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What counts as grace is intriguingly rethought in a sly retelling of humankind’s biblical Fall

I'm delighted to report that my Hoover colleague (and emeritus professor at Cornell), Barry Strauss, will be guest-blogging this week… The post Barry Strauss Guest-Blogging About "Jews vs. Rome: Two Centuries of Rebellion Against the World's Mightiest Empire" appeared first on Reason.com.

Len Pennie won praise and faced criticism for exploring domestic abuse in her award-winning debut. She talks about partying sober, writing in Scots, and why she’s rooting out stigma in her follow-up collection

"I was quite surprised because that was not the impression I got."

Broadcaster Clare Balding hinted at changes in her relationship with Alice Arnold as she launched her first novel, sparking widespread speculation online.

The Bloody Scotland International Crime Writing Festival runs until September 14.

The odd-couple presenters’ wits are perfectly matched in this treat of a travelogue. It’s a good-natured, sweet show that walks comfortably in contentious territory

Valentine Low’s Power and the Palace is a study of how sovereigns and politicians have circled one another for two centuries. It is well-researched; flashes of brilliance sit alongside passages that feel well worn. Among the revelations in the book’s serialisation was the late Queen’s aside to George Osborne to…