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Peter Ransley obituary

Screenwriter and novelist who co-founded a charity to support those affected by avoidable harm in healthcare

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

Pride Month 2024: 21 of the best LGBT+ movies of the last 25 years

Inga Parkel and the team share their recommendations for some brilliant queer movies to watch this Pride Month

The Independent UK

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Five of the best books about queer relationships

From James Baldwin to Sarah Waters, writers have been telling rich, nuanced LGBTQ+ tales for decades – here are some good titles to try

The Guardian - UK

‘I want some light in my life’: eight writers make their new year reading resolutions

Finding fun, getting lost in an epic and taking a first peek at science fiction ... Sathnam Sanghera, Elif Shafak, Sarah Waters and more make their reading resolutions for 2024

The Guardian - UK

Slavery, illusion and dead white men: Zadie Smith's The Fraud explodes the historical novel

Victorian England loved a juicy scandal and Zadie Smith situates The Fraud in one of the mid-19th century’s most toothsome cause célèbres: the Tichborne case.

The Conversation

‘People still do not want women to succeed or be equal. While that is true, you need Virago’: 50 years of the warrior publisher

Formed to ‘break the silence’ for female voices and still as essential and influential as ever, fans and founding members pay tribute to the trailblazing feminist press

The Guardian - UK

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Nearly half UK adults believe LGBTQ+ representation important in storytelling – study

The YouGov survey highlights the need for diverse characters and creators.

The Independent UK

‘Darling of my heart’: the irresistible love story of the Ladies of Llangollen

For 50 years, Sarah Ponsonby and Eleanor Butler shared a home – and a bed – in Wales. It was a fantastically brave choice in the 18th century, offering a roadmap for the women who followed them

The Guardian - UK

'I never thought it would be me' - woman returns from Spanish trip to 'urgent' letters

Sarah Waters, 31, enjoyed her holiday in Spain little knowing what was waiting for her back home

Wales Online

Woman devastated after returning from Spain to find urgent diagnosis letter

Sarah Waters, 31, from Prescot, jetted off to Spain on holiday following the routine test but on returning from her trip she discovered "urgent letters" from the NHS waiting for her on doorstep

Daily Mirror

Woman returned from Spain holiday to find 'urgent letters' on doorstep

"I was in utter shock as I never thought it would be me"

Liverpool Echo

Singer rushed for tests after holiday abroad

"It stopped me being mobile, it turned my world upside down. I'm so weak."

Liverpool Echo

Messages to young woman living 'one big nightmare' after rare cancer diagnosis

Sarah's smear was postponed as a result of the pandemic

Liverpool Echo

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Urgent advice after young woman hit with 'one big nightmare'

Sarah Waters was given a "double whammy" of bad news after her smear was postponed

Liverpool Echo

Young woman's urgent advice after 'one big nightmare'

Sarah Waters was given a "double whammy" of bad news

The Guardian - UK

Hilary Mantel remembered: ‘She was the queen of literature’

The beloved writer of the Wolf Hall trilogy and Beyond Black has died. Here, leading contemporaries pay tribute

Manchester Evening News

Mum's warning as woman, 30, given devastating diagnosis after routine appointment

'All of a sudden her life changed for the foreseeable'

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Liverpool Echo

Mum's important message as daughter fights devastating disease

Sarah's diagnosis has since inspired other women to book their smear tests

The Guardian - UK

What an English degree did for me, by Tulip Siddiq, Sarah Waters and more

As universities close their English literature courses, we celebrate 40 influential British graduates

Daily Mirror

'Broken' woman's warning after rare and aggressive cancer robs her of having a baby

The diagnosis was a 'complete shock' to Sarah who now must have a full hysterectomy, so the chances of her having her own child have been 'taken away' leaving her 'broken'

Liverpool Echo

Young woman's life-saving advice after shock diagnosis leaves her 'broken'

Sarah is urging others not to put off cervical screening tests as 'you just don't know'

The Conversation

Good historical fiction is not just about factual accuracy, but the details of human experience too

How do you begin the process of researching a novel? In the case of my latest book, Man at Sea, the task seemed straightforward if a little daunting.

The Guardian - UK

The Handmaiden to Crazy Rich Asians: the seven best films to watch on TV this week

Park Chan-wook takes on Sarah Waters’s erotic thriller, and Constance Wu and Henry Golding lead the all-Asian cast of the opulent romantic comedy

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