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Matthew Sweet: The Great Dictator review - the extraordinary life of Barbara Cartland
10+ hour, 18+ min ago (935+ words) I didn’t think I was interested in Barbara Cartland, but it turns out I am. This new biography by Matthew Sweet, by turns revelatory, hilarious, gripping, astonishing and moving, kept me engrossed from first to last, and persuaded me that…...
The Royal Runaway attempt
7+ hour, 9+ min ago (1363+ words) The Great Runaway Attempt For once, Eze was going with them. There would be guards, obviously, but far enough away that he could pretend there weren’t. It wasn’t freedom exactly. It was close …...
Seething Lane: A Samuel Pepys Mystery by Jack Jewers
13+ hour, 14+ min ago (547+ words) The Reviews Hub Seething Lane: A Samuel Pepys Mystery by Jack Jewers When it comes to historical fiction, timing is everything. For his second novel, Jack Jewers returns to the 17th century and it’s hard to think of a better period…...
Neo-Classical Prose & Satirical Commentary: The Paradox of Seeking Healing from the Heartless
9+ hour, 44+ min ago (25+ words) An Elite Sample of Deep-Narrative Essays, Philosophical Reflections, and High-Context Cultural Literature …...
Diary of a Court Jester
16+ hour, 47+ min ago (601+ words) Is History Repeating Itself? Excavations of Castell Gwyn (the White Castle) in Monmouth, Wales, recently unearthed the diary of Drws Modrwy — the Welsh Court Jester of England’s King John. John briefly lived in the White Castle for two separate terms....
The mad life of Barbara Cartland, the Queen of Romance who hated women
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (55+ words) The Times The mad life of Barbara Cartland, the Queen of Romance who hated women Every element of the prolific author’s life was bizarre, comical or grotesque – and often all three. Matthew Sweet’s The Great Dictator is a gem of…...
… infinite sides of nothing
21+ hour, 29+ min ago (33+ words) … or infinite sides of nothing Everything Kicked in The door of the eye Insisting Insanely With a nauseating cry “Wake up! There’s no time!” Distressed Eye Fell out of its socket Into a …...
Read An Excerpt From 'The Gates of Midnight' by Helene Wecker
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (1066+ words) The long-awaited final installment in the award-winning, bestselling Golem and the Jinni trilogy. Intrigued? Read on to discover the synopsis and an excerpt from The Gates of Midnight by Helene Wecker, which releases on September 15th 2026. At the beginning of The…...
The Triptych of the Fourth Dimension
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (726+ words) A time traveler discovers a post-scarcity utopia of biologicals, maintainers, and phase-shifters in Wells' future....
Why I Wrote a Psychological Horror Book About Shadows
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (34+ words) I’ve always been fascinated by the things we ignore. Not the monsters under the bed, but the quiet, ordinary things that follow us every day …...