ALISON BOSHOFF: Watch out, JK Rowling! Here comes 60m author Alice Oseman
Forget J.K. Rowling, Sally Rooney and David Walliams, there is a new publishing phenomenon in town.
Alice Oseman, 27, has sold nearly a million pounds worth of books every month — and is on course to pocket £60 million globally — in 2022 alone.
The secret to the author's staggering success? The Heartstopper series, which started life as a crowd-funded, self-published graphic novel for teens, about a shy 15-year-old boy called Charlie who falls in love with a rugby- playing lad in his class called Nick.
So THIS is why Henry VIII called wife No.4 the Flanders Mare! Anne of Cleves is an upside down image
By Eleanor Harding for the Daily Mail Updated: 17:57 EST, 25 November 2011 18
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From the look on his face, Henry VIII is certainly upset about something.
Turn the portrait upside down and you will see what’s on his mind.
Hidden in the king’s features is none other than Anne of Cleves – the bride he considered so ugly that he never consummated their marriage.
The Apprentice final TV review
TV reviewThe ApprenticeReviewIn the end, Leah walked off with the £250,000 Sugar lump. I'm surprised. I thought Lord Sugar would be too scared – perhaps he was too scared not toHere goes then: the final of The Apprentice 2013 (BBC1), Luisa v Leah. Their reward for getting here? A lie-in. It's not until 5pm – pm! – that the funny dildo-phone rings. Lord Sugar will meet them at One Marylebone, pronounced "
Waterfall Dyed Blue for 'Gender Reveal' Sparks Backlash and Fine
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Why drinking that humble cup of tea might be one of the best things you do for your health today
For those of you reading this while drinking a cup of tea I have good news — it might be one of the best things you do for your health today.
And I’m not directing this remark at those who are sipping on an exotic herbal brew — I mean anyone drinking a standard cup of builder’s tea.
We don’t tend to class an ordinary cuppa as a health food — but when you look at the evidence mounting up for tea’s many benefits, there is a credible argument that we should.
Alex Murdaugh's defense found focus group had 'a really hard time believing' alleged motivation
Alex Murdaugh's defense team found a focus group had 'a really hard time believing' the prosecution's claim the legal scion murdered Maggie and Paul to distract from his financial crimes, a former South Carolina attorney general has revealed.
Charlie Condon said that undermining the motivation of 'money trouble' put forward by the prosecution turned up 'the top' result for the defense when carrying out tests ahead of trial.
The State argues Murdaugh shot Maggie, 52, and Paul, 22, at their hunting lodge in Islandton, South Carolina, to divert attention away from the millions he was embezzling from his law firm.
Changing My Mind: Occasional Essays by Zadie Smith
The ObserverBooksReviewZadie Smith's passion for writing and film shines through in this sparkling collection of criticism, says an admiring Peter ConradFor Zadie Smith, criticism is a bodily pleasure, not an abstracted mental operation. Reading, like eating, caters to her ravenous but discriminating appetite: she finds the essence of Kafka in a sliver of words from his diary, carved, she says, as thin as Parma ham and containing the creator's "marbled mark"
Daniel Ricciardos Parents: Italian-Born Father Joe & Lookalike Mother Grace
Parents play a huge role in a life of a Formula One driver; being there for them on good days as well as bad days. Daniel Ricciardo’s parents are no different as they help the Australian driver move across to Europe to fulfill his dream of competing in the pinnacle of motorsport. The man hailing from Perth is the son of Grace and Giuseppe “Joe” Ricciardo.
The parents of McLaren driver, Daniel RicciardoRicciardo’s father, Joe moved to Australia when he was just seven.
Errol Spence Jr. vs. Terence Crawford Disclosed Fight Purse Details
After 17 years, the world will witness a new emerging undisputed champion in the Welterweight division on July 29th. Since Zab Judah lost his WBO title to Carlos Manuel Baldomir in 2006, there haven’t been any boxers who held all four Welterweight titles. Well, this is about to change after the highly anticipated bout between Errol Spence Jr and Terence Crawford which is about to go down in just a couple of days.
Kingly statue plunges sword into Tintagel's Arthurian row | Sculpture
The statue is called Gallos, which is Cornish for power. Photograph: Emily Whitfield-WicksThe statue is called Gallos, which is Cornish for power. Photograph: Emily Whitfield-WicksSculpture This article is more than 7 years oldKingly statue plunges sword into Tintagel's Arthurian rowThis article is more than 7 years oldRegal figure to be unveiled this week on Cornish site where English Heritage has already been accused of ‘Disneyfication’
Perched above the Atlantic breakers, the imposing bronze statue of a regal figure clutching a sword and gazing back across the ruins of Tintagel castle and towards the Cornish mainland is certainly impressive.