Nicola Beauman is the founder of Persephone Books and has written biographies of Elizabeth Taylor, Cynthia Asquith and EM Forster.

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Tirzah Garwood in her own words

As a large exhibition of her work opens in London, this modern British artist’s autobiography makes for a colourful companion piece

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The Masterpiece podcast: episode three

This episode explores an ancient funeral stele, Marie Antoinette’s breast bowl, and how digital technologies are helping to preserve Egyptian heritage sites

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Frank Auerbach has died at the age of 93

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