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Conclave review – Ralph Fiennes shines as papal election results in high-camp gripper

Fiennes is broodingly compelling as a potential English pope caught up in murky Vatican intrigue around choosing the next pontiff

The Guardian - UK

Best historical fiction books of 2024, from Robert Harris to Colm Tóibín

THE LIST: Transport yourself back to a bygone era with Katie Rosseinsky’s guide to the best historical fiction releases of the year

The Independent UK

Vatican Succession Drama Unfolds In 'Conclave' Film

Discussion on Pope Francis' successor and 'Conclave' film at Rome Film Festival depicting papal power struggles.

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'Conclave' and Ralph Fiennes go for the (papal) throne

A bunch of old men in robes sitting inside and picking a pontiff is not your average pitch in Hollywood

The Independent UK

Conclave review: Ralph Fiennes movie is a solid political thriller, but minor sins keep it from greatness

With Conclave, Edward Berger creates another engaging portrait of humanity set in the Vatican, but a few quibbles keep it from ascending to higher plains.

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Sally Rooney, Hanif Kureishi, Elizabeth Strout: the best new books for Autumn

Discover the best new books this Autumn, from gripping novels to insightful memoirs

Evening Standard

Anton du Beke says dancing helped him become an author as he shared passion for storytelling

The Strictly Come Dancing judge spoke about his latest novel at the Henley Literary Festival

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Novelist Robert Harris tells Henley Literary Festival that 20th-century politicians in love had it easier

Robert Harris discussed his latest novel Precipice at the festival on Sunday

The Independent UK

Novelist Robert Harris on uncovering the most scandalous secret love affair in British political history

For his latest bestseller, ‘Precipice’, Robert Harris trawled secret letters to bring to life the hidden relationship between prime minister HH Asquith and a beautiful young socialite more than three decades his junior. The author tells Geordie Greig about the female character who moved him to tears, what Asquith’s family…

The Independent UK

Precipice by Robert Harris review – the prime minister’s affair

Wartime PM Asquith shares love letters and state secrets with aristocrat Venetia Stanley in a juicy political drama drawn from history

The Guardian - UK

Conclave review – Ralph Fiennes takes charge of tense papal election thriller

The actor leads a top-tier ensemble, including Stanley Tucci and Isabella Rossellini, in an entertainingly juicy adaptation of Robert Harris’s novel

The Guardian - US

Precipice by Robert Harris review – the PM and the socialite

In this nuanced and poignant retelling of the affair between HH Asquith and Venetia Stanley, the novelist blurs the line between fact and fiction, illuminating love and power

The Guardian - UK

Sex and secrets in PM’s limo: Asquith’s wild trysts with socialite mistress

Author Robert Harris discovers adulterous affair was cause of military and political crises at the onset of first world war

The Guardian - UK

Robert Harris’s Precipice, reviewed: it’s an injustice this great novelist hasn’t won more literary prizes

During the dawn of the First World War, HH Asquith sent more than 700 letters to an aristocratic young woman almost half his age – but did the Liberal PM actually have an affair with Venetia Stanley? The story forms the basis of one of the most enthralling novels yet…

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Showdog Studio Developing Trilogy On Nikola Tesla's Life And Legacy

Explore the life of Nikola Tesla in a trilogy by Showdog Studio, shedding light on his genius, contributions, and personal struggles in a tech-driven world.

Evening Standard

Historian Julian Jackson wins the Duff Cooper prize for non-fiction

His editor got a laugh at the ceremony for a jibe at Michael Gove

The Independent UK

Belfast writer Lucy Caldwell winner of Walter Scott Prize 2023

Caldwell scoops £25,000 prize for her novel These Days set during air strikes on Belfast during Second World War

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Belfast writer announced as winner of Walter Scott Prize 2023

Lucy Caldwell scooped the £25,000 prize for her novel These Days set during air strikes on Belfast during the Second World War.

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What we’re reading: writers and readers on the books they enjoyed in February

Critics and Guardian readers discuss the titles they have read over the last month. Join the conversation in the comments

Newcastle Herald

'I'll have to bring John to the job site': iconic carvery closes

Owners 'John' and Be Truong said old customers visited to say goodbye.

Tribune News Service

‘Going to get some Thai food’: Indiana police pulled over U of I homicide suspect 2 weeks before his arrest

BOISE, Idaho — Bryan Kohberger, whom police have arrested in the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students in November, was stopped twice by Indiana law enforcement while he and his father made a cross-country drive from Pullman, Washington, to Pennsylvania in mid-December.

Evening Standard

Memoirs, cookery and must-read novels: the best books of 2022

Fiona Lensvelt has your guide to the best last-minute buys before Christmas — there’s something for everyone here...

Nottingham Post

10 famous people Nottinghamshire has given the world

Celebrated sports stars, actors and musicians have come from Notts

Tribune News Service

Review: 'Act of Oblivion,' by Robert Harris

FICTION: A page-turning historical thriller about a manhunt for the killers of an English king.

The Guardian - UK

Act of Oblivion by Robert Harris review – regicides on the run

In 1660, after the Restoration of the monarchy, two of Oliver Cromwell’s soldiers fled to America to escape execution. Harris is at his best in this fictionalisation of their escape and the quest to find them

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