Plymouth is again celebrating its feathered friend - the “majestic” seagull - with a weekend festival featuring a procession around the waterfront. Gullfest soars into Britain’s Ocean City for the ...

Last year I started reading romance novels. Lots of them. One after another. I’d never really read them before (unless you count Pride and Prejudice when I was a teenager). So what was I doing in my ...

Four friends try to save their pub by writing a 'ChickLit' novel, with potentially disasterous consquences! Millions of Americans drop Obamacare plans after withdrawal of subsidies Plane crashes into ...

As an English student and writer, I adore settling down with a good book, losing a few hours immersed in another world. Today, there seems to be a shift in the narrative of reading and books: modern ...

Ireland has no shortage of brilliant women: decision-makers, entrepreneurs, sports people, artists and activists who have inspired others and served to change lives. Starting in 2000, we offer a ...

Reading has always been a joyful experience for me. Since the moment I was old enough to sit still and read a book, I have spent many of my waking hours doing just that. But no matter how much I enjoy ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Just to dispense with personal connection at the onset: Laura Zigman and I have been ...

I’ve just finished reading Tolstoy’s classic of Russian literature, Anna Karenina. It’s 364,000 words. And it took me 364 days to read as I used the very handy Daily Lit to send me a 1000 word chunk ...

Four guys desperately trying to prevent their pub from shutting down, write an adult novel and publish it. Then the publisher insists that the young female "author" does press and publicity, which ...

Nancy Drew had long limbs, a red convertible and a handsome boyfriend called Ned Nickerson. Sweet Valley had Elizabeth and Jessica Wakefield, who in spite of their imperfections, were blonde, wore ...