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Michael Rosen ‘honoured’ by prize in memory of fellow injustice fighter Pinter

Past winners of the award have included Margaret Atwood, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Sir Salman Rushdie.

The Independent UK · Jun 28, 2023

Top 10 summer love stories

With holidays, light evenings and heat, it is a season that goes naturally with romance, as authors from F Scott Fitzgerald to Maggie O’Farrell show

The Guardian - UK · Jun 28, 2023

‘People still do not want women to succeed or be equal. While that is true, you need Virago’: 50 years of the warrior publisher

Formed to ‘break the silence’ for female voices and still as essential and influential as ever, fans and founding members pay tribute to the trailblazing feminist press

The Guardian - UK · Jun 28, 2023

Megan Abbott goes Gothic in ‘Beware the Woman’

"Beware the Woman" by Megan Abbott; G.P. Putnam’s Sons (304 pages, $28)

Tribune News Service · Jun 28, 2023

WA Rep. Adam Smith shares his mental health challenges in new memoir

SEATTLE — Politicians campaign by convincing the public they're the best person for the job. While serving in office, they have to be confident and ready to engage on policies and talking points at any moment.

Tribune News Service · Jun 28, 2023

Review: 'The Art Thief'

"The Art Thief" by Michael Finkel; Knopf (230 pages, $28)

Tribune News Service · Jun 28, 2023

The Best Cormac McCarthy Adaptations, Ranked

Here are the five Cormac McCarthy book adaptations ranked from worst to best.

Cinemablend · Jun 28, 2023

Author Michael Rosen wins 2023 PEN Pinter prize for ‘fearless’ body of work

Writer of We’re Going on a Bear Hunt is a ‘passionate linguist, gifted humanist, national treasure and ambassador of gibberish’

The Guardian - UK · Jun 28, 2023

Hello, Bookstore review – indie bookshop owner’s story is the perfect page-turner

Adam Zax’s unhurried fly-on-the-wall documentary captures the gentle rhythms and flow of life in a Massachusetts bookstore

The Guardian - UK · Jun 28, 2023

Katie Price's mum warns her daughter to stop 'dangerous' plastic surgery habit

Amy Price, who has been battling a terminal illness, opened up about the pain her daughter Katie goes through in her book, The Last Word

Daily Mirror · Jun 28, 2023