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Aaron Sorkin Great art will be made from this time, about this time, inspired by this time. While we wait for that to emerge, we asked 75 artists to open up about their creative travails and triumphs a year into the pandemic. The questions we asked them are ones you may be asking yourself: Did you make anything that mattered? Who and what comforted you? Which moments will you remember? Which ideas would you like to forget? What would a do-over look like? And what’s still on your to-do list as...

The Womens Prize for Fiction has made history by including a trans woman in its 2021 longlist. Torrey Peters has been listed for her debut novel Detransition, Baby, months after organisers faced fierce criticism for announcing entries will be accepted from anyone legally defined as a woman. Detransition, Baby follows trans women Reese and Amy as they attempt to navigate forming an unconventional family when Amy de-transitions to become Ames and fathers a child from an affair with his boss Katri...

The fact that Meghan is a ‘powerful woman’ got ‘some people’s backs up’, she said.

The author talks about diversifying the Women's Prize, how Black Lives Matter changed publishing and the character assassination of Meghan Markle

Celebrating excellence in writing by women in English from across the world, the Women’s Prize for Fiction has announced its 2021 longlist.

Article bookmarked Dont show me this message again✕ Included are six dazzling debuts and a previous winner (The Independent) Reading a truly remarkable novel can be a wonderful way to pass the time – transporting you far and wide, putting you in other people’s shoes and sparking emotion. If your reading list is in a fallow period, the announcement of the Women’s Prize for Fiction 2021 longlist will hopefully provide the inspiration you need. Read more:  Founded in 1996, it’s one...

What was the first book you remember reading? I’VE always been a bookworm, so my childhood was inundated with books. The Harry Potter series are of course notable, but I remember reading and loving Raspberries on the Yangtze, by Karen Wallace. The book starts with, “It all began the day my brother and I decided to poison our mother...” How can you not be intrigued with an opening like that? Do you prefer fiction or non-fiction? I RUN a little copy writing and proofreading busi...

This March we’re featuring Big Read Read-A-Likes at the library. The Big Read book for this year is “Circe” by Madeline Miller, which focuses on the witch Circe of Greek mythology. If you enjoyed this mythology book, you’re sure to enjoy these other looks at myth as well: ‘A Thousand Ships’ by Natalie Haynes This newly-released book tells the story of the women involved in the Trojan War and how the war affected them from their perspective. Whether she’s a mor...

Central Florida Buyers Face a Stingy Real Estate Market SHARE ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — The real estate market in Central Florida is currently considered a seller’s market, and while that is good for people looking to sell their homes, it’s creating a challenge for potential buyers. What You Need To Know  Real estate in Central Florida is currently a sellers market  Homes that go up for sale rarely stay that way for long, experts say The number of homes currently for sale in Orlando is curr...

ARIES (March 21-April 19) In late April of 1969, Cambridgeshire, UK, hosted the first-ever Thriplow Daffodil Weekend: a flower show highlighting 80 varieties of narcissus. In the intervening years, climate change has raised the average temperature 3.24 degrees Fahrenheit. So, the flowers have been blooming progressively earlier each year, which has necessitated moving the festival back. The last pre-COVID show in 2019 was on March 23-24, a month earlier than the original. Lets use this as a met...