For women in STEM, seeing themselves in the media is rare. As of 2023, said they wish there were more STEM women characters in movies and TV. But when they do, the impact is huge. Studies have shown that women’s mindsets are impacted by what they see in the media. For instance, it’s been shown […]
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Five new books to read this week
Former Green Party leader Caroline Lucas has released a look at the divided UK… Fiction 1. Saltblood by Francesca De Tores is published in hardback by Bloomsbury Publishing. Available now Profoundly grateful to @BloomsburyBooks cover designer @BalitCarmen for her work in creating this luscious cover. The more I stare at it, the more I discover […]
Five new books to read this week
One Day author David Nicholls is back with his latest romantic novel… Fiction 1. You Are Here by David Nicholls is published in hardback by Sceptre. Available now My new novel! ‘You Are Here’ is a love story on a long walk, about company and solitude, the city and the country, a chamber-piece but with […]
Julie Andrews is staying active at 88 and writing books with daughter Emma Walton Hamilton. She says her training as a child star ‘gave me a work ethic.’
This year marks 60 years since Julie Andrews made her film debut in Mary Poppins, a role that not only earned the entertainment icon a Best Actress Oscar, but also established her as a beloved performer for generations of children. More than half a century later, the 88-year-old Andrews shows no signs of slowing down. […]
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Five new books to read this week
This week sees the release of Sir Salman Rushdie’s highly anticipated account of surviving a knife attack while on stage… Fiction 1. James by Percival Everett is published in hardback by Mantle. Available now Subverting Twain’s Adventures of Huckleberry Finn from the point of view of the enslaved Jim, JAMES @panmacmillan is fiction at its […]
School grants, student pronouns and library books among the big bills of Idaho legislative session
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho lawmakers spent much of an unexpectedly long and sometimes contentious legislative session focusing on bills targeting LGBTQ+ residents by limiting health care and reading materials and installing protections for teachers who don’t use the pronouns transgender students use. They also passed a bill that allows the state to spend $2 […]
Ryan Tubridy launches books podcast
Ryan Tubridy has launched a new podcast about books. Tubridy, who is taking days off from his Virgin Radio UK show, left national broadcaster RTÉ last year after weeks of controversy relating to the organisation publicly under-reporting payments to him. The 50-year-old was once RTÉ’s highest earner as the face of its flagship Late Late […]
Five new books to read this week
Marian Keyes is back with her latest novel, travelling from New York to a small town in Ireland… Fiction 1. My Favourite Mistake by Marian Keyes is published in hardback by Michael Joseph. Available April 11th 🚨 THERE’S ONLY 1 MONTH TO GO UNTIL YOU CAN GET YOUR HANDS ON THE BRAND NEW @MarianKeyes 🚨 […]
Five new books to read this week
Our top book of the week is inspired by real events from history… Fiction 1. The Household by Stacey Halls is published in hardback by Manilla Press. Available April 11th Absolutely THRILLED to announce my fourth novel, THE HOUSEHOLD, will be published in the spring. Preorders open now, and please consider preordering from your local […]
Five new books to read this week
This week features a sweeping new tale from Palestinian writer Huzama Habayeb… Fiction 1. Help Wanted by Adelle Waldman is published in hardback by Serpent’s Tail. Available now ‘A great nineteenth-century novel about now, at once an effervescent workplace comedy and an exploration of the psychic toll exacted by the labour market’ #ElifBatuman, author of […]
Five new books to read this week
This week includes a new collaborative book from mayors Andy Burnham and Steve Rotheram… Fiction 1. The Kellerby Code by Jonny Sweet is published in hardback by Faber & Faber. Available now ‘To see Robert and Stanza kissing one another, by some bottle crates, was – well, he didn’t know.’ When Edward realises his ‘best […]