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How 19th-century melodrama turned the sweet music of gothic into something dark and sinister

In 1764, Horace Walpole published the first gothic novel, The Castle of Otranto, set in a labyrinthine castle surrounded by woods. The novel features the supernatural, with a dark secret from the past at its core. Today, 260 years later, gothic is still with us in the form of “contemporary…

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Northern Ballet: Three Short Ballets review – star-crossed lovers, a sunny party and a 20th-century classic

Mthuthuzeli November expertly fuses ballet, contemporary and South African dance in Fools. Plus five minutes of fun from Kristen McNally and Rudi van Dantzig’s Four Last Songs

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Greatest of All Time by Alex Allison review – desire on the football pitch

The story of a secret relationship between two Premier League teammates explores power and homophobia

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A Training School for Elephants by Sophy Roberts review – the haunting story of a doomed expedition

History and travelogue combine wonderfully in this tale of colonial plunder and hubris

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Deviants by Santanu Bhattacharya review – gay life in India

An epic tale of love across three generations explores changing attitudes towards sexuality in India

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‘I was told books don’t sell here. I knew that wasn’t true’: the English teacher shaking up Nigeria’s publishing scene

After a brush with death pushed Othuke Ominiabohs to self-publish his novels, he realised there was a gap in the market for fresh African writing

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'Not in that weight class' - I wanted to invest in Rangers but it'd take up to $50m

Businessman Scott Galloway - who wanted to invest in Rangers - has claimed it would cost between $10m to $50m to become a "legitimate…

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Paul Holmes obituary

Other lives: Child and adolescent psychiatrist who specialised in psychodrama

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Antony Blinken To Release Book On Diplomatic Challenges

Antony Blinken's upcoming book will provide insights into global crises during his tenure as Secretary of State under President Biden.

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20 Romance Novels We Can't Wait to Read in 2025

We're obsessed with these new books from Abby Jimenez, Emily Henry, and Rebecca Yarros.

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OPINION - Rachel Johnson: I broke the Neil Gaiman story, but I never wanted him cancelled like this

When I got first an Instagram message, then a long email, from a young Kiwi called Scarlett back in October 2023, alleging an unnamed British author was a “predator “and “despot”, only one man’s name came to mind.

Evening Standard

I’ve Never Wanted Anyone More review – Goethe’s Werther remade as charming contempo romcom

An 18th-century love triangle relocated to the well-to-do of modern Toronto is big on banter and farce even if real passion is sometimes lacking

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Thank You for Calling the Lesbian Line by Elizabeth Lovatt – a heartfelt history of the gay community

The British author’s remarkable debut uses a gay telephone helpline’s logs as the jumping-off point for a moving and inclusive fusion of personal memoir and cultural document

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TV tonight: Aubrey Gordon’s candid look at the way society treats ‘fatness’

The author and activist argues for a shift in the way we view size. Plus: the life and legacy of Emily Brontë. Here’s what to watch this evening

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‘Civil rights fight of our time’: new film explores the battle over US libraries

A Sarah Jessica Parker-produced documentary on the brave librarians fighting a wave of rightwing book bans has sparked conversation at Sundance

The Independent UK

Neil Gaiman, facing multiple allegations of sexual abuse, is dropped by Dark Horse Comics

One of Neil Gaiman’s publishers has dropped him as the British author faces multiple allegations of sexual assault and harassment

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Atonement by Ian McEwan is a meditation on creativity in later life

In Ian McEwan’s Atonement (2001), aspiring writer 13-year-old Briony Tallis glimpses a world of opaque “adult emotion”. Holding a pen and blank paper before her, she feels a powerful impulse to write in order to impose order and meaning on adulthood’s slippery uncertainties.

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Neil Gaiman dropped by US comics publisher after sexual misconduct allegations

Dark Horse Comics has cancelled the Anansi Boys series after seven issues, following accusations of misconduct made against the author by multiple women

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Free speech organizations denounce Education Department's calling book bans a 'hoax'

Organizations that track the removal of books from schools and libraries are denouncing last week’s Department of Education announcement that calls bans a “hoax” and dismisses 11 complaints that had been filed during the Biden administration

The Independent UK

Trump wants to make Canada part of the US. Some Canadians are interested

As the 47th president continues to suggest Canada could become a ‘51st state,’ Holly Baxter speaks to the Canadians who think he might have a point

The Guardian - AU

‘It will be dire for readers’: the disappearing voices of Australia’s independent publishers

Many local award-winning authors first found a home at a small publishing house, but as yet another is subsumed by one of the ‘big five’, there are fears for the writers of the future

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Steven Spielberg recalls the "hard-fought victory" in stopping an E.T. sequel from being made

Steven Spielberg stopped an E.T. sequel

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Secret police tricked Carlos the Jackal into fleeing Prague, archives reveal

New book casts doubt on accepted picture of communist bloc support for violent radicals during cold war

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This Beautiful, Ridiculous City review – New York state of mind

Kay Sohini’s account of leaving Kolkata and sadness behind to build a life in the Big Apple is a stirring tribute to the place that saved her

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‘Am I a Cyclopian monster?’ How masked writer Uketsu went from asparagus videos to literary sensation

He gained fame in Japan posting surreal videos of meat, veg and even ears. Then he tried writing – and soon had three bestsellers in the Top 10. As one now reaches the English-speaking world, we meet the faceless phenomenon

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