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Book Review: British novelist Naomi Wood is out with an astonishingly good short story collection
“This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things” is the debut story collection of the British author Naomi WoodEntertainment - ABC News - Yesterday -
Novelist Barbara Taylor Bradford dies aged 91
Author described as ‘the grande dame of blockbusters’ wrote 40 novels, selling more than 91m copies. • Barbara Taylor Bradford: she wrote books about sexy, scrappy, hard-working women like her . ...World - The Guardian - 2 days ago -
Best-selling novelist Barbara Taylor Bradford dies at 91
Barbara Taylor Bradford was one of the world's most popular and wealthiest writers, her net worth estimated at more than $200 million.Top stories - CBS News - 2 days ago -
Barbara Taylor Bradford, ‘A Woman of Substance’ Novelist, Dies at 91
Her own rags-to-riches story mirrored those of many of her resilient heroines, and her dozens of novels helped her amass a fortune of $300 million.Top stories - The New York Times - Yesterday -
Barbara Taylor Bradford, novelist known for 'A Woman of Substance,' has died at 91
Best-selling author Barbara Taylor Bradford has diedEntertainment - ABC News - Yesterday -
The British government’s Trump dilemmas
Relations with both the US and EU are now called into questionBusiness - Financial Times - November 11 -
Mexico hits back as Trump’s tariff threat shakes markets
President Claudia Sheinbaum hints at retaliation and says US southern neighbour is tackling migrant and drug problemBusiness - Financial Times - 21 hours ago -
‘The pictures, they look at you.’ A stroll with novelist John Banville through Spain's Prado Museum
Irish novelist John Banville has enjoyed unlimited access to Spain's Prado Museum for the past month as its latest writer-in-residenceWorld - ABC News - November 2 -
‘The pictures, they look at you.’ A stroll with novelist John Banville through Spain's Prado Museum
Irish novelist John Banville has enjoyed unlimited access to Spain's Prado Museum for the past month as its latest writer-in-residenceEntertainment - ABC News - November 2 -
‘We live in a climate of fear’: graphic novelist’s Elon Musk book can’t find UK or US publisher
Darryl Cunningham blames fear of ‘legal consequences’ for reluctance to take on book, now only available in French. A biography by a British graphic novelist of Elon Musk is struggling to find an ...World - The Guardian - 3 days ago -
Barbara Taylor Bradford, one of Britain's most successful novelists, dies aged 91
Her books included A Woman of Substance, which sold 30 million copies and became a hit TV series.Top stories - BBC News - 2 days ago -
Barbara Taylor Bradford, million-selling novelist known for ‘A Woman of Substance,’ has died at 91
Barbara Taylor Bradford, million-selling novelist known for ‘A Woman of Substance,’ has died at 91Entertainment - ABC News - 2 days ago -
Rushdie, Ernaux and Soyinka among authors calling for release of Franco-Algerian novelist Boualem Sansal
Sansal was reportedly arrested on arrival in Algiers on 16 November, with French President Macron demanding information about his whereabouts. Authors including Salman Rushdie, Annie Ernaux and ...World - The Guardian - Yesterday -
British farming needs a clearer future
A furore over inheritance tax is obscuring more fundamental questionsWorld - Financial Times - November 5 -
Manchester’s lessons for other British cities
Howard Bernstein transformed a city on its kneesWorld - Financial Times - November 14 -
Budget protests: the transformation of British farming
Data shows the deep structural changes to the sector since inheritance tax reforms were introducedWorld - Financial Times - November 19 -
Redacted Review - Prison Break
You wouldn't know just from looking at it--with its vivid, comic book-esque art style and irreverent punk-rock tone--but Redacted (officially styled as [REDACTED]) actually takes place in the same ...Tech - GameSpot - October 28 -
Slitterhead Review - Surface Tension
Third-person action game Slitterhead often presents a pretty compelling front. At first, it sounds like an out-there horror game with an inventive approach to gameplay. You play as a formless ...Tech - GameSpot - November 5 -
British Labour Lawmaker Suspended After Punches Thrown
Video that emerged over the weekend appeared to show Mike Amesbury, a Labour party lawmaker, hitting a man in the face and then repeatedly landing more body blows.World - The New York Times - October 28 -
Australian man cleared of murdering British woman during break-in
Emma Lovell was fatally stabbed after confronting two intruders in a suburb north of Brisbane in 2022.Top stories - BBC News - October 31 -
British aerospace pioneer Reaction Engines collapses into administration
Group’s demise is a challenge for several F1 racing teams which use its cooling technology in engines supplied by Mercedes-BenzBusiness - Financial Times - October 31 -
Sugar Rationing Lowered Diabetes and Hypertension in British Children
British data shows that children conceived and born during a period of sugar rationing were less likely to develop diabetes or high blood pressure later in life.Health - The New York Times - October 31 -
British farmers have nothing left to give
The Budget’s new IHT measures demonstrate a profound misunderstanding of how our agriculture worksWorld - Financial Times - November 3 -
British couple missing in Spanish floods found dead
Terry and Don Turner from Staffordshire are found dead in their car after going missing last week.Top stories - BBC News - November 4