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There are just a few tickets left for the TLS Ackerley Prize ceremony in London on 25 July. £5 for wine, music plus the ceremony. Details here tinyurl.com/bdf4sr67 The TLS 'twill be a great occasion!

For the Royal Literary Fund on ' My True Genre'. '[Writing poems] has given me the most satisfaction and has bothered the reading public least. Nobody has to like them, they don’t have to be good, they don’t have to be frequent. It's perfect.' rlf.org.uk/posts/my-true-…

The Mysterious Case of the Victorian Female Detective by Sara Lodge - review by Claire Harman literaryreview.co.uk/handbags-handc… via Literary Review Dr Sara Lodge

Chawton House Library is a magical place. If you've got a minute to add your name to this nomination list, please do! ChawtonHouse

Another chance to catch this hour-long edition of Open Book on Katherine Mansfield, recorded last year in celebration of her centenary. Thanks to Chris Power Chris Power , and fellow contributors Lucy Caldwell Lucy Caldwell and Chris Mourant Chris Mourant bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

Rather extraordinary news: Sylvia Townsend Warner is going to have a statue in Dorchester. On a bench, with a cat. Permission has been granted, but the campaign needs support. Here's its charming little film (complete with an animated cigarette): youtu.be/JjMW5-gKVBI

My review of the new edition of Emily Dickinson's Letters, for the Christmas Literary Review: Literary Review Emily Dickinson Museum Emily Dickinson Bot literaryreview.co.uk/postmark-amher…

Miss Austen by Gill Hornby - review by Claire Harman literaryreview.co.uk/sense-sisterho… via Literary Review 'The hidden treasure within this story [is] the powerful, barely expressed knowledge of each other’s characters that both the Misses Austen took to their graves.'

On Dickens's overpowering charisma, for Literary Review: literaryreview.co.uk/great-affectat…

'I, so wary of traps, So skilful to outwit Springes and pitfalls set Am caught now, perhaps' Sylvia Townsend Warner asleep with Thomas the cat, caught by her lover Valentine Ackland. From 'The True Voice of the Heart', now at journals.uclpress.co.uk/stw/article/id… Sylvia Townsend Warner UCL Press

Claire Harman (Claire Harman) on Deborah Levy’s new ‘intellectually flirty’ collection the-tls.co.uk/regular-featur…

Looking forward very much to this in a fortnight, at the wonderful Seamus Heaney HomePlace, Bellaghy.

Limited Time Offer: Save 50% on the "Jane's Fame: How Jane Austen Conquered the World" audiobook. Offer ends 04/11 Claire Harman audiobooks.com/promotions/pro…

Protect authors’ livelihoods from the unlicensed use of their work in AI training - Sign the Petition! chng.it/RS5WMvFhPv via Change.org

'Austen’s chameleon quality makes her eminently safe for mass consumption; a life companion, or, if you’re seeking one, life coach'. My review of Janet Todd's Living with Jane Austen, in this week's The TLS the-tls.co.uk/literature-by-…

Good morning, Gertrude Jekyll: What a woman, what a rose! Surrey History Centre #RoseWednesday

Rare manuscript alert! 'Her partial favour from my earliest years/Consummates all'; Jane Austen's surprisingly ardent & emotional tribute to her friend and mentor Anne Lefroy is currently on show in an exhibition opening today Winchester Cathedral visitwinchester.co.uk/events/angelic…

'We think she's a moralist, but surely she's far too worldly for that. The degree to which she might be misunderstood is already calculated by the author, and allowed for.' The Real Jane Austen, from 2011: huffingtonpost.co.uk/notting-hill-e…

Last night, the House of Lords defeated the Government for a fourth time by passing an amendment establishing meaningful transparency measures for the use of rightsholders’ works in AI systems, many of which are being used without recognition, permission or remuneration. (1/3)

A splendid shortlist announced today for The TLS Ackerley Prize 2025. Join us at Foyles Bookshop , Charing Cross Rd, on 23 July to celebrate all three books and toast the winner. foyles.co.uk/events/tls-ack… Michael Caines Peter Parker