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The new voices and hidden gems of Hay Festival 2024

Hear from up-and-coming stars of the literary world before they rocket up the bestseller lists, and make sure you don’t miss some of the eclectic treats on Hay Festival’s vast programme, writes Jessie Thompson

The Independent UK · May 23, 2024

The seven best books of 2023 reviewed by our experts

We have covered a lot of new releases this year but these seven really impressed our experts. There’s a feminist retelling of a classic, a twist on the murder mystery from the greatest voice in horror and a giggle-inducing ride through the Middle Ages – not mention one of the…

The Conversation · Dec 20, 2023

Sandra Newman: Reimagining 1984 from Julia's Perspective

At the behest of George Orwell's estate, the acclaimed novelist has brilliantly recast his most famous work.

Reason · Nov 29, 2023

Co Antrim woman calling for treatment in NI after being diagnosed with eye cancer

Sandra is calling for treatment to be introduced and for OCT scans

Belfast Live · Oct 19, 2022

Sensitivity Readers Are the New Literary Gatekeepers

Overzealous gatekeeping on race and gender is killing books before they're published—or even written.

Reason · Jul 5, 2022

The Men by Sandra Newman review – vision of a world without men

Half of humanity disappears in this disturbing study of loss, grief and moral sacrifice

The Guardian - UK · Jun 1, 2022

Sandra Newman: ‘Do I want men to go away? No’

The American author on feminist utopias, surviving the apocalypse and who is really responsible for the scourge of electric bikes on the pavement

The Guardian - UK · May 21, 2022

Judges pull award nomination for book by Lauren Hough

The author of an acclaimed debut essay collection has had a prominent LGBTQ literary nomination withdrawn

The Independent UK · Mar 23, 2022

Lambda Literary Awards Reject LGBTQ Author After She Defended a Friend Accused of Transphobia

"I am a queer woman, and I was silenced most of my life," writes Lauren Hough, author of Leaving Isn't the Hardest Thing.

Reason · Mar 22, 2022