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When Women Wits Ruled London’s Swankiest Salons
New York Times· 2 days agoA new book by Susannah Gibson spotlights the 18th-century Bluestockings, who aspired to have their writings and ideas accorded the same respect as men’s....
A Netflix film, statue and a newly discovered first edition: joy at celebrations of Aphra Behn
The Guardian· 3 days agoThe striking name of the playwright and novelist Aphra Behn, pioneering queen of English literature, remains largely unrecognised outside academia and the theatre. Studied in schools and universities ...
‘There are lots of us who hover on margins, who are not quickly definable’: my life as a so-called...
The Guardian· 3 days agoThe stranger was smoking something vibey and I was suddenly sober, a bit drained, trying to gather my wits to equivocate and bring the conversation to a close. It is a complicated time to be ...
‘Don’t judge a book by its cover’: 15 of the most iconic book covers
The Independent· 5 days agoFitzgerald was so astounded by it that he wrote to his editor stating that he had “written it [the...