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What makes a monster? Some are monstrously large, like the horrific Kraken, stretching a mile long. Or some look beastly, like the Manticore, with the face of a lion, the body [...]

Bridport’s 21st literary festival was a brilliant success. From poetry to politics and nature writing to bestselling fiction, the festival – affectionately known as BridLit - was a fitting tribute to its [...]

Investigative journalist Paul Lashmar, Associate Professor of Journalism at City St George’s, University of London, will be in conversation with two writers at Bridport Literary Festival next month. In Searching for my [...]

‘Ruthven argues that western governments and businesses are whitewashing Saudi atrocities by lavishing investment, sporting spectacles such as the World Cup and F1 racing, and normal relations with the House of [...]

Writes Cliff Caswell for Soldier Magazine: 'Throughout, the historian draws on a mountain of research while using testimony from the surviving witnesses of the period – including those who lived through the [...]

John Suchet’s new book on Beethoven – his eighth – stands apart. Part memoir, part biography, In Search of Beethoven is a deeply personal account of how the composer’s life and music have [...]