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Here’s how Jane Austen’s talent for storytelling continues to inspire TV and film versions of her novels

Our books editor Zoe West gives us her favourite picks for the month

Why is there still pressure for literary authors to dress down in order to be taken seriously? For bestselling novelist Coco Mellors, fashion helps her channel her inner confidence

Whether appearing in a soap or on stage, actress Susie Blake, 75, has relished every role she’s tackled

IT was a fine, windy day in September, and Rosalind Aston had an odd feeling that she was in love. The emotion was new, and she could not be sure, but she luxuriated in it as she walked towards the ha

Muriel Spark’s irrepressible creative drive