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Saturday, December 30, 2023

Reams of secret poetry by pioneering British scientist finally come to light

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Sir Humphry Davy’s unpublished verse – including one published below for the first time – was found in notebooks alongside details of his gr...

Keir Starmer ‘lacks clear sense of purpose’ claims Labour ex-policy chief

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Party historian MP Jon Cruddas questions readiness for power of leader with few ties to movement’s roots or ideology Continue reading...

Millions wasted on attempt to create nationwide UK library website, campaigners claim

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Former Waterstones boss Tim Coates among those to criticise government, Arts Council and British Library bid to create a ‘single digital pre...
Friday, December 29, 2023

Jilly Cooper is made a dame in new year honours list

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Bestselling author and journalist is ‘incredibly bowled over’ to receive DBE Continue reading...

218-year-old library above Manchester pub prepares for £7m redevelopment

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Portico library has secured funding for plans to create dining, meeting, exhibition and educational spaces Continue reading...

‘It’s a golden age’: poetry flourishes in Ukraine – but at a terrible price

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Conflict has changed Ukrainian poetry and boosted interest at home and abroad, but several poets have died or disappeared Continue reading....
Thursday, December 28, 2023

Kerry Packer was proposed as mediator in Thatcher’s fight to stop Spycatcher memoir

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Counsel for ex-MI5 officer Peter Wright suggested role for Australian media tycoon but idea was swiftly rejected Continue reading...

Benjamin Zephaniah laid to rest in private funeral

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Wellwishers are asked to plant flowers in Birmingham-born poet’s name or donate to Vegan Society or Inquest Continue reading...
Tuesday, December 26, 2023

Hanif Kureishi: accident ‘completely eradicated’ sense of self and privacy

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Author says he had to adjust to ‘becoming another person’ after injuries in Boxing Day fall last year Continue reading...
Sunday, December 24, 2023

‘No, that’s fascism’: the librarian who defied Russia’s purge of LGBTQ+ books

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When Vladimir Kosarevsky was ordered to destroy books referring to same-sex relationships, he raised the alarm instead – then went to Spain ...
Wednesday, December 20, 2023

Murder mystery puzzle book Murdle tops UK Christmas bestseller chart

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GT Karber’s book of challenges beats Richard Osman’s The Last Devil to Die and Guinness World Records to top spot Continue reading...
Tuesday, December 19, 2023

Tolkien and CS Lewis manuscripts among treasures made available to public in 2023

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Other UK cultural objects such as Spitting Image puppets and Barbara Hepworth works also donated via Acceptance in Lieu and Cultural Gifts s...

Mills & Boon launch ‘spicy’ Afterglow series to woo TikTok book lovers

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Romance publisher to launch two ‘trend-led books’ a month, with ‘generous dose of spice in every story’ Continue reading...
Monday, December 18, 2023

Copyright claim against Tolkien estate backfires on Lord of the Rings fanfiction author

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Demetrious Polychron ordered to destroy all copies of The Fellowship of the King after claiming Amazon prequel infringed his copyright Cont...