Lucy Jago | 'It really mattered to me that I didn’t play fast and loose with the facts'

In 1615, a sensational public murder trail took place  in London. The victim, courtier and poet Sir Thomas Overbury, had died in 1613 while a prisoner in the Tower of London, but his death was only investigated two years later as wild rumours swirled around the court of James I. The whispers were that Overbury had been poisoned by his keeper, Richard Weston, assisted by Mistress Anne Turner—confidante to noblewoman Frances Howard, daughter of the all-powerful Howard family, who were said to be as close to the king as his own family. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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Lucy Jago | 'It really mattered to me that I didn’t play fast and loose with the facts'

In 1615, a sensational public murder trail took place  in London. The victim, courtier and poet Sir Thomas Overbury, had died in 1613 while a prisoner in the Tower of London, but his death was only investigated two years later as wild rumours swirled around the court of James I. The whispers... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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‘The Performance’ unfolds over the course of a two-act play. The fact that it works is a miracle.

Claire Thomas’s three female protagonists ponder their worries while watching Samuel Beckett’s “Happy Days.” Continue reading at The Washington Post

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Carys Bray | 'My Northern-ness feels like a matter of fact to me'

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BEA 2016: Thomas Mullen: When Black Cops Didn’t Matter

Thomas Mullen has been playing with genres for a long time. He has mixed historical fiction with magical realism, played with the spy novel, and is now mixing a police procedural with a fact-based piece of historical fiction. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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In Hardcover, the Big Didn’t Get Bigger: Facts & Figures 2012

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It doesn't matter if collusion is a crime. All that matters is how the House reacts

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Forget Playing With Toys: Kids Can Play With The Catalog

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Miles to play Cromwell in Mantel plays

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Sweden's Nuanxed Promises Fast, Accurate AI Book Translations

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Starmer says police should focus on ‘what matters most’ amid Pearson tweet investigation

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Why Representation in Publishing Matters

Editors and agents of color discuss how they advocate for their authors, themselves, and one another. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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How ‘McNeal,’ a Play About A.I., Lured Robert Downey Jr. to Broadway

In “McNeal,” the playwright Ayad Akhtar explores the way artificial intelligence is disrupting the literary world and raising questions about creativity. Continue reading at The New York Times

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The suit makes office comeback as loose, more relaxed fits reign

The classic men’s suit refuses to die. Despite disruptive sartorial movements like the rise of streetwear and the increasing casualization of C-suite uniforms — not to mention a global pandemic that put everyone in athleisure — the final nail in its coffin has yet to be hammered.In fact, some... Continue reading at Crains New York

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The new owner of the Spectator didn’t cough up £100m just for the fun of it | Anne McElvoy

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The new Carmen Sandiego game will let you play as Carmen Sandiego

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‘I didn’t want to get wrinkles’: The alarming effects of tweens using antiaging products

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