Edinburgh Book Festival Faces Backlash Over Author Exclusions and Free Speech Debate
The Edinburgh International Book Festival finds itself at the heart of a burgeoning controversy, facing accusations of exclusion, discrimination, and even blacklisting from prominent authors. This contentious…
Poet Laureate Simon Armitage Sets Sail with Shipping Forecast Music at Proms
Poet Laureate Simon Armitage, despite his landlocked West Yorkshire origins, reveals a profound and unexpected fascination with the Shipping Forecast, transforming what many perceive as a mere…