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c. Medical school. Then 24, now 54, the author spoke with Sarah Laing about her career, the romance genre, and the eight-book series behind Bridgerton.
Season 3, a loose adaptation of the fourth book, Romancing Mister Bridgerton, drops in two parts on May 16 and June 13
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a. Dance of the Happy Shades. Munro’s first book of short stories was published in 1968 and received Canada’s Governor-General Literary Award that year. After suffering from dementia for at least a dozen years, Munro died at 92.
Alice Munro enjoys a sunny day in her hometown of Wingham, Ont., in 2002, when the local horticultural society unveiled a garden in her name.
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d. V. V. Ganeshananthan. Brotherless Night is a work of historical fiction that follows aspiring doctor Sashi Kulenthiren as she and her family must navigate the Sri Lankan civil war. The jury called the book an “ambitious and beautifully written novel” that explores how ordinary people can be swept up in political violence and, despite their best efforts, eventually be swallowed by it.
Published by Random House in January, 2023.
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b. Anya Taylor-Joy. Furiosa, in theatres May 24, promises all manner of flame-throwing, gear-gnashing, bone-crunching chaos, writes Barry Hertz in his Summer Movie Preview.
a. “Yes, you’ve got him.” The the painting of the monarch in a red uniform on a pink-and-red background by has “divided critics,” The Globe’s art critic Kate Taylor writes.
Artist Jonathan Yeo and King Charles III stand in front of the King's portrait as it is unveiled in the blue drawing room at Buckingham Palace on May 14.
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