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UNBELIEVABLE: Karine rundell | History Defined

Shortlist revealed for Sunday Times young writer prize

The youngest author was born in 1996 while the oldest was born in 1985.

The Independent UK

‘Big books by blokes about battles’: why we need the Women’s prize for nonfiction

Authors and publishers discuss the gender imbalance in nonfiction writing, and ask whether the newly announced award can redress it

The Guardian - UK

The 10 best books of 2022: A Mason-Dixon mission, ‘Rabbit Hutch’ and, oh yeah, Bob Dylan

It was a particularly good year for excellent books and 10 is way too few. In order of authors’ names:

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The best children’s books of 2022

From a four-legged celebration of the seasons to a fiery tale of women who turn into dragons, our critics look back over the year and pick their favourite titles for children and young adults

The Guardian - UK

10 books that 10 critics loved this year

“When Women Were Dragons,” by Kelly Barnhill. (Doubleday, $28.)

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On my radar: Katherine Rundell’s cultural highlights

The academic and author on Lizzo’s biting wit, spicy hotpots, her passion for night-climbing and what to wear at Christmas parties

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Biography of poet John Donne wins UK nonfiction book prize

A book that argues Elizabethan poet John Donne should rank alongside William Shakespeare as a literary genius has won Britain’s leading nonfiction book award

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‘Taking life advice from John Donne would be disastrous’ – the roof-walking, trapeze-flying Baillie Gifford winner

Katherine Rundell has just become the youngest ever winner of the prestigious literary prize – for a biography of ‘poet of desire’ John Donne. Why is she giving the £50,000 away? Because, she says, no man is an island

The Guardian - UK

‘Exquisitely rendered’ biography of poet wins Baillie Gifford Prize

Katherine Rundell’s book Super-Infinite: The Transformations Of John Donne took the author 10 years and three drafts to write.

The Independent UK

£50K Baillie Gifford non-fiction prize won by Katherine Rundell

The acclaimed children’s author won for her book Super-Infinite, described as a ‘glorious celebration’ of the life and work of poet John Donne

The Guardian - UK

Picture books for children – reviews

A magical zebra, fat cats in lockdown and a bus-riding chipmunk star in this month’s round-up

The Guardian - UK

The Golden Mole and Other Living Treasure by Katherine Rundell review – weird and wonderful

The award-winning children’s author’s enthusiasm for astonishing and imperilled animals is infectious

The Guardian - UK

The Golden Mole and Other Living Treasure by Katherine Rundell review

From bears to bats to hermit crabs, a witty, intoxicating paean to Earth’s wondrous creatures

The Guardian - UK

Violence of British empire in focus on Baillie Gifford longlist

Legacy of Violence: A History of the British Empire by Caroline Elkins among potential winners of £50,000 nonfiction prize

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5 new books to read this week

This week’s bookcase includes reviews of After The Lights Go Out by John Vercher and The Rising Tide by Ann Cleeves.

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Super-Infinite by Katherine Rundell review – a deft portrait of John Donne

Rundell captures John Donne’s unique vision in all its power, eloquence and strangeness

The Guardian - UK

Plague poems, defiant wit and penis puns: why John Donne is a poet for our times

Master of the Revels at a time of persecution, Donne broke new ground with poems that burst with sexual desire and intellectual curiosity

The Guardian - UK

Super-Infinite: The Transformations of John Donne review – masterly study

Katherine Rundell’s engaging and playful biography of the metaphysical poet demands – and rewards – your attention

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