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Joined December 2007

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Jul 23
The awesome, mysterious work of Emily Brontë; silence in literature; Colson Whitehead’s Harlem trilogy concludes; existential tough love; Toni Morrison’s complex style – and much more. Out now: the-tls.com/issues/current…
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Jul 9
Iran vs America; Allen Ginsberg at 100; revealing Shakespeare’s politics; poets and suicide; sonnet-mania – and much more the-tls.com/issues/current…
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Jun 24
Summer books 2026; ‘Lady Chatterley’s Lover’ reconsidered; the Declaration of Independence at 250; how football sold itself; woes of the reviewers – and much more. Out now: the-tls.com/issues/current…
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Jun 17
We are delighted to share the shortlist for this year’s TLS Ackerley Prize, judged by @PParkerWriting @michaelscaines @claire_harman The winner will be announced at Foyles, Charing Cross Road, on July 23. Tickets available here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/tls-ackerley…
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May 6
A review by David Attenborough of Tom Phillips’s African Goldweights, published in the TLS of July 23, 2010
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A review by David Attenborough of Tom Phillips’s African Goldweights, published in the TLS of July 23, 2010.

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