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The 10 best looks from the 2024 BAFTA TV red carpet

Marie Claire

Is American Fiction true to life? Yes, and our publishing industry has a big problem with Black writers too

In the Oscar-nominated satire, a Black author is appalled when his ‘ghetto’ spoof is a bestseller - but British writers tell us that in publishing, if they don’t want to write about trauma, they struggle to be heard

Evening Standard

The week in audio: Cillian Murphy’s Limited Edition; Short Cuts; Beyond the Bathroom; Crypto Kingpins – review

The actor lets his mind-expanding music do the talking; aural hallucinations are par for the course on one of UK radio’s most important shows; and Candice Brathwaite brings beauty to life

The Guardian - UK

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Henley Literary Festival 2023 preview: Theresa May, Sebastian Faulks and what else to see

Louis Chilton rounds up some of the highlights of the 10-day festival, including events featuring poets, authors, sportspeople, musicians, journalists and chefs

The Independent UK

‘We each need what the other has’: five of the hottest new podcasting duos

Podcasting is known for its famous double acts, but who are the latest ones to listen out for? We talk to the hosts of our favourite new shows

The Guardian - UK

The racial disparities in British maternity deaths

Racial disparities in maternal death rates in Britain have been condemned as as “nothing short of a scandal”, after an MPs’ report warned that black women are nearly four times more likely to die in pregnancy and childbirth than white women.

The Week

Midwife influencer Clemmie Hooper made 'racially offensive' posts and moaned about husband

Former mumfluencer Clemmie Hooper has received a one-year caution at a midwifery misconduct hearing, after she trolled other bloggers under a fake account on a gossip forum in 2019

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‘This character looks like me’: why diversity matters in children’s books

Reading has tremendous potential to open kids up to the world. Save the Children’s Wonderbooks series is giving young readers the chance to encounter diverse characters and cultures, building their empathy and curiosity in the process

The Guardian - UK

Books by Black authors you should read this Black History Month

Even if you read just one of these amazing books by Black authors, it will severely enrich your reading list - I'm biased, but I'd say you need to add them all to your TBR, ASAP

Daily Mirror

Creatives to follow on Instagram to celebrate Black History Month now and forever

In celebration of Black History Month, Shannon Walker, founder of creative agency Social Disruption, shares some inspiring accounts to follow now and support forever

Evening Standard

Young adult books roundup – reviews

Frances Hardinge’s gripping tale of redemption, stories of the Syrian war and a Swiss finishing school for the undead

The Guardian - UK

Top 10 books about dual identity

Writers from Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie to Ali Smith depict the delicate balancing acts required to reconcile different heritages

The Guardian - UK

Marriage went against my feminist principles – but the pandemic changed everything

My experiences during lockdown taught me about the precariousness of life, and turned an old conviction on its head, says author and journalist Candice Brathwaite

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