Cheltenham literature festival
Book festivals previously sponsored by Baillie Gifford seek donations
Partnerships ended over the investment firm’s ties to fossil fuel and Israel, leaving nine book festivals including Hay, Edinburgh and Cheltenham in need of funding
Richard Curtis admits regret over weight jokes and lack of diversity in films
Love Actually and Notting Hill director says jokes calling people chubby ‘aren’t any longer funny’
Are literary festivals doomed? Why book events need to change
After the pandemic, books festivals have to reassess their viability, say new organisers hoping to engage more diverse audiences
Pass notes
The 20-page rule: how much time should you give a devastatingly boring book?Novelist Mark Billingham advises readers to angrily launch a book across the room after 20 non-gripping pages – but almost 40% of people will keep going right to the end
Heart surgeon and author reveals how he once set fire to patient
Samer Nashef, author of The Angina Monologues, tells of coronary bypass that didn’t go to plan
Chef Tom Kerridge says £32.50 fish and chips 'easily justifiable'
Tom Kerridge tells Cheltenham literature festival his dish uses ‘incredibly expensive’ potatoes
Web of fear: Sam Warburton tells of his arachnophobia
Ex-Wales captain tells Cheltenham literature festival he could never go on I’m A Celebrity
Richard Curtis: 'I regret not writing about love's trickier side'
Brexit is black cloud for UK arts, says former National Theatre boss
Women avoid transgender debate for fear of reaction, says Jo Brand
Antony Sher: was Shakespeare a misogynist?
Spy agencies are worst at learning from past, say experts
V&A director defends rising exhibition prices
Gary Barlow opens up about his weight issues and daughter’s death
Mr Darcy’s reputation as romantic hero trashed at Cheltenham literature festival
‘So what’ fiction isn't creating passionate readers, says Pat Barker
Sebastian Faulks reveals he is working on 'Pinteresque' play
Kate Atkinson calls authors reviewing their peers a 'callous art'
David Attenborough: nature TV is a salve in worrying times
Robert Peston: BBC not impartial during EU referendum campaign
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