The Pretender by Jo Harkin audiobook review – sprightly historical political skulduggery

This 15th-century royal romp of intrigue and courtly conspiracy is given extra charismatic verve by John Hollingworth’s rambunctious narration It is 1483 and 10-year-old John Collan is living on a farm outside Oxford with his father, Will, and waging war on an aggressive goa...

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/may/07/the-pretender-by-jo-harkin-audiobook-review-sprightly-historical-political-skulduggery
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(Thu, 7 May 2026 14:00:51 +0000)

Young King: revealing book shines light on Martin Luther King Jr’s early days

Lerone Martin’s new book offers fascinating insight into the civil rights icon’s younger years Lerone Martin, a prominent scholar of Black religious history, [leads][1] the [Martin Luther King Jr Research and Education Institute][2] at Stanford University. His new book, [Yo...

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/may/06/martin-luther-king-jr-early-years-book
#Books #MartinLutherKing #Culture #Historybooks #Politicsbooks #TheGuardian
(Wed, 6 May 2026 09:00:05 +0000)

The Pretender by Jo Harkin audiobook review – sprightly historical political skulduggery

This 15th-century royal romp of intrigue and courtly conspiracy is given extra charismatic verve by John Hollingworth’s rambunctious narration It is 1483 and 10-year-old John Collan is living on a farm outside Oxford with his father, Will, and waging war on an aggressive goa...

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/may/07/the-pretender-by-jo-harkin-audiobook-review-sprightly-historical-political-skulduggery
#Books #Culture #Audiobooks #Fiction #Historybooks #TheGuardian
(Thu, 7 May 2026 14:00:51 +0000)

Young King: revealing book shines light on Martin Luther King Jr’s early days

Lerone Martin’s new book offers fascinating insight into the civil rights icon’s younger years Lerone Martin, a prominent scholar of Black religious history, [leads][1] the [Martin Luther King Jr Research and Education Institute][2] at Stanford University. His new book, [Yo...

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/may/06/martin-luther-king-jr-early-years-book
#Books #MartinLutherKing #Culture #Historybooks #Politicsbooks #TheGuardian
(Wed, 6 May 2026 09:00:05 +0000)

The Pretender by Jo Harkin audiobook review – sprightly historical political skulduggery

This 15th-century royal romp of intrigue and courtly conspiracy is given extra charismatic verve by John Hollingworth’s rambunctious narration It is 1483 and 10-year-old John Collan is living on a farm outside Oxford with his father, Will, and waging war on an aggressive goa...

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/may/07/the-pretender-by-jo-harkin-audiobook-review-sprightly-historical-political-skulduggery
#Books #Culture #Audiobooks #Fiction #Historybooks #TheGuardian
(Thu, 7 May 2026 14:00:51 +0000)

Young King: revealing book shines light on Martin Luther King Jr’s early days

Lerone Martin’s new book offers fascinating insight into the civil rights icon’s younger years Lerone Martin, a prominent scholar of Black religious history, [leads][1] the [Martin Luther King Jr Research and Education Institute][2] at Stanford University. His new book, [Yo...

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/may/06/martin-luther-king-jr-early-years-book
#Books #MartinLutherKing #Culture #Historybooks #Politicsbooks #TheGuardian
(Wed, 6 May 2026 09:00:05 +0000)