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Blog: Sweat by Emma Healey review – from trauma to treadmill from
Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews 2 weeks agoA personal trainer puts her abusive ex-boyfriend through his paces in a revenge tale from the author of Elizabeth Is MissingEmma Healey’s first novel, the b […]
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Toni McHadden commented on the post,
Author Neil Gaiman denies sexual assault allegations (BBC), on the groupblog Outside News 2 weeks agoThat’s the headline you finally go with?
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Bob Bobson commented on the post,
Author Neil Gaiman denies sexual assault allegations (BBC), on the groupblog Outside News 2 weeks agoA sad day for us fans
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Burty Burtman replied to the topic Gaiman contriversy in the forum General Chat 2 weeks ago
Alleged pattern of abuse – nothing’s been proven. What ever happened to innocent until proven guilty?
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Adam Bassman replied to the topic Gaiman contriversy in the forum General Chat 2 weeks ago
Its not just me then
I’ve been seriously bummed out about it since the news broke. Now I’m not sure I want to keep my collection of books and comics that have his name on them.
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Toni McHadden replied to the topic Gaiman contriversy in the forum General Chat 2 weeks ago
I never called you the bad guy. Controversy suggests all those women are liars. This is exactly what lets men like him get away with it.
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Jason Latnar replied to the topic Gaiman contriversy in the forum General Chat 2 weeks ago
Geezzz no need to bite my head off I’m not the badguy here
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Blog: Friends in Youth by Minoo Dinshaw review – parallel lives in England’s civil war from
Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews 2 weeks agoA clear-eyed look at two friends who took pivotal roles in the war that split the nationAt the Battle of Edgehill in 1642 , King Charles I numbered Edward Hyde , a […]
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Jason Latnar edited the blog post
Author Neil Gaiman denies sexual assault allegations (BBC) in the group Outside News: 2 weeks agoAuthor Neil Gaiman denies sexual assault allegations (BBC)
Sandman author Neil Gaiman has denied allegations of sexual misconduct, saying he has “never engaged in non-consensual sexual activity with anyone. […] -
Toni McHadden replied to the topic Gaiman contriversy in the forum General Chat 2 weeks ago
I would not call it a controversy. Call it what it is – a pattern of abuse by a man who presented himself as an ally.
Yes, he was supposed to be one of the good ones. That does not change what he did.
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Blog: The Book of George by Kate Greathead review – male misadventures from
Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews 2 weeks agoThis wryly comic tale follows the lives of a stunted antihero and his long-suffering girlfriendThe title character of American author Kate Greathead’s second n […]
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Blog: The Loves of My Life: A Sex Memoir by Edmund White review – a glorious celebration of queer love from
Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews 2 weeks agoIn frank and hilarious style, the author recounts the significant encounters that helped make him who he isIn this, Edmund White’s sixth memoir, the American n […]
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Blog: Children facing a ‘happiness recession’ says laureate Frank Cottrell-Boyce from
Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews 2 weeks agoAuthor will highlight the ‘enormous disadvantage’ handed to children without access to books, and call on government to improve early-years literacyChildren’s laure […]
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Blog: Jacinda Ardern says upcoming memoir aimed at ‘anyone who has ever doubted themselves’ from
Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews 2 weeks agoNew Zealand former prime minister says A Different Kind of Power promotes her belief in ‘empathetic leadership’ and will be released in JuneFormer New Zealand pri […]
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Jason Latnar started the topic Gaiman contriversy in the forum General Chat 2 weeks, 1 day ago
I can’t be the only one wondering what the heck just happened with Neil Gaiman.
He was supposed to be one of the good ones.
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Gili Sethi created the site informational 2 weeks, 1 day ago
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Blog: Rebecca Yarros's Onyx Storm book is out now – here's how to get it for half-price from
The Independent Books in the group The Independent book reviews 2 weeks, 1 day agoThe third installment in the Empyrean series is already crashing websites
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Gili Sethi became a registered member 2 weeks, 1 day ago
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Blog: Onyx Storm release: Target website goes down over massive demand for Rebecca Yarros’ latest book from
The Independent Books in the group The Independent book reviews 2 weeks, 1 day agoThe website and app for went out around 3:00am Eastern time
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Blog: Jules Feiffer, award-winning political cartoonist and writer, dies at 95 from
Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews 2 weeks, 1 day agoThe provocative Pulitzer prize-winner was known for his edgy comic strip and his screenplay for Carnal KnowledgeJules Feiffer, the Pulitzer prize-winning artist and […]
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Blog: 12 comforting books to chase away the January blues from
The Independent Books in the group The Independent book reviews 2 weeks, 1 day agoBattling a severe case of the January blues? These uplifting and inspiring books might just help to take the edge off, says Katie Inglis
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Blog: LBF25 reveals Main Stage keynote speakers, Charity of the Year for 2025, and Seminar Programme highlights from
The Hub by The London Book Fair | Publishing News in the group The London Bookfair Hub Blog 2 weeks, 2 days agoHachette CEO David Shelley and James Daunt of Waterstones and Barnes & Noble to appear on Day 1 #Merky Books authors William Rayfet Hunter and Taylor-Dior Rumble to […]
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Blog: The Big Idea: looking for a better life? Follow your nose from
Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews 2 weeks, 2 days agoSmell has an outsize effect on our thoughts and moods, so it’s worth paying more attention to itIf you have been on holiday recently, do you think you could r […]
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Blog: Caryl Phillips: ‘It was Britain that made me a writer’ from
Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews 2 weeks, 4 days agoThe New York-based Kittitian-British author on why he set his new novel in the immigrant community of 1960s Notting Hill, the pitfalls of celebrity, and how he […]
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Matthew Brown edited the blog post
Fuller Names: Names that do more in the group Matthew D. Brown (Author): 2 weeks, 4 days agoFuller Names: Names that do more
You’ve heard of full names but let me introduce you to even fuller names. In Iain M. Banks’s Culture novels, names act as an address if the person concerned stays where they were brought up [ref]. This got me thinking about the roles of names in the age of The Internet. There is a lot of pressure on parents…Read more
