Stephen Mangan: Maybe middle aged panic is setting in, I’m clinging to whatever fitness I have
Actor and author Stephen Mangan says he feels “edgy” if he hasn’t managed to get out for a run. The star of BBC’s The Split and sitcom...
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Writing as Transformation
Words and phrases came from nowhere; I rarely had any sense of what they meant or to what context they belonged.
Read More“Summer Movies in Central Park,” by Czesław Miłosz
In the dim light on the trampled grassesGirls lie still with soldiers in their arms.Until the image alters: dark glanceOf a shoulder, an unbuttoned...
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It’s Been a Tough Year. Let’s Help Each Other Out.
There may be a dark shadow hanging over this year’s holiday season, but there are still ways to give to those in need.
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I left school with one GCSE - now I'm teaching the nation's kids to read
Jacob Mitchell - better known to his millions of fans as MC Grammar - is helping kids to read and learn through the power of rap. He tells us how you...
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Welcome to Our First/Final Book Club
Thank you, everyone, for coming to our first/final book-club meeting. Apologies for how long it’s taken us to settle on a date, but in between...
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The Attention Crisis Is Just a Distraction
From the pianoforte to the smartphone, each wave of tech has sparked fears of brain rot. But the problem isn’t our ability to focus—it’s what...
Read More40-year-old early retiree with $3.6 million in savings shares 3 books that helped him get there
Jamal Robinson didn't learn about money management from his parents. But last year Robinson, 40, retired from his corporate career as a tech...
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Bookshop.org Now Sells Ebooks
The bookseller is applying its sales model—where online purchases support indie bookstores—to digital books. It has also released a mobile app...
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