This year hasn’t been a great one for the environment, so a book about the long history of environmental damage may be a hard sell. However, this isn’t just a litany of woe. It unpicks the ...
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A good historical novel has the power to transport us back to a different time and make it seem as real and immediate as our present moment. When it’s done well, a period piece shouldn’t feel ...
Writer and director Vicky Jenson tells us about her love of fairy tales and working with legendary composer Alan Menken on her new animated adventure Spellbound.
An unnamed 45-year-old artist escapes her family and hides out in a nearby motel room with a much younger married man in this clever, observant, sexually uninhibited novel. THE ALTERNATIVES by ...