Susannah Butter

What changed when I had a baby? Around the world in four mothers’ stories In her powerful book, the writer Abigail Leonard meets mums from Finland to Japan, the US to Kenya as they embark on their first year with a child — the differences are stark and surprising

Masterful reporting and human stories that read more like fiction - I reviewed Four Mothers by Abigail Leonard, following 4 women around the world through their 1st year of parenthood. Gd on the socioeconomic reasons it’s so bad in the US & polyamory with a newborn
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Beth Steel: I left school at 16. Now my play’s heading to the West End The playwright’s Till the Stars Come Down, about a wedding in a coal-mining town, triumphed at the National. She talks about class, modelling fur coats and why Reform won in her home town

Interviewed top playwright Beth Steel about Till the Stars Come Down coming to the west end (with the Russian from White Lotus). She talks leaving school at 16, why Reform won in her hometown and wedding drama

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Can love survive Brexit and babies? Girl meets Times hack — a deeply enjoyable mix of romance, social comedy and political satire in Consider Yourself Kissed by Jessica Stanley

Beware of going out with journalists! That’s one moral of the entertaining and relatable Consider Yourself Kissed by Jessica Stanley. Review here

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James Ivory on turning 96, Hugh Grant and what really happened on set The visionary director changed cinema with films such as A Room with a View and made a galaxy of stars. He talks about the chaos and fun of his career — and his run-in with Harvey Weinstein

I spoke to 96 year old James Ivory about his wonderful films, Harvey Weinstein and an incident with what he thought was Hugh Grant’s toothpaste

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Bob Geldof on Band Aid at 40: the highs, lows and Ed Sheeran controversy The singer and activist fights back against criticism of his ‘little song that’s kept millions of people alive’ and reflects on the day he gathered the biggest stars in pop

“This little pop song kept millions of people alive”. Bob Geldof answers Ed Sheeran and a lot of the people on the original single give very fun quotes about Band Aid at 40 - the drugs, the posturing and Geldof worrying about his sleeves…

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