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Greg James missing from Radio 1 as wife Bella Mackie has emergency surgery

The broadcaster was absent from his breakfast show on Friday

Evening Standard · Sep 15, 2023

Three debut novels compete among Women’s prize for fiction shortlist

First-time novelists are joined by two former winners on the diverse list, as the six ‘ambitious and hard-hitting’ contenders are revealed

The Guardian - UK · Apr 26, 2023

‘We were blown away’: how we chose the Women’s prize shortlist

As one of this year’s judges, I have been bowled over by the range and intensity of what we have read, and I’m sure you will be too

The Guardian - UK · Apr 26, 2023

Greg James opens up about one of the biggest parenthood taboos

The radio DJ says the couple’s lives are ‘nice’ right now

The Independent UK · Mar 20, 2023

Maggie O’Farrell and NoViolet Bulawayo make Women’s prize for fiction longlist

Nine debut novels are among the 16 books up for the 2023 award, alongside novels by Natalie Haynes, Sophie Mackintosh and Barbara Kingsolver

The Guardian - UK · Mar 7, 2023

Bookshop's comical display of Prince Harry's book spare leaves social media users in stitches

Bert's books deliberately placed the prince's memoir Spare beside Bella Mackie's book How to Kill Your Family in a humorous window display.

Daily Record · Jan 11, 2023

Bookshop with controversial Prince Harry memoir display say it was just a 'light-hearted joke'

How do you create a window display for the most highly anticipated memoir of the year? One bookshop created a buzz through a tongue in cheek joke with their set up for Spare, Prince Harry's memoir

Daily Mirror · Jan 10, 2023

Independent book store amasses thousands of likes with Harry memoir post

The Duke of Sussex’s controversial memoir Spare went on sale in book shops across the UK on Tuesday.

The Independent UK · Jan 10, 2023

Bookshop praised for comedy placement of Harry's book Spare in display

"Most people have taken it in the spirit it was intended but some people think we are being a bit mean about it"

Wales Online · Jan 10, 2023

The week in audio: Two Mr Ps in a Pod(cast); Teach Me a Lesson; Schools Apart and more

Shows on education range from the warmly comic to the thoughtfully investigative, while TS Eliot’s The Waste Land gets a centenary revival

The Guardian - UK · Jul 16, 2022