Check which books made it onto the BBC’s list of the 100 best British novels ever
Which books do you think are the best 100 British novels ever written? Jane Eyre? To The Lighthouse? Jude the Obscure? 1984? Read the full list below and see whether you agree with the BBC’s choice announced today.
The Best Books of 2015
You know it must be December when, like Christmas cards, the Best Books of 2015 lists start appearing reinforcing just how many great books you missed out on during the year. Here are the New York Times’s favourites. The Door by Magda Szabo; A Manual for Cleaning Women by Lucia Berlin; Outline…
Cruising through the stunning scenery of Norway’s fjords
Despite the lateness, the sudden announcement causes a frenzy of activity. “The captain has notified us that the northern lights are visible to the rear of the ship.”
Within minutes it seems every passenger on Hurtigruten’s MS Nordkapp
has appeared on deck in various stages of cold-weather readiness. There is scarcely any conversation. Even the frenzied click of cameras quickly abates. The ethereal green swirls that dance across the clear inky sky are entrancing. Our voyage up the Norwegian coast has promised myriad natural treasures and has already paid off.
We are cruise neophytes wary of setting out aboard the equivalent of a
Pandamonium as twins make their debut at New York zoo
Twins Bo and Mei Mei, make their debut at New York’s Prospect Park Zoo as reported in the New York Times. The pair (on the right of the picture) are part of the Species Survival Plan.
Winners of National Book Awards 2015 announced
Ta-Nehisi Coates has won the National Book Award for non-fiction for Between the World and Me, a book he wrote for his 14-year-old son, part explanation, part warning, about the unique dangers he would face for one reason alone – his black skin.”I’m on a mission that Dreamers say is impossible. But…
An evening with Elizabeth Harrower, a great Australian author with a ridiculously low profile
Elizabeth Harrower emerged from the lift smiling and looking slightly photobemused. Petite, with a helmet of well-cut grey hair, still nimble at 87, she later admitted this was the first time she had appeared as special guest at a public function.
Pic of the Day: Surely someone will be home soon
The other-worldly seascape of the Raftsundet, Norway
