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Why Princess Kate Felt "Cheated" and Had a "Lack of Direction" After Prince William Announced He "Wasn't Ready to Commit"

"Catherine told friends that, although she was not ready to move on, she would not wait around."

Marie Claire · Mar 20

The best recent crime and thrillers – review roundup

Whidbey by T Kira Madden; Based on a True Story by Sarah Vaughan; Killing Me Softly by Christie Watson; The Dangerous Stranger by Simon Mason; Astronaut! by Oana Aristide

The Guardian - UK · Mar 20

What Austen academics really think of ‘The Other Bennet Sister’: ‘Jane Austen will survive it all’

IN FOCUS: Austen academics tell Lauren Morris their thoughts on ‘Pride and Prejudice’ fan fiction as the hit BBC One drama continues

The Independent UK · Mar 20

'Project Hail Mary' Ending Explained: Why That Twist Is So Essential, According To The Author

Here's what happens at the end of 'Project Hail Mary,' and why one twist before the ending is so important.

Inverse · Mar 19

Margareta Magnusson obituary

Artist and writer who found fame late in life when she popularised the concept of ‘death cleaning’

The Guardian - UK · Mar 19

Zach Bryan donates Jack Kerouac’s On The Road scroll to museum after $12m auction

Last year, the country music star bought a church in Lowell, Massachusetts, that will become the Jack Kerouac Center

The Independent UK · Mar 19

PEN America announce 2026 World Voices festival with Judith Butler and Bill McKibben

The 2024 festival was cancelled after multiple authors pulled out over the non-profit’s stance on the Israel-Gaza war

The Guardian - US · Mar 19

“This was a journey of me saving myself, staying alive, keeping my family together and continuing to make music”: Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine’s memoir In My Darkest Hour, looking back on his cancer battle, to come out in September

The book will detail the thrash singer/guitarist’s life after being diagnosed with a squamous cell carcinoma at the back of his tongue in 2019

Metal Hammer · Mar 19

How one author is using British folk culture to challenge the far right

Broadcaster and writer Zakia Sewell finds a more inclusive vision of Britain in its folk traditions

The Independent UK · Mar 19

The Minstrels by Eva Hornung review – an audacious, confronting epic

The award-winning Australian author is at her most ambitious with this sweeping rural drama, tackling difficult topics with dazzling prose

The Guardian - AU · Mar 19