Read Smart Podcast: The Winner of Winners Shortlist
On March 9th, the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction announced the shortlist for its 25th anniversary Winner of Winners award. All the books in the shortlist have won the Prize…
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The Baillie Gifford Prize Winner of Winners Shortlist
The shortlist for the Baillie Gifford Prize’s 25th Anniversary Winner of Winners award, where four judges – Chair Jason Cowley, Shahidha Bari, Sarah Churchwell, and Frances Wilson – pick a…
New Musical Illinois by Jackie Sibblies Drury, Justin Peck, and Sufjan Stevens to Make World Premiere
The new musical, Illinois by Jackie Sibblies Drury, Justin Peck, and Sufjan Stevens will make its world premiere at the Fisher Center at Bard. The music-theatre work, proudly supported by Emily…
Read Smart: A Quarter Century of the Prize, a 25th Anniversary Discussion
Listen to the latest episode of The Read Smart Podcast to learn more about the Prize’s history, and how the wider world of non-fiction has changed in the 25 years…
Read Smart Podcast: A 25th Anniversary Discussion of Life Under Dictatorships
Tune into the latest episode of the Read Smart Podcast, which explores what life is like in dictatorships worldwide and throughout history. Host, Razia Iqbal, will be joined by three…
V&A Secure David Bowie’s Archive for the Nation
The archive of 80,000 items will be made available to the public from 2025. The V&A has announced it will secure the archive of David Bowie for the nation -…
LONDON’S V&A MUSEUM ACQUIRES DAVID BOWIE ARCHIVE WITH £10M DONATION FROM BLAVATNIK FAMILY FOUNDATION, WARNER MUSIC
The Victoria and Albert (V&A) Museum in London has secured the archive of the late legendary English singer-songwriter David Bowie and plans to make it available to the public beginning…
David Bowie, and His Personas, Will Live On at Victoria and Albert Museum
The Victoria and Albert Museum in London will house more than 80,000 items from Bowie’s career at a new David Bowie Center for the Study of Performing Arts, the museum…
All The Best Stories Are True
A few months into 2023 and The Baillie Gifford Prize continues to celebrate and honor its 25th anniversary. Last month, the very exciting Winner of Winners competition was announced, which…
Georgian glamour meets modern red carpet royalty in opulent new Kensington Palace exhibition
The unbridled opulence of the Georgian era, which has been thrust into public consciousness thanks to Netflix hit series Bridgerton, will meet the high glamour of the modern red carpet in a…
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