John Self

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19 September 2026 10:46

Naomi Alderman’s The Strangers should - if there’s justice - supplant The Power as the book she is most famous for. It goes straight into my book of the year contenders. My excitable review:

Samira Ahmed

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07 September 2026 19:30

At the risk of embarrassing him hugely, (luckily he’s not on Bluesky) my son is 27 today!

The New York Times

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06 September 2026 21:31

When Gloria Steinem started Ms. magazine in 1971, most women’s magazines concentrated on how to keep a house and attract a husband. Her publication took a different focus: liberation. The magazine, the first owned and operated by women, revolutionized a generation of women’s writers and publishers.

Financial Times

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06 September 2026 20:54

Europe failing to deter Russia’s ‘hybrid’ war, warn defence officials ft.trib.al/JRGSV31

The Guardian

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05 September 2026 14:37

‘I’m amazed a human being could do so much’: Gloria Steinem celebrated by Margaret Atwood, Dua Lipa, Lynda Carter and more