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Anne Enright’s bold new novel The Wren, The Wren is the work of a writer at the height of her power

In her essay Mr Bennett and Mrs Brown, published in 1924, Virginia Woolf famously proposed that the novel’s primary function is the expression of character. She presented the maxim: “it is only if the characters are real that the novel has any chance of surviving.”

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The Wren, The Wren by Anne Enright review – the female gaze

A ferocious sendup of a self-satisfied Irish poet and a brilliantly honest portrait of the women he leaves behind

The Guardian - UK

The Wren, the Wren by Anne Enright review – a supple, spellbinding scrutiny of familial relationships

A dead poet’s daughter and granddaughter must come to terms with his troubling legacy in the Booker winner’s bravura new novel about language and connection

The Guardian - UK

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'I wince at Love Island's cheesewire thongs - but we shocked in tiny miniskirts'

Many people my age disapprove of the show because they can’t stand the skimpy outfits - but then I realised I have to accept the way of the modern world

Daily Mirror

Monty Don shares sad reason family member doesn't appear on Gardener's World anymore

Monty Don revealed his beloved dog had an unfortunate experience during lockdown that has put her off showbiz life

Daily Mirror

Love Island's Camilla Thurlow and Jamie enjoy Scottish beach trip with kids as they share adorable snaps

The reality TV stars decided against a lavish holiday and instead took a trip to Dumfries with their kids Nell and Nora.

Daily Record

The best new books released in March, as selected by avid readers and critics

Short stories by Margaret Atwood, a thriller from a Booker Prize winner, and an interrogation of our cultural obsession with true crime are among our favourite new books.

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Margaret Atwood on her new collection Old Babes in the Wood and the ongoing relevance of The Handmaid's Tale

The Booker Prize winner lost her partner in 2019. Now, she draws upon their life together in her new book, Old Babes in the Wood.

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An ‘ugly’ Oscar reaction, shared sibling spotlight and mother’s cancer battle: Meet Paul Mescal’s family

The Irish actor attended the 2023 Oscars ceremony in Los Angeles with his family

The Independent UK

Margaret Atwood: ‘It would be fun to talk to Simone de Beauvoir’

The author on being banned in Virginia, communicating with dead writers and her new short story collection, the first since the death of her partner

The Guardian - UK

Paul Mescal poses with brother and sister at Hollywood event ahead of Oscars

The 27-year-old ‘Aftersun’ star is nominated for Best Actor at the Academy Awards

The Independent UK

Paul Mescal: Meet the Oscar nominee’s musician sister and mom battling cancer

The Irish actor’s family will attend the 2023 Oscars ceremony in Los Angeles to support the Best Actor nominee

The Independent UK

Paul Mescal’s family: Meet the Oscar nominee’s musician sister and mom battling cancer

The Irish actor’s family will attend the 2023 Oscars ceremony in Los Angeles to support the Best Actor nominee

The Independent UK

Paul Mescal's mother Dearbhla admits she can't sleep amid Oscars excitement

Paul is up for Best Actor at this year's Oscars, which take place this Sunday

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Hamish Coney: Nau mai ki te Kapua/Welcome to the Cloud*

Aotearoa Art Fair 2023 opens today in a city on a post Te Matatini high, but still reeling from the cyclone blues. Hamish Coney recommends a restorative trip to the Cloud on Tāmaki’s waterfront to catch the mahi toi of more than 180 artists from Aotearoa, Australia and beyond.

The Guardian - UK

Old Babes in the Wood by Margaret Atwood review – tales of love and age

Dedicated to her late partner, these reflections on marriage, mortality and many-tentacled aliens show Atwood’s mastery of the short form

Salon

"New Girl" star loves being the bestie

On "Salon Talks" Simone discusses choosing roles, friendship and seeing "New Girl" with "fresh eyes" on her podcast

Daily Mirror

Hollywood actress drunkenly asked Prince William to be her child's godfather

Prince William has at least three godchildren, but almost added another one to the line-up after a Hollywood legend revealed she drunkenly approached him to be her daughter's godfather

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Normal People star Paul Mescal 'gifts' mum battling cancer night out at BAFTAs

Rising star Paul Mescal, who was nominated for a BAFTA at last night's ceremony, took his family to the awards do, with his mum describing the 'crazy ride' the brood is on

The Guardian - UK

Andrew Crooks obituary

Other lives: Fierce campaigner and advocate for disability equality

Salon

Why we see ghosts in our TV machines

It was inevitable that the success of "Ghosts" would breed imitators. But why are phantoms this moment's monster?

Dublin Live

Paul Mescal says Oscar news was 'welcome respite' amid mum's chemo prep

Normal People star Paul Mescal was nominated for Best Actor award for his role in the movie Aftersun

Los Angeles Times

Attention, obituary readers: ABC’s new sitcom captures the spirit(s) behind them

In “Not Yet Dead,” a perfectly pleasant, somewhat nonsensical, attractively peopled supernatural sitcom premiering Wednesday on ABC, Gina Rodriguez (“Jane the Virgin”) plays Nell, who after five years in London and a bad breakup returns to Southern California and a new job at her old newspaper, the fictional SoCal Independent.…

Los Angeles Times

Review: Attention, obituary readers: ABC’s new sitcom captures the spirit(s) behind them

The Independent UK

ABC's 'Not Dead Yet' is a comedy with a weekly ghost story

While TV writers Casey Johnson and David Windsor were winding down the emotional roller coaster series “This Is Us,” they had another project waiting to soar — one with ghosts

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