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Like alcoholics, critics can reach rock bottom. Some moment of horror or revulsion or wretchedness, some terrible epiphany of disgust, whose only saving grace is a later glimmer of hope that things can only improve after that. I had that moment last year, staggering out of the sucrose all-star rom-com Valentine's Day by Pretty Woman

For a bestselling author who wrote more than 120 books, many of them lengthy historical novels, Nigel Tranter, who has died aged 90, employed an unusual means of literary creation. Each morning he would leave his house in East Lothian and begin a long walk over the nature reserve at nearby Aberlady Bay. As he

Wright is accused of perverting the course of justice after crash that killed co-star Chris Wilson last year The Outback Wrangler star Matt Wright will head to trial next year accused of perverting the course of justice after a deadly helicopter crash that killed his co-star.

"Humorous Spanish books about cancer" is probably a small section at your library. "Humorous Spanish books about cancer that mention Gary Lineker" is probably an even smaller sub-genre. In fact, it likelyincludes only this strange selfhelp memoir.

Did you know youll soon be able to take a course in Taylor Swift at Queen Mary University of London? Theres already one of these at a university in Belgium: its called Literature: (Taylors Version), and starts this autumn. In February, academics will gather in Australia for a high-level Swiftposium.