National News From bodice rippers to romantasy, romance novels are dominating the book market – and rewriting women’s sexual power Diane Winston, USC Annenberg School for Communication and JournalismUpdated Mar 10, 2026 Today’s romance novels spotlight women in control in the bedroom and in their relationships.
Lifestyle ‘The Testaments’: 9 Burning Questions We Need Answered After ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Finale Kelli Boyle, TV Insider Jul 3, 2025 The Handmaid’s Tale ended with the rebels victorious, but the war still not won. Hulu is taking viewers back into Gilead with the upcoming ada…
News Author Jennifer Horne to read excerpts from new book at former school building in Demopolis Nathan Prewett Updated Jun 13, 2025 Author Jennifer Horne will read from her new book, "Odyssey of a Wandering Mind; The Strange Tale of Sara Mayfield, Author” at the former scho…
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Lifestyle Roush Review: ‘Masterpiece’s ‘Miss Austen’ Explores Jane Austen’s Real-Life Sister Act Matt Roush, TV Insider May 3, 2025 Writing great sister acts (think the Bennett siblings of Pride and Prejudice, the Dashwoods of Sense and Sensibility) came naturally to Jane A…
National News Nobel Literature Prize winner Mario Vargas Llosa dies in Peru Pierre-Philippe MARCOU Apr 13, 2025 Vargas Llosa was one of the Latin American 'greats' of the 1960s-70s
National News Nobel Literature Prize winner Mario Vargas Llosa dies in Peru AFP AFP Apr 13, 2025 Peruvian writer and Nobel literature laureate Mario Vargas Llosa died on Sunday at the age of 89, his family announced, ending the era of Lati…
National News Balls and parades to fete Jane Austen's 250th birthday HENRY NICHOLLS Feb 25, 2025 Readers of Jane Austen are preparing to celebrate the writer's 250th birthday
National News Balls and parades to fete Jane Austen's 250th birthday HENRY NICHOLLS Feb 25, 2025 The author who wrote of love and manners in the early 19th century has inspired fans around the world
National News Balls and parades to fete Jane Austen's 250th birthday HENRY NICHOLLS Feb 25, 2025 Part of Austen's appeal rests on her depiction of a romanticised England