DARK SECRETS: 2 - The Real Truth

Booker Prize trophy named Iris after public poll

The Booker Prize trophy has been named ‘Iris’, after a public voting that took place earlier this year.

The Times of India · Apr 4, 2023

The Marriage Question: George Eliot’s Double Life review – one from the heart

Feminist philosopher Clare Carlisle illuminates George Elliot’s love life as well as the nightmarish marriages in her novels

The Guardian - UK · Mar 19, 2023

Daniel Day-Lewis over Bradley Cooper?!: The 13 most confusing Oscar screw-ups of all time

From awarding Rami Malek’s all-teeth performance as Freddie Mercury to Julianne Moore winning Best Actress for the wrong movie, the Oscars have always inspired confusion and frustration. Ahead of this year’s Academy Awards, Adam White explores the most egregious mistakes in recent Oscar history

The Independent UK · Mar 7, 2023

Londoner’s Diary: Writers’ frustration at men’s reading habits

In today’s Diary: a name change for male readers? / Iris Murdoch’s beermats / Clara Amfo and a tough Valentine’s / A plaque for Barry Cryer / Bread and mice in Parliament / Writers’ Guild Awards

Evening Standard · Feb 15, 2022

Metaphysical Animals: How Four Women Brought Philosophy Back to Life – review

Ideas get a little lost in biography in Clare Mac Cumhaill and Rachael Wiseman’s account of how four women shifted the discussion around logical positivism

The Guardian - UK · Feb 8, 2022