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How One "Embarrassing Mishap" Showed Queen Camilla's "True Colors" at a Royal Event

"It slowly dawned on me who she was."

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Josephine Gardiner obituary

Other lives: Journalist at the Times Educational Supplement who later wrote a crime novel set in Cornwall

The Guardian - UK

The Winds of Winter News Update: Why It's Time for George R.R. Martin to Officially Abandon TWOW

An opinion piece argues George R.R. Martin should officially abandon The Winds of Winter after years of stalled progress and increasingly bleak remarks about the project.

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Becoming George by Fiona Sampson review – the remarkable story of a cross-dressing 19th century novelist

A reappraisal of one of literature’s most sensational personalities, the author of more than 70 books

The Guardian - UK

The Daffodil Days by Helen Bain review – virtuoso portrait of Ted Hughes and Sylvia Plath’s final year

Portraying the breakdown of the couple’s marriage through the eyes of the people around them, this deeply researched and utterly convincing debut is an astonishing achievement

The Guardian - UK

Kazuo Ishiguro’s novels are simple and unadorned – no wonder they’re easy to turn into films

INSIDE FILM: Flashy novelists like Martin Amis can never seem to be done right on screen. So perhaps it’s the restrained prose of Ishiguro – the writer behind ‘The Remains of the Day’, ‘Never Let Me Go’ and ‘A Pale View of Hills’ – that makes his work so filmable,…

The Independent UK

Dan Simmons, author of Hyperion and The Terror, dies aged 77

Award-winning science fiction and horror writer died in Colorado on 21 February with family at his side

The Guardian - AU

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'I had no idea what I was in for' – Tracey Gaudry looks back on a crucial moment in Melbourne to Warrnambool history in this 'Wheel Life 3' book extract

Inside that 1994 edition when Gaudry added her name to the, at the time very short, Melbourne to Warrnambool women's finishers list

Cycling News

Palestinian author lashes 'racist' festival axing

Randa Abdel-Fattah has opened up on her cancellation from Adelaide Writers' Week in a wide-ranging conversation with former festival director Louise Adler.

AAP

What’s written all over our faces

What do our faces really say about us?

Evening Standard

We've Been Waiting For Terminal List Season 2 For Nearly 4 Years, And We Finally Have A Long-Awaited Update

The wait is getting closer to being over.

Cinemablend

Is The Winds of Winter Delayed Again? George R.R. Martin Urged to Quit 'Curse' Book After 15-Year Failure

Fifteen years after George R.R. Martin began work on The Winds of Winter, the author admits his page count has barely moved as his focus shifts to TV spin‑offs and novellas.

International Business Times UK

‘We’re expected to stay quiet about it’: What happens when a long marriage implodes and you want answers?

When an author's marriage came to an abrupt end she wanted answers - but they weren't very forthcoming

Woman & Home

Butter author Asako Yuzuki: ‘I’m very far from the ideal Japanese woman’

Butter, her novel about a female serial killer, was a global hit. As Asako Yuzuki’s second book is published in English, she talks about criticism at home – and why she’ll be writing darker stories in the future

The Guardian - UK

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'Single women, having a great life… it's going to be OK' - Ruth Langsford is ready for what's next

In a candid interview, Ruth reveals all about dating after divorce, her rules for life and what’s next

Evening Standard

William & Kate review: A timely portrait of a King and Queen in waiting

The illness of the King and questions over how much he knew about the misdemeanours of the former Prince Andrew have prompted renewed interest in the Prince and Princess of Wales. There is a chance they may attain the throne much earlier than anyone might have expected or than they…

The Guardian - AU

Five Great Reads: New York’s favourite dive bar, coping with chronic fatigue, and a royal biographer spills the beans

Guardian Australia’s weekend wrap of essential reads from the past seven days, selected by Imogen Dewey

Woman & Home

‘I can’t justify any of it’: Prue Leith reflects on her 13-year affair with first husband and ‘amazing’ forgiveness when his wife found out

The cooking legend tells the remarkable story of her lengthy secret liaison to Davina McCall on her Begin Again podcast

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What we’re reading: writers and readers on the books they enjoyed in February

Francis Spufford, Manish Chauhan and Guardian readers discuss the titles they have read over the last month. Join the conversation in the comments

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“People got stuck on an image of axe-wielding maniacs on drugs or if they would even speak to each other”: What really happened with Cream behind the scenes? Ginger Baker’s daughter reveals all

Nettie Baker’s new book Cream Chronicled debunks a few myths about one of rock’s most influential power trios

The Guardian - UK

Watching Watership Down on acid with Bez: Shaun Ryder releases new memoir 24 Hour Party Person

Happy Mondays frontman says forthcoming book will include bullet-dodging scrapes in Jamaica and New York as well as ‘bust-ups and benders’ with his bands

The Guardian - UK

Ben Markovits: ‘I used to think any book concerned with people falling in love can’t be very good’

The British-American author on arguing about Jane Austen, the joys of Jerome K Jerome, and revising his opinion of Philip Roth

The Guardian - UK

Vladimir and Young Sherlock: the seven best shows to stream this week

Rachel Weisz becomes obsessed with a charming Leo Woodall in a dangerously sexy midlife crisis drama, while Guy Ritchie takes on Arthur Conan Doyle

Evening Standard

The Funday Times returns for special one-off edition

It is being published on March 1 as part of The Sunday Times Get Britain Reading campaign, which is supported by authors including Michael Morpurgo.

The Independent UK

Penguin Press founder Ann Godoff, a powerhouse editor of bestsellers and prize winners, dies at 76

Publisher Ann Godoff, who helped shape modern American book culture and launched many bestsellers, has died at age 76

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