On November 10 2025, the Booker Prize, one of the most prestigious English-language prizes for literature, was awarded to David Szalay’s Flesh. This novel follows István, from growing up in a quiet town in Hungary to living in elite circles in London. Jonathan Cape, the publisher of this year’s winner, also...
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When attending the Swan Theatre’s latest production, I knew nothing of the poet and soldier, Cyrano de Bergerac, and why his life was transformed by the RSC into a 2 hour 45 minute stage show. De Bergerac’s story was one of love, war and selfless friendship that inspired the queer...
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On Thursday 12 June 2025, the winners of the Women’s Prize for Fiction and Non-Fiction were announced. It marked the 13th awarding of the Women’s Prize for Fiction, and the second of the Prize for Non-Fiction, in a ceremony hosted by the founding director Kate Mosse. Kate Mosse led a...
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Hamlet: Hail to the Thief, a co-production between the Royal Shakespeare Company and Factory International, brings together the unlikely pairing between an early modern playwright, who wrote some four-hundred years ago, and the popular rock band Radiohead. I was, needless to say, sceptical about the pairing, bearing in mind I...
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The Women’s Prize for Fiction and Nonfiction has announced its shortlist for both categories in preparation for the winner being announced on 12 June. Six novels from the world of fiction and six nonfiction books published between April 1 2024 and March 31 2025 in English are in contention for...
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Well, we made it! A 13 Booker Dozen was narrowed down to a sensational six shortlist, to our final winner. I read the shortlist. I have followed the trends within book communities, online and in person, to read the Booker Shortlist. They were, ironically, quite short reads and for the...
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September 16 saw the release of the much-anticipated Booker Prize Shortlist, live from Somerset House, London. Making history for including the first Dutch author to be shortlisted, and including the most female authors in 55 years, this year’s Booker list shocked and united many. Many bookie favourites for the award,...
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