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Wit, courage and guile: ten literary heroines to inspire you on International Women’s Day

Ever since pen was first put to paper, literary heroines have leapt off the page, often as literature’s most nuanced characters. Whether plucky and confident, pushing the boundaries of society, or increasingly empowered in their own quiet ways, it is no surprise that fictitious females reveal much about the world.

The Conversation

A Palestinian American writer’s story of exile, addiction and surrogacy: ‘I had to do something with the fragments’

In her new memoir, Hala Alyan reflects on her fractured lineage and having a child against all odds

The Guardian - US

Hermès’ Oud Alezan perfume captures the emotional bond between horse and human

Hermès’ nose Christine Nagel tells of her chance meeting with a horse named Scheherazade, which formed the inspiration behind new fragrance Oud Alezan

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‘Behold the Monster’ author Jillian Lauren exposes America’s most prolific serial killer

The Middle Eastern folk tale of Scheherazade unspools in the opening pages of “Some Girls,” Jillian Lauren’s 2010 New York Times bestselling memoir recounting her experiences as a sex worker in the harem of the Sultan of Brunei.

The Orange County Register

"Musically Scheherazade And Other Stories is the one.” Annie Haslam on Renaissance's 1975 masterpiece

The inside story of Renaissance's 1975 classic album Scheherazade And Other Stories

Louder

Hakawatis: Women of the Arabian Nights review – Scheherazade’s storytellers step out of the shadows

This co-production between the Globe and Tamasha gives voice to five fluent, witty and graceful women, allowing them to reshape the ancient tales as their own

The Guardian - UK

Helipads that turn into pools! On-board spas! Anti-pap tech! Inside the oligarch super-yachts

They’re marina-hopping to avoid sanctions - but who has the biggest boat? From record-breaking swimming pools to haute-gyms and their own submarines, Katie Strick has a guide to the biggest brashest boats in town

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