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Literary culture has never been secure from the philistines but books need better publicity

Dear Simon, The history of Pitman shorthand told by Angeline Wilcox in the July edition of Best of British (Write on Time) evoked so many memories. I was amazed to learn that Isaac Pitman actually cre

AI, literary theory and traditional storytelling

Anonymous: Scholarly journals and books were once the academic gold standard. Today, digital-first texts can be changed, deleted, bundled or sold to train AI bots without the author’s consent

Why books that became beloved classics struggled to find their way into print

OVER THE LAST 40 YEARS, ELLE HAS CELEBRATED CREATIVITY OF ALL KINDS. HERE, A RANGE OF TODAY’S LEADING ARTISTS, WRITERS, PHOTOGRAPHERS AND DIRECTORS SHARE THE RITUALS, ROUTINES AND REALITIES BEHIND THEIR GREATEST WORKS, FROM MIND-BLOWING EXCEL SHEETS TO THE MAGIC OF THE DARK ROOM