Hospital Club picks Minamore as emerging talent

Writer Bridget Minamore, whose interests cover "hip-hop, climate change, feminism and football", has been chosen by the Hospital Club's new charitable foundation as part of its Emerging Creatives programme. The private members' club for the creative professions has marked its 10th anniversary with the launch of the h.Club Foundation, which will invest in the creative industries and the local community. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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Greta Thunberg’s family memoir sends an urgent message to us all, especially moms

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The Australian says it accepts climate science, so why does it give a platform to 'outright falsehoods'?

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