Female authors

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These are the 6 must-read books from the Women’s Prize for Fiction 2021 Shortlist

The six titles on this year’s shortlist for the £30,000 Women’s Prize for Fiction are all must-reads. The…

By Jennifer McShane

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Sara Baume: On my desk, I have a family of nine small objects, my talismans

Sophie Grenham sits down with author Sara Baume to hear about life in a farmhouse outside Skibbereen, her…

By Sophie Grenham

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4 more brilliant books you need to read next

By Jennifer McShane

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Here’s your first look at Sally Rooney’s upcoming new novel

By Jennifer McShane

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4 new books to get stuck into this April

By Jennifer McShane

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‘The crime itself is usually always the focus… I was interested in the trauma afterwards’

By Jennifer McShane

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Two Irish authors make 2021 Women’s Prize for Fiction longlist

By Jennifer McShane

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Trying to write a novel? Marian Keyes can help with that

Get tips and tricks from the women herself For any writers or budding writers who long to write…

By Jennifer McShane

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My Dark Vanessa: ‘So many people tell her what to do it ends up silencing her’

In the year 2000, Vanessa Wye is a lonely sophomore at Maine’s Browick boarding school. The academically gifted…

By Jennifer McShane

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#IMAGEReads: 4 gripping book series worth starting while you’re stuck inside

One of the most thrilling things about a great book is its ability to take you into another…

By Jennifer McShane

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Feng Shui: 10 simple ways to change your surroundings for a happier home

Have you ever walked into a space which has a particular sort of energy? One so energised and…

By Jennifer McShane

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Irish novelist Edna O’Brien wins ‘UK and Ireland Nobel in literature’

Her books have been banned and burned, but at 88, the renowned Irish author is still a star…

By Jennifer McShane