Diary of a wimpy empire:How Jeff Kinney plans to rule the world
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Diary of a wimpy empire:How Jeff Kinney plans to rule the world

The Wimpy Kids'fans are changing and so too might Greg Heffley,says author Jeff Kinney.

  • byLinda Morris

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Cleo Wade,the Instagram activist

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Cleo Wade is a political campaigner and Instagram poet whose words have adorned mugs and billboards. Dubbed the Millennial Oprah,Wade is pushing a new approach to change.

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Carmen Maria Machado:As a child I was drawn to what scared me

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The unifying themes of Carmen Maria Machado's acclaimed stories are sexuality,gender,and the violence done to women.

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How wildflowers and writing helped heal Holly Ringland

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Michael Pembroke makes a fairly compelling argument that its Korea debacle has defined US engagement with the world ever since.

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Ceridwen Dovey:The legacy of guilt after growing up in South Africa

Ceridwen Dovey:The legacy of guilt after growing up in South Africa

It has taken Ceridwen Dovey many years to write about her past. The reason? Her early life as a white child growing up under apartheid in South Africa,and the legacy of guilt it has left behind.

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'I was fortunate in lovers':Geoffrey Robertson's new memoir
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'I was fortunate in lovers':Geoffrey Robertson's new memoir

The human rights barrister recalls his early days in London,from staging plays and discovering Wagner to dating Nigella Lawson and meeting his future wife.

  • byGeoffrey Robertson