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On Women by Susan Sontag review – some sister she was…

This new collection of 70s journalism exposes a sexist and wrongheaded essayist with an unwarranted reputation

The Guardian - UK · Jun 5, 2023

Malorie Blackman and Stormzy at Hay Festival: ‘Libraries are the great equaliser’

The pair discussed the power of literature, representation and five years of #Merky Books

Evening Standard · Jun 5, 2023

At the Edge of the Woods by Kathryn Bromwich review – an accomplished, unsettling debut

A woman retreats to a forest in northern Italy in an immersive first novel that explores what it means to inhabit a female body yet reject femininity

The Guardian - UK · Jun 5, 2023

Anne Frank's childhood friend reveals final haunting words that broke her heart

In her book 'My Friend Anne Frank', Holocaust survivor Hannah Pick-Goslar wrote about the last meeting the two girls had at Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in Germany

Daily Mirror · Jun 4, 2023

The Latest Britney Spears Book Rumors Aren’t Good For Fans Wanting Her Unedited Truth

Rumors are swirling about alleged changes Britney Spears' publishing company wants her to make to her forthcoming book.

Cinemablend · Jun 4, 2023

Overwhelmed in London, I moved to Berlin to save my sanity – and savour a new life

Irish author Naoise Dolan on taking refuge in the German capital

The Guardian - UK · Jun 4, 2023

How Garry Weaven helped start a financial revolution to boost workers’ retirements

Garry Weaven, the "godfather of the industry super fund movement," has helped turn working Australian workers into investors.

The New Daily · Jun 4, 2023

An Uneasy Inheritance: My Family and Other Radicals by Polly Toynbee review – the genes, the dreams

In this heartfelt memoir, the columnist considers how a century-long commitment to human improvement inspired her family

The Guardian - UK · Jun 4, 2023

Hitler, Stalin, Mum and Dad by Daniel Finkelstein review – a family in peril

The journalist’s story of how his parents lived through the Holocaust reads like a thriller, but it’s the wider focus on how liberal values were powerless in the face of fascism that makes it a modern classic

The Guardian - UK · Jun 4, 2023

The week in theatre: Aspects of Love; Rose; The Shape of Things – review

A superb cast, including opera star Danielle de Niese, elevates Andrew Lloyd Webber’s plodding 80s musical; Maureen Lipman gives a one-woman masterclass; and Neil LaBute’s romcom gets a sharp, funny revival

The Guardian - UK · Jun 4, 2023