INSANE: 2 - The Real Truth

Billie Eilish in talks to make film debut in Sarah Polley’s adaptation of The Bell Jar

Singer previously acted in 2023 TV show ‘Swarm’

The Independent UK · Mar 12

Why I Think Billie Eilish Found The Perfect Role For Her Movie Debut

Billie Eilish, the movie star?

Cinemablend · Mar 11

Billie Eilish to make movie debut in The Bell Jar

Billie Eilish is in final talks to take on the lead role in The Bell Jar.

BANG Premier · Mar 11

From Dylan Thomas’ shopping list to a note from Sylvia Plath’s doctor: newly uncovered case files reveal the hidden lives of famous writers

Exclusive: Hardship grant applications to the Royal Literary Fund, including unseen letters by Doris Lessing and a note from James Joyce saying that he ‘gets nothing in the way of royalties’, show authors at their most vulnerable

The Guardian - UK · Nov 28, 2025

Taylor Swift, the Sylvia Plath of her generation? Maggie Nelson has got this one wrong in The Slicks

READING LIST: There are plenty of curious ideas to pursue when examining the global phenomenon of Swift in 2025. The patriarchy hating prolific female artists in a pop world dominated by women doesn’t feel like one of them, writes Hannah Ewens

The Independent UK · Nov 15, 2025

‘Ambition is a punishing sphere for women’: author Maggie Nelson on why Taylor Swift is the Sylvia Plath of her generation

What do Swift and Plath have in common, and should Kamala Harris have spoken out about her political ambitions? The Argonauts author turns her lens on poetry, pop and patriarchy

The Guardian - UK · Nov 9, 2025

Oisin Murphy: ‘I found escapism but also an awful lot of trouble in the bottle’

The champion jockey tells Donald McRae about his pursuit of sobriety, his April car crash, a voracious need to win – and the poetry of Sylvia Plath

The Guardian - UK · Oct 16, 2025

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

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

The Guardian - UK · Jun 30, 2025

‘A literary event’: Sylvia Plath memorabilia can fetch as much as $1m. A new book reveals a treasure trove of material

The task of understanding Sylvia Plath as a writer is intimidating. Her archives are vast. They span countries and colleges, and have varying levels of access and availability. Studying her oeuvre in its entirety requires years of research and travel.

The Conversation · Feb 10, 2025

New research shows people can’t tell the difference between human and AI poetry – and even prefer the latter. What gives?

Here are some lines Sylvia Plath never wrote:

The Conversation · Nov 15, 2024