Pleasure

Awards for prose, children’s writing and poetry, for writers of colour in UK and Ireland, come with £1,000Diana Evans has won this year’s Jhalak prose prize for I Want to Talk to You, a nonfiction collection on subjects ranging from Jean Rhys and Toni Morrison to lockdowns and the British monarchy.The book, described as a “pleasure and an invigoration” by Guardian reviewer Alex Clark, was announced as the 10th winner at a reception on Wednesday evening. Continue reading...

• A new streaming series featuring a chaotic road trip is being released between May 27 and June 2. • The plot follows three friends, a runaway Korean boy, and a famous baby hippo traveling in a Thai food truck. • The story blends comedy and secrets as the characters search for family and love across Thailand.

• A new streaming release titled "The Bride" follows a lonely man named Frank who travels to 1930s Chicago to seek the help of Dr. Euphronious. • The plot centers on the revival of a murdered young woman, leading to unexpected consequences involving murder, possession, and a radical cultural movement. • This release is part of a curated list of streaming recommendations for the week of May 20-26, providing viewers with new binge-watching options.

Frank Cottrell-Boyce tells MPs to focus on early-years reading, with more support for parents and nursery workersThe children’s laureate Frank Cottrell-Boyce has urged the government to prioritise pleasure over learning in children’s reading.Giving evidence to MPs on the education committee, which is investigating the crisis in reading for pleasure among children, the screenwriter and novelist said conversations about children’s reading too often revert to attainment in school. Continue reading...