Sitting on the beach at St Margaret’s Bay near Dover, Mermaid Cottage comes with a £1.75 million price tag. Read more
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At Some Bookstores, Pets Are the Most Popular Sales Associates
Docile dogs and aloof cats have long been fixtures of independent bookstores, as ubiquitous as free bookmarks. For the most part, they serve as quiet mascots — steadfast and loyal, deigning to have their heads patted or ears scratched while humans tend to the business of words. Now, thanks to social media, many stores have put themselves on the map with the help of little creatures, including some unlikely stars (bearded dragon, anyone?). The pairing makes sense: Books and animals both provide joy, companionship and windows into other worlds. The former are, admittedly, a lot tidier. Read more
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‘Washington Black’ Is a Defiantly Joyful Fable
Adapted from the Esi Edugyan novel, this Hulu series follows a child who escapes slavery and embarks on a life of swashbuckling adventure. Read more Watch trailer
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This Year’s Trendiest Vacation? A Reading Retreat
Philosopher St. Augustine is believed to have said, “The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only one page.” That was all the way back in the 4th century, before he or anyone could know that today’s travelers would be accruing air miles to turn pages in the literal sense, too. Taking notes from the creative ways brands and celebrities alike have tapped into the astronomical rise of reading, luxury hotels are launching literary offerings for book-minded boarders. Read more
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How Did the Author of ‘Space Raptor Butt Invasion’ Become One of Our Best Mainstream Horror Writers?
How Chuck Tingle went legit. Read more
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2025 CWA Dagger Awards Announced
The 2025 winners of the prestigious Crime Writers’ Association (CWA) Dagger Awards, which honour the very best in the crime-writing genre, have been announced. Created in 1955, the world-famous CWA Daggers are the oldest awards in the genre and have been synonymous with quality crime writing for over half a century. Read more
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Martin Cruz Smith, Acclaimed Author of ‘Gorky Park,’ Dies at 82
Among Smith’s honors were being named a “grand master” by the Mystery Writers of America, and winning the Hammett Prize for “Havana Bay” and a Gold Dagger award for “Gorky Park.” Read more
A Master of Surrealist Fiction and a Bard for Anxious Times
Dino Buzzati’s best works evoke the fabulism, paranoia and allegory of writers like Franz Kafka, Albert Camus and Italo Calvino. Read more
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Where Authors Gossip, Geek Out and Let Off Steam
More and more writers are publishing newsletters – but which are worth your time? From Margaret Atwood to Hanif Kureishi, George Saunders to Miranda July, here’s our guide to the best. Read more
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John Martin, Devoted Publisher of Literary Rebels, Dies at 94
John Martin, an adventurous independent publisher who brought out the raucous work of the poet Charles Bukowski, as well as the writing of other offbeat literary rebels like Paul Bowles, John Fante and Wyndham Lewis, died on June 23 at his home in Santa Rosa, Calif. Read more
