Fairy tales continue to nourish artistic invention because their characters embrace continual metamorphosis, discovering yet another possibility within an old story.
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Gossiping involves being able to read social codes and pick up a host of other signals.
From Eliza Haywood to Anne Radcliffe, there are other great 18-century writers whose work would be great on screen.
Searing writing that seeks to bear witness to the violent reality of queer Jamaicans.
Every reader, farmers and non-farmers alike, can learn from his broader ethics of care, attention and negotiation with the natural world.
Practical Magic 2 and an Australian horror film are among our recommendations this week.
If you’ve got problem neighbours, or your house and garden seem to suffer from bad luck, perhaps it’s time to try a magical solution.
Sylvie feels like her radical world only exists in the past and as she gets older her choices and world are shrinking.
Sophie is a passive observer of her own life, watching it unfold like a character on the periphery.
‘Instead of seeing limitations, I began to see possibilities.’
Parents might default to books they loved when they were younger. But this means families may be missing out on some great stories published more recently.
Bringing employees back to work in person and smart office-based people management drives companies forward and is conducive to engineering change. Here’s how.
Harris is a superb storyteller, and Agrippa is a compelling read.
His latest – and possibly last – book tackles America’s foreign policy before and after 9/11. Could it also serve as an antidote to the fragmented attention and political duplicity of our current moment?
Try funny voices, point out objects you know and don’t worry if your child would rather just sit on the book.
These five books take readers through time and across Ukraine.
A country defined by verdancy and mildness is neither of those things as climate change makes England hotter.
Royal relics in Madagascar confer legitimacy on rulers.
A fictional astrologist, parrot, Chinese philosopher and midwife wrote biting and sought after political satire in the 18th-century.
Estrangement is rarely caused by childhood abuse or a pushy therapist. Instead, it reveals a collision between two ideas of what family should be.
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Associate Professor in Literary Studies, Monash University
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Professor in Politics and Journalism, University of Notre Dame Australia
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Lecturer, School of Design, University of Technology Sydney
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Honorary Associate in Creative Writing, The Open University
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Lecturer of English, University of Liverpool
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Distinguished Professor Emerita of Creative Practice, Faculty of Arts and Design, University of Canberra
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Associate Professor of Postcolonial and Global Literatures, Nottingham Trent University
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Professor in Publishing Studies, University of Stirling
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Dean of Research (Creative), Adelaide University
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Associate Dean International, Faculty of Arts, Design & Humanities, De Montfort University
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Associate Professor, University of Southern Denmark
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Senior Lecturer in Literature, Aston University
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Reader in Postcolonial Literature, Leeds Beckett University
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Professor of Reading and Children’s Development, The Open University