5 January 2022 marks the centenary of the death of the famous Anglo-Irish explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton and the end of the ‘Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration’.
The Endurance, the ship of famed polar explorer Ernest Shackleton, had been lost for 107 years after being crushed by ice and sinking during the ill-fated 1914 Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition.
T Bone Burnett reviews Ian Leslie’s “John & Paul,” which explores the partnership of “two extraordinarily gifted young men.” By T Bone Burnett It’s called “Doggerel” for a reason ...
Reading picks from Book Review editors, guaranteed to suit any mood. By The New York Times Books Staff A posthumous Joan Didion book, Emily Henry’s latest romance novel, Tina Knowles’s ...
Sue Roe's new book details how while on holiday with his wife, Picasso installed his mistress in a beach hut - then took up with another! But then came… After Amy Griffin narrowly lost a school ...
In need of a good read? Or just want to keep up with the books everyone's talking about? NPR's Book of the Day gives you today's very best writing in a snackable, skimmable, pocket-sized podcast.
Rosco McClelland has won this year's Sir Billy Connolly "Spirit of Glasgow" Award at the city's comedy festival. The Glaswegian comic received a special video message from Sir Billy as he picked ...
The proud mum shared a sweet picture of herself reading to her sons, as well as some adorable homemade gifts she received from August, 4, and Ernest, 22 months. Eugenie shares her sons with her ...
Marina Warner is joined by Anna Della Subin to introduce Fiction and the Fantastic, a new Close Readings series running through 2025. Marina describes the scope of the series, in which she will also ...
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