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Booker Prize 2023: Longlist announced with 10 first-time nominees and a new record for Irish authors
The Independent via Yahoo News· 9 months agoThe Booker Prize longlist for 2023 has been announced, featuring 10 authors who have never featured...
19 debut authors set to make their mark this year
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA flurry of debut novels are always heavily pushed by publicists during this time of year, but only a handful will make the bestseller list. In 2022, one...
5 new books to read this week
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 year agoSort any last-minute Christmas presents with this week’s new releases… Fiction 1. The End Of Nightwork by Aidan Cottrell-Boyce is published in hardback...
The best novels of 2023
The Week via Yahoo News· 1 year agoProphet Song by Paul Lynch . Sign up to The Week's Arts & Life newsletter for reviews and recommendations The Future by Naomi Alderman (Image credit:...
The eyes have it: The intriguing history of kohl
CNN via Yahoo News· 2 months agoEyeliner’s roots can be traced to ancient Egypt where as well as being a cosmetic, it was used for protection against the sun and the “evil eye.”
Did Ian Fleming’s secret wartime mission inspire Goldfinger?
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 1 month agoConsidering that James Bond was employed on a mid-ranking civil servant’s salary of £1,500,...
The best (and worst) fiction books of 2023, from Eleanor Catton to Zadie Smith
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 6 months agoPopularity is not a guarantee of quality. Last year’s fiction offered ample proof of that: as Claire...
