Mary Ritter Beard changed American history by being a female historian. Born in Indianapolis, Beard entered college when only 16 years old. After she married, she and her husband spent two years in ...

In The Irish Times on Saturday, Niamh Donnelly shares some great suggestions for Christmas book gifts, broken down by category and interest. And there is a Q&A with Nicola Pierce, author of the ...

Pulp frontman Jarvis Cocker and BBC history and arts broadcaster Dame Mary Beard are among the judges for the 2026 Booker Prize. Dame Mary, 70, will chair the judging panel for the the fiction book ...

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter The classicist, writer and ...

The judges for the Booker Prize 2026 have been revealed, with Mary Beard announced as chair. The classicist, writer and broadcaster will be chairing the judging panel where she will be joined by award ...

The historian is set to lead a ‘stellar’ 2026 panel featuring the Pulp frontman and other acclaimed writers, as the search begins for next year’s standout work of fiction Pulp frontman Jarvis Cocker ...

Dame Mary, 70, will chair the judging panel for the the fiction book award, which will also include previous winner, author Patricia Lockwood, writer Raymond Antrobus and journalist and critic Rebecca ...

In an interview lasting for more than an hour, classicist Mary Beard shares her knowledge & experience about how the picture of Rome we might have in our heads, inherited from Hollywood movies like ...

The Lorain Police Department donated $5,000 to the St. Mary Catholic Church Food Pantry in Lorain to help community members in need. The Police Department raised the funds through its Beard Program, ...