In this week's The Books That Made Me Column: The book I wish I’d written
I honestly don’t wish I’d written anyone else’s book, how could I? Books are ripped from your soul, and your soul alone.
Is it just me that goes cringe at the notion that books are necessarily ripped from your soul? It seems to me part of that whole pernicious romantic myth of ( Read more... )

Obituary of Maureen Colquhoun, Crusading Labour politician who was the first openly gay MP: Among the many issues for which she campaigned were the abolition of women’s prisons, abortion on demand, creche facilities at political conferences and the decriminalisation of prostitution.
She was outed by the Daily Mail gossip columnist and refused to ( Read more... )