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Posts published in “Day: April 29, 2023

Tim Minchin says editing Roald Dahl’s books ‘a slippery *****’

Comedian behind Matilda musical says texts would need to be repeatedly updated to keep up with modern sensibilitiesRead the full interview with Tim Minchin: ‘Politics affects my mental health … I feel gaslit’ Tim Minchin, the comedian behind the Matild...

Post your questions for Britt Ekland

She’s done everything from Bond films to I’m a Celebrity, and has found time to inspire a song or two along the way. So now’s your chance to ask the question you always wanted toThis week we welcome Britt Ekland to the Reader Interview chair, to celebr...

‘Like reading under the covers’: books flourish in blackout-hit Ukraine

After a brutal winter of drone attacks and power cuts, new independent bookshops are springing up in KyivRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updates“They have popped up like mushrooms after rain,” says Maria Glazunova, who works at the Dovzhenko Centre, K...