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Sep 11, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 11, 2026 · Clare Thorp

    'Main character energy': The extraordinary story of Barbara Cartland, the forgotten millions-selling romance author (opens the original)

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    Although Barbara Cartland sold around 750 million books, you'll struggle to find a copy in a bookshop today. And the socialite led an extraordinary and surprising life - why has the UK's master of romantic fiction disappeared from memory? To take your place behind William Shakespeare and Agatha Christie as the third best-selling author in history is a remarkable feat. Yet, ask most people what they know of the late romantic novelist Dame Barbara Cartland and it's probably not her literary succes

  2. Article · Sep 2, 2026 · Clare Thorp

    'A literary assassination': How Life of M sparked a Hollywood scandal (opens the original)

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    Controversy is swirling around Rachel Cusk's new novel and its movie-star protagonist named "M". Why the fuss – and could the character be based on Natalie Portman? From Truman Capote mining the secrets of his high society friends for his writing to The Devil Wears Prada's Miranda Priestly bearing a striking similarity to Vogue's Anna Wintour, there's always a certain excitement in discovering that a literary character might not be entirely fictional – especially when their rumoured inspiration

  3. Article · Jul 23, 2026 · Clare Thorp

    'Books like this get people debating': Why smash-hit tradwife satire Yesteryear is 2026's most divisive book (opens the original)

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    Caro Claire Burke's debut novel Yesteryear is the book of the season – and quite likely the year, too. Here's why this satirical novel about tradwives and womanhood in the US has everybody talking. Take a quick scan of the hotel pool, beach or airplane this summer and there's a good chance you'll see someone immersed in the pages of Yesteryear. Caro Claire Burke's debut novel was published in April to great fanfare. It is the story of a successful "tradwife" influencer who finds herself transpor

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