Marta Bausells
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‘I spent six years working to get to this place’: Everything I know About Love actor Marli Siu
As a struggling actor, she used to commute from Scotland to London by bus to attend auditions. Now Marli Siu is on the verge of stardom in the BBC’s Everything I Know About Love → Read More
Joan Didion, in her own words: 23 of the best quotes
The Californian author became the ultimate literary celebrity for her journalistic style. Here are some of her best quotes on writing, love, ageing and fear, plus a selection of essays → Read More
Ten of the best new books in translation
From a Dutch family saga to a murdered witch in Mexico, these novels will transport you from the North Korean border to Tblisi and beyond → Read More
The Belletrist Girls On The Books That Changed Their Lives
Literary Instagram is one of the kinder corners of the Internet, and one of the most delightful projects that have sprung up on it in recent years is Belletrist. Spearheaded by the indomitable Emma Roberts and Karah Preiss, it has grown so much bigger than a celebrity book club (not that there’s anything wrong with that!), becoming an international community of book lovers whose passion for… → Read More
Broadening horizons: the best new fiction in translation
From a Japanese masterpiece to a gothic horror set in Baghdad … which novels to read following the Man Booker International prize → Read More
The UK Literary Festivals You Don't Want To Miss This Year
From Bare Lit to Bath Festival, we've got you covered → Read More
Ones To Watch: The New Writers We’re Excited To Read In 2019
1 My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaité Set in Lagos, this is an unputdownable, darkly comic novel following Korede, whose little sister is in the habit of killing her boyfriends (three so far), and Korede has patiently helped her clean (and cover) it up. Hilarious, disturbing, and so much fun to read. Out in January Advertisement - Continue Reading Below Advertisement - Continue… → Read More
Beautiful Coffee Table Books To Give This Christmas
Who doesn't love a luxe book? → Read More
How To Take Your Cocktails To The Next Level
Whether you’re into cocktails, want to learn to make them or are looking for a gift for a friend, the new book Free the Tipple might be what you’re after. Written by Jennifer Croll and illustrated by Kelly Shami, the book combines introductions to iconic women including Frida Kahlo, Joan Didion, Simone de Beauvoir or Hari Nef, with fresh, sometimes tongue-in-cheek (and delicious) recipes for… → Read More
Looking for Paris’s Old Left Bank in the Footsteps of Simone de Beauvoir
"I'm not a writer," Agnes Poirier quickly clarifies before we set off on a walk around Saint-Germain-des-Prés; "I'm a journalist." It's a distinction that is → Read More
The Best Indoor Plant Books To Gift Your Terrarium-Obsessed Friends
Summer is a great season for gardening, but when it comes to the greenery we keep indoors, it’s also a time when houseplants risk getting neglected and even dying (hey, we’ve all been there). Chances are you have at least one friend who’s obsessed with their plants – and possibly one or two who is into accessorising them, because #plantsonpink never hurt anybody. So, here is your essential gift… → Read More
Elaine Castillo: 'Have trauma? Join the club'
The Filipino American author’s debut novel draws together a complex, intergenerational story where no character’s pain takes precedence → Read More
Alicia Kopf: 'I wanted to turn old-fashioned, masculine epics upside down'
Brother in Ice is a form-busting novel that pairs a history of polar exploration with the story of an artist and her autistic sibling. The author reveals the real life behind her imaginative adventures → Read More
Windsor in the spotlight: where royal wedding frenzy sits alongside poverty
Saturday’s jamboree will see 100,000 tourists line the cobbled streets – and rough sleepers cleared off them. Has the town built by William the Conqueror been seized by bad PR? → Read More
Sharlene Teo on her first book Ponti, writing 'losers' and dealing with hype
Already praised by Ian McEwan, Teo’s debut about three Singaporean women – a cult horror movie actor, her anxious daughter and her more worldly friend – deftly captures the rivalry and jealousy of girlhood → Read More
This Book Explores the Eating Habits of Famous Female Historical Figures
Food historian Laura Shapiro’s new book examines the relationships notable women including Eleanor Roosevelt, Eva Braun, and Helen Gurley Brown had with food. → Read More
'The feeling of freedom': empowering Berlin's refugee women through cycling
When NGO Bikeygees set out to teach female refugees how to ride a bike they were shocked by the demand. Now hundreds have benefitted from the scheme → Read More
Emma Glass: ‘I hope my book will help people find the language of the ordeal’
Peach is a startlingly unusual account of the experience of sexual violence. The author explains why it could not be more told conventionally → Read More
The Author Writing Fairy Tales About the Horrors of Womanhood
"Her Body & Other Parties" author Carmen Maria Machado writes contemporary fables that explore the monstrous and violent side of female existence. → Read More
Robert Langdon in Catalonia: Dan Brown’s Origin picks bad day to launch
The Da Vinci Code author’s latest caper – partly set in Barcelona – is likely to struggle for attention as Spanish readers follow a rather more urgent story → Read More