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How Zendaya started ‘method dressing’ like Kate Middleton

FASHION: As the actor steps out dressed as a Greek goddess for the premiere of her latest film, ‘The Odyssey’, Olivia Petter takes a closer look at the go-to fashion tactic that the Princess of Wales mastered before anyone else

The Independent UK · Jul 8

How to build a cool but professional workwear wardrobe, according to stylists

Here’s what you need to lessen decision fatigue in the mornings while looking your best…

The Independent UK · Aug 21, 2025

Clare Chambers: ‘Iris Murdoch taught me that a novel could be about absolutely anything’

The author on Anthony Trollope, Andrew Miller, and why she sided with 19th-century coal miners

The Guardian - UK · Jul 11, 2025

Clare Chambers: Best and worst compliment? ‘My mum loves your books’

The ‘Shy Creatures’ author on what she learnt from Iris Murdoch, the best book she’s read this year, and the bookshop everyone should go to...

The Independent UK · Aug 25, 2024

Shy Creatures by Clare Chambers review – trauma unearthed

The follow-up to Small Pleasures is set in a mid-century psychiatric hospital, as an art therapist delves into a patient’s past

The Guardian - UK · Aug 24, 2024

The best fiction books to read in 2024, from David Nicholls to Kiley Reid

Spend your 2024 getting lost in very good novels – there are plenty to choose from. Jessie Thompson shares our guide to the year’s unmissable fiction

The Independent UK · Jan 3, 2024

Fewer cards, more turkey: Here’s how to kick your Christmas cynicism

Author Clare Chambers was longlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction in 2021 for her novel ‘Small Pleasures’. Now she has turned her attention to the festive season, sourcing the tiny aggravations that can make Christmas so frustrating – and the small pleasures that can make it a joy

The Independent UK · Dec 6, 2023

Top 10 novels about office jobs

The places where half of waking life unfolds for many people aren’t famous settings for drama, but writers from Muriel Spark to Dave Eggers show why they should be

The Guardian - UK · Jan 25, 2023