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The Story That Waited a Lifetime to Be Written
On Norman Maclean, love, loss, and the limits of understanding
 • Georgia Clare
Why Bukowski Still Speaks to People Who Don’t Think He’s “For Them”
On survival, self-expression, and the strange relief of being told the truth
 • Georgia Clare
The Sentences I’ve Carried Into This Year
Words that steadied me, surprised me, and quietly changed how I lived last year
 • Georgia Clare
Writers Who Changed Their Lives Later Than Expected
On late beginnings, long roads, and the patience of becoming
 • Georgia Clare
The Books That Stay With Us
On rereading, recognition, and the stories that grow alongside us
 • Georgia Clare
The First Books We Loved: A Gift Guide for Growing Hearts
Timeless classics and modern treasures to give the children in your life — and the child still living in you.
 • Georgia Clare
Jane Austen, the Quiet Radical
How a woman in a small Hampshire village rewrote the rules of womanhood with wit, insight, and astonishing emotional clarity.
 • Georgia Clare
Why We Still Read Jane Austen
The Quiet Emotional Intelligence Behind the Enduring Magic
 • Georgia Clare
5 Things Shakespeare Knew About People That Still Ring True Today
Four centuries on, Shakespeare’s words still move us. He understood people — their love, flaws, dreams, and contradictions — and turned them into…
 • Georgia Clare
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