The 2026 Booker Prize longlist has been unveiled, featuring a compelling selection of 13 novels that the chair of judges, Mary Beard, described as taking readers to "new places." This year's list notably includes previous winners Douglas Stuart and Marlon James, as well as three-time nominee E
Val McDermid, the renowned crime writer, and Jo Sharp, Scotland's inaugural female Geographer Royal, had a longstanding practice of keeping their professional lives distinct. However, a serendipitous discovery concerning a ill-fated 17th-century expedition prompted them to embark on a joint wr
Tom Holland returns as the troubled webslinger in a new chapter that is sometimes surprising and occasionally drags. At 30 years old, Holland, who recently portrayed Telemachus in Christopher Nolan's "Odyssey," stating it was his "last chance to play a boy," is back as the supposedly awkward a
The Booker Prize longlist this year presents a compelling lineup, featuring two previous winners alongside a fresh wave of diverse voices and ambitious narratives. Marlon James, the acclaimed author of "A Brief History of Seven Killings," makes a powerful return with "The Disappearers," a poly
As she brings her memoir to the Edinburgh festival, Keeley Hazell talks about trauma, exploitation, the hollowness of the high life – and her new career as a writer on Ted Lasso. In the mid-2000s, it felt as though "everyone" had seen Keeley Hazell topless. Page 3 was a prominent feature
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Val McDermid, the renowned crime writer, and Jo Sharp, Scotland's inaugural female Geographer Royal, had a longstanding practice of keeping their professional lives distinct. However, a serendipitous discovery concerning a ill-fated 17th-century expedition prompted them to embark on a joint wr
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