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Queen Camilla celebrates ‘magic of storytelling’ in star-studded launch of new national reading medal

King Charles, Sigourney Weaver, Dame Joanna Lumley, Miriam Margolyes and others were in attendance at the event at Clarence House

The Independent UK · Mar 26, 2025

King and Queen host reception to unveil national reading medal

A star-studded event at Clarence House saw the launch of the Queen’s Reading Room Medal.

Evening Standard · Mar 25, 2025

Bath, balls and Darcy’s pile: where to celebrate Jane Austen’s 250th anniversary

It’s a truth universally acknowledged that a fan of Jane Austen must be in want of festivities to mark her big birthday. Here are some of the best

The Guardian - UK · Mar 23, 2025

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Do we really want Clueless updated to reflect our dark, digital age? Ugh! As if!

Thirty years after the film, the musical version makes no excuses for being a nostalgia-fest

The Guardian - UK · Mar 23, 2025

I'm a published author and I tested Claude 3.7 Sonnet vs Grok 3 at creative writing — here's my verdict

Claude and Grok have both been winning plaudits for their creative writing ability so here's what happens when a published author critiques their work.

Tom’s Guide · Mar 23, 2025

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Tom’s Guide · Mar 22, 2025

“If you don’t like Bringing It All Back Home, you don’t like music. You should hand your ears back.” Bob Dylan’s game-changing album is 60 today and still astonishing

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Louder · Mar 22, 2025

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People living in coastal communities deserve longer, healthier lives, says MP

Steff Aquarone said wealthy people treat coastal villages like a ‘Jane Austen-era summer jaunt’.

Evening Standard · Mar 20, 2025

Can books be bad for you? Only if you’re a ‘bad reader’ like Don Quixote

Books as a backdrop in a portrait or an interview lend gravitas. They stand for literacy, for education, for a way to open the mind, develop the imagination and get on in life. But not all books are considered to convey such benefits.

The Conversation · Mar 20, 2025

Tell us about your favourite Jane Austen books

We’d like to hear about your most-loved Austen novels and what they mean to you

The Guardian - UK · Mar 18, 2025

From pulpits to protest, the surprising history of the phrase ‘pride and prejudice’

Most readers hear “pride and prejudice” and immediately think of Jane Austen’s most famous novel, that salty-sweet confection of romance and irony with a fairy-tale ending.

The Conversation · Mar 17, 2025

How Clueless the Musical went from a ‘full-on Monet’ to a ‘total Baldwin’

IN FOCUS: With a fresh script and songs by KT Tunstall, the all-singing, all-dancing adaptation of the seminal Nineties teen movie starring Alicia Silverstone has finally hit the West End… starring actors who weren’t even alive when the film was released. Annabel Nugent meets them, along with writer/director Amy Heckerling

The Independent UK · Mar 14, 2025

Clueless review – all back to the 90s for a musical of the movie? As if!

Amy Heckerling adapts her own iconic screenplay for a lumbering production in need of more belters from composer KT Tunstall

The Guardian - UK · Mar 13, 2025

A spoof universally acknowledged: comic Rosalie Minnitt on her bonnet-crazed Jane Austen parody

The standup is hitting new heights of pastiche with Clementine, a riotous one-woman show about a Regency belle seeking a tailcoated beau. As the Edinburgh hit goes on tour, Minnitt explains why her mum’s doing the driving

The Guardian - UK · Mar 7, 2025

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Evening Standard · Mar 6, 2025

'All the planets are in-line': KT Tunstall celebrates debut musical Clueless opening in same year she turns 50

EXCLUSIVE The Scottish singer-songwriter is going for a hat-trick with 2025 also marking the 20th anniversary of her debut album Eye To The Telescope

The Conversation · Mar 3, 2025

Why you should revisit the classics, even if you were turned off them at school

Throughout my school years I had an exuberant, elderly piano teacher, Miss Hazel. She was one of five daughters (like me) and, like many young women of her generation, had never married her sweetheart because he did not return from the war.

The Guardian - UK · Mar 3, 2025

Jane Austen’s Bookshelf by Rebecca Romney review – the women behind the woman

An erudite exploration of the female writers who influenced the celebrated 19th-century author brings to light neglected or forgotten but often captivating literature

The Conversation · Feb 28, 2025

Miss Austen: the TV show about the Georgian writer’s life embraces her love of fiction

At the heart of the BBC’s new series Miss Austen is a fictional Cassandra Austen (played by Keeley Hawes). Reviews have stressed that the real life Cassandra’s destruction of her sister Jane Austen’s letters has been considered one of the greatest acts of literary vandalism in history. These letters would…

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Evening Standard · Feb 25, 2025

Bridget Jones author says Jane Austen’s voice still so strong writers ‘steal it’

Helen Fielding is among famous faces taking part in a BBC documentary about Jane Austen as the British novelist’s 250th birthday is marked this year.

Evening Standard · Feb 24, 2025

Former EastEnders star James Bye to play Mr Darcy in new stage production

Known for portraying Martin Fowler in BBC’s EastEnders, James Bye will play Mr Darcy in the stage adaptation of PD James’ Death Comes To Pemberley.

The Guardian - UK · Feb 23, 2025

TV tonight: a hilarious and heart-tugging finale for Big Boys

Tissues at the ready for Jon Pointing and Dylan Llewellyn’s emotional ending. Plus: another weepy conclusion for Miss Austen. Here’s everything to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK · Feb 20, 2025

Where to start with: Jane Austen

From sparkling dialogue to surprise character traits, wit, humour and tragedy, this is the year to appreciate Austen

WhatToWatch · Feb 17, 2025

Miss Austin viewers are ALL saying the same thing about the BBC show, with some calling the Keeley Hawes drama 'perfection'

Miss Austin fans are unanimous in their approval

The Guardian - UK · Feb 16, 2025

Jane’s world: fans and admirers pick their favourite Austen characters

Helen Fielding, David Baddiel, Nicola Sturgeon and other cultural figures celebrate the great writer’s 250th birthday

The Guardian - UK · Feb 6, 2025

Meet-cute at Mansfield Park: can modern covers turn young readers on to Jane Austen?

New editions of her novels are aimed squarely at the BookTok demographic – but will this make these classics appeal to fans of ‘spicy’ romance?

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