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The judges, in addition to Ms Grant, are art historian James Holloway, children’s author Elizabeth Laird, broadcaster James Naughtie, writer and filmmaker Saira Shah, bookseller Rosamund de la Hey, ...

Also, make sure to check out the Scott Monument – a Victorian Gothic memorial to Scottish author, Sir Walter Scott. If you climb the 287 steps to the highest deck, you'll enjoy a sweeping view ...

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In “Miracles and Wonder,” the author explores what motivated people to record the details that define the life of Jesus. In ‘Searches,’ Vauhini Vara collaborates with a chatbot to write ...

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Sir Thomas Lawrence was a child prodigy who became the leading British portrait painter of his generation and was elected President of the Royal Academy in 1820. Born in Bristol in 1769, Lawrence ...