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Two British authors among writers shortlisted for 2026 Women’s Prize for Fiction

Former Australian prime minister Julia Gillard is the chair of judges, while author and DJ Annie Macmanus is also on the judging panel.

Evening Standard

An Instagram DM changed everything for Rachel Reid, Jacob Tierney and 'Heated Rivalry'

Rachel Reid and Jacob Tierney were sensations at BookCon, thanks to the success of “Heated Rivalry.”

The Independent UK

French-Algerian author Kamel Daoud says Algeria sentenced him to 3 years for award-winning novel

French-Algerian author Kamel Daoud says he has been sentenced to three years in prison in Algeria for his book “Houris.”

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Virginia Evans and Susan Choi are among 6 finalists for the Women's Prize for Fiction

Four debut novelists are among the six finalists for the 2026 Women’s Prize for Fiction, announced Wednesday

The Independent UK

Women’s Prize for Fiction shortlist dominated by debut novelists as judges name books that ‘profoundly moved us’

Winner is set to win £30,000 when announced in June

The Independent UK

Susan Choi and Lily King shortlisted for Women’s prize for fiction

The US writers join four debut authors in demonstrating ‘the complexity and beauty of the female experience’, said chair of judges Julia Gillard

The Guardian - UK

Queen Elizabeth "Was Happy to Puncture the Balloons" Of Stuffed-Shirt Courtiers, Says Royal Biographer

Author Robert Hardman wrote that the late Queen would "metaphorically roll her eyes" at certain aspects of royal life.

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TikToker Who Was Sent $8.7M By Mistake Says Reporting It Was 'Biggest Regret' — What Happens If You Spend It

Shawna Flener reported a $8.7M Fidelity wire error to her bank immediately. Her viral video calling it her 'biggest regret' has now sparked debate.

International Business Times UK

The Wonderful World that Almost Was by Andrew Durbin review – the queer artists who shaped New York cool

A tender but unflinching account of Peter Hujar and Paul Thek, forgotten stars of the 1960s scene

The Guardian - UK

The Shadow of the Object by Chloe Aridjis review – one of the boldest writers at work in English today

This fable-like novella about technologies of illusion and a life-changing friendship in Mexico City is enchanting

The Guardian - UK

‘Fullz’, ‘clicking’ and ‘addys’: how teens talk about fraud

Kaf Okpattah reveals the language used by scammers, from ‘squares’ to ‘clicking’ and ‘mule herder’

The Guardian - UK

Where did western comics come from?

How the Bayeux Tapestry gave us Superman.

Creative Bloq

Beth Moore on life after the SBC — and why she never could quit Jesus

Five years ago, legendary Bible teacher Beth Moore made national headlines when she left the Southern Baptist Convention, the denomination that had been her whole life

The Independent UK

Everything We Know About Netflix's 'This Summer Will Be Different' Series Adaptation

Carley Fortune's steamy, sun-soaked romance novel will soon be a binge-worthy series.

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The Guardian - AU

The Hours won awards for Nicole Kidman’s fake nose – and hearts as a queer classic

Stephen Daldry’s 2002 film, which secured Kidman an Oscar for her depiction of Virginia Woolf, is a groundbreaking depiction of queer sexuality across the 20th century

The Independent UK

Mom whose kidnapped son was killed in a Gaza tunnel gives a searing account of her grief

Hersh was among the 251 people abducted by Hamas in its Oct. 7, 2023, attack

The Guardian - UK

Hotel Exile by Jane Rogoyska review – the remarkable story of a wartime institution

From haven for intellectuals fleeing Hitler to the HQ of the feared Abwehr, the changing fortunes of a Parisian icon

Marie Claire

Exclusive: Royal Biographer Robert Hardman Reveals the “Sharp” and “Authentic” Side of Queen Elizabeth the Public Rarely Saw

“The older she got, the sort of stronger she got,” the author tells 'Marie Claire.'

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The Guardian - UK

See You on the Other Side by Jay McInerney review – the clumsy finale of a classic New York series

The bright young things of 1992’s Brightness Falls are now in their 60s in this verbose, clunky novel that seems more interested in lifestyle than inner lives

The Guardian - UK

Ghost Stories by Siri Hustvedt review – life after Paul Auster

What’s it like to lose your partner of more than 40 years? The novelist and essayist reflects on going from ‘we’ to ‘I’

The Independent UK

Former Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden cheered as she wins Authors Guild honor

Former Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden received the Champion of Writers Award from the Authors Guild

Inverse

15 Years Later, A Polarizing Dystopian Franchise Is Getting Retconned In A Major Way

One of the major players of the 2010s YA dystopia boom is coming back with an alternate timeline.

Marie Claire

Why Becoming King Charles's Wife "Frightened" Queen Camilla, Who Said "The Prospect Was Farcical," According to One Royal Expert

"He was used to getting his own way."

Marie Claire

Royal Biographer Says King Charles Emulates His "Big-Spending Grandmother" Instead of Late Queen's Frugality

Tina Brown said The King "wanted to out-granny" the Queen Mother in terms of lavishness.

The Guardian - US

John Keats’s love letters returned to owner after being stolen in the 1980s

Romantic poet’s letters to Fanny Brawne, dated between 1819 and 1820, had been stolen from a Long Island estate

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