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Remedy says there's no "right or wrong way" to play through Alan Wake 2's dual storylines

Remedy promises Alan Wake 2 will be enjoyable "no matter what order you play it in"

GamesRadar · Jun 10, 2023

This is how we do it: ‘My idea of sex came from Mills & Boon. Now I’m writing my own erotic fiction’

Michaela and William have been together since they were teenagers – but their sex life has become a little kinkier of late

The Guardian - UK · Jun 10, 2023

The secret Nottingham bookshop with 'gold' customer service isn't all about money making

It is less than a year old and is still going strong

Nottingham Post · Jun 10, 2023

6 books that explain the history and meaning of Juneteenth

After decades of being celebrated at mostly the local level, Juneteenth – the long-standing holiday that commemorates the arrival of news of emancipation and freedom to enslaved Black people in Galveston, Texas, in 1865 – became a federal holiday in 2021. In honor of this year’s Juneteenth, The Conversation reached…

The Conversation · Jun 9, 2023

Royal nanny will play 'important role' in George, Charlotte and Louis' future adult lives

The Wales' family's nanny Maria Teresa Turrion Borrallo will have a "strong influence" on Kate and William's three children as they take on more responsibilities, a royal commentator has claimed.

Daily Record · Jun 9, 2023

All of It review – Alistair McDowall’s extraordinary tales of ordinary life

Three audacious monologues by McDowall, dazzlingly performed by Kate O’Flynn, open vivid windows on to day-to-day existence

The Guardian - UK · Jun 9, 2023

Queen Camilla proves her love for collarless dresses once again in blue silky zip-front number and her fave comfy Sole Bliss heels

Sole Bliss heels have been a footwear staple for the Queen for years!

Woman & Home · Jun 9, 2023

The East Indian by Brinda Charry review – from the margins of history

This sweeping story about an Indian boy sold into servitude in 1630s Virginia is packed with fascinating insights into dislocation and colonialism

The Guardian - UK · Jun 9, 2023

Abuse has led Sathnam Sanghera to ‘more or less stop’ doing book events in UK

Writer of Empireland, which examined Britain’s imperial past, says culture war-fuelled online trolling and heckling ‘gets to you’

The Guardian - UK · Jun 9, 2023

'Dune's Most Underappreciated Character Is Way More Important Than You Think

History will remember Lady Jessica! Here's why 'Dune: Part Two' might slightly alter her role from the novel.

Inverse · Jun 8, 2023