · Feb 26, 2025

Far from the madding crowd: my personal pilgrimage on the quiet paths of Thomas Hardy’s Dorset

My mother wrote about the meandering trails from the novelist’s cottage, through countryside loaded with literary references – now I’m following in her footsteps

The Guardian - UK · Feb 26, 2025

All 13 writers on International Booker longlist are first-time nominees

This year’s ‘unconventional’ list also features the highest-ever number of independent publishers

The Guardian - UK · Feb 25, 2025

Bridget Jones author says Jane Austen’s voice still so strong writers ‘steal it’

Helen Fielding is among famous faces taking part in a BBC documentary about Jane Austen as the British novelist’s 250th birthday is marked this year.

Evening Standard · Feb 25, 2025

When It Rained for a Million Years by Paul Farley – thrilling leaps of imagination

An impressive collection of poems – largely set in industrial wastelands and musing on time and distance – makes the mundane magical

The Guardian - UK · Feb 25, 2025