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UNBELIEVABLE: Kate mosse - Caught on Camera

The Independent returns as exclusive news partner of Henley Literary Festival

Nigella Lawson, Celia Imrie, and Eric Idle also appear on this year’s star-studded line-up

The Independent UK

‘Andy Burnham’s life was changed by the poet Tony Harrison’: writers discuss literature, politics and the 100 best novels

What would Trump think of Gilgamesh? And why are 19th-century classics so popular among young people? Writers on why we need the novel more than ever

The Guardian - UK

Richard Osman among authors backing call to issue library card to all UK babies

The proposal, supported by Kate Mosse and Philip Pullman, aims to make public library membership a national birthright

The Guardian - UK

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Five of the best young adult books of 2025

LGBTQ+ activism, online alter egos, feminist trailblazers and more

The Guardian - UK

Feminist History for Every Day of the Year by Kate Mosse review – the women who helped change the world

The bestselling author champions female trailblazers in an enjoyable anthology for all ages

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on the Women’s prize for nonfiction: shining a light where it’s badly needed

Editorial: Having a separate award was good for female novelists. Now a medical author is blazing a trail with a true story

The Guardian - UK

Camilla praises literary prize for championing women authors

The Queen has supported literary charities and organisations for a number of years.

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Bernardine Evaristo scoops Women’s prize outstanding contribution award

One-off £100,000 prize awarded to Girl, Women, Other writer for entire body of work and ‘dedication to uplifting under-represented voices’

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‘It led me to some risky places’: The book that made me who I am today, by Tessa Hadley, Kate Mosse and more

HAY FESTIVAL 2025: Eight enigmatic authors speak to Annabel Nugent about the singular book to define them as writers and people

The Independent UK

Chelsea Arts Festival: Ambika Mod, Sir Lenny Henry and more added to the bill

More top cultural talents have been announced for the inaugural event in September

Evening Standard

‘Meta has stolen books’: authors to protest in London against AI trained using ‘shadow library’

Writers will gather at the Facebook owner’s King’s Cross office in opposition to its use of the LibGen database to train its AI models

The Guardian - UK

Authors call for UK government to hold Meta accountable for copyright infringement

‘I am a crime writer, I understand theft,’ said Val McDermid – joining Richard Osman, Kazuo Ishiguro and Kate Mosse in their appeal to Lisa Nandy to act on their behalf

The Guardian - UK

British novelists criticise government over AI ‘theft’

Richard Osman and Kate Mosse say plan to mine artistic works for data would destroy creative fields

The Guardian - UK

The Map of Bones by Kate Mosse review – satisfying family saga finale

The last of the author’s books about the Hugeunot Joubert clan ends with two intriguing personal missions in South Africa

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Naomi Klein: it's harder for women to be taken seriously as experts

The author won the Women’s Prize for Non Fiction for her book, Doppelganger

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The Women’s prize for fiction is a success – now it has a nonfiction sister

On International Women’s Day Kate Mosse, co-founder of the Women’s prize for fiction and bestselling author of Labyrinth, heralds a new honour

The Guardian - UK

Glastonbury founder and TikTok organist make new year honours list

Singers, artists and co-founder of women’s fiction prize among members of arts world to be recognised

The Independent UK

New Year Honours 2024: All the celebrities being honoured, from Shirley Bassey to Paul Hollywood

Jilly Cooper, Michael Eavis and Ridley Scott are also among those honoured

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5 new books to read this week

This week’s bookcase includes reviews of Ordinary Human Failings by Megan Nolan and The Baby Does A Runner by Anita Rani.

Daily Mirror

Inside Queen Camilla's passion for reading during 'lonely and challenging' times

The Mirror speaks to book charity boss Vicki Perrin about Her Majesty’s passion for reading

The Guardian - UK

Women’s prize to launch annual award for women’s non-fiction writing

The Women’s Prize Trust hopes to make the first award in 2024, after research showed female writers were far less likely than men to be reviewed or win prizes

The Independent UK

Kate Mosse: New prize celebrating non-fiction by women will amplify and honour

The award is expected to be launched next year.

The Independent UK

Kate Mosse: Fay Weldon was one of the great writers of the late 20th century

The Labyrinth author added Weldon had a ‘radical message for women’ to ‘have fun’.

Evening Standard

Best history books to expand your knowledge, from ancient Egypt to medieval witch hunts

For when you’ve outgrown Horrible Histories...

The Guardian - UK

Kate and Greg Mosse look back: ‘The shirt I’m wearing has since been made illegal’

Writers Kate and Greg Mosse on how a brief encounter on a train changed their lives

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