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Rhea Perlman as Mrs Wormwood in the film adaptation of Matilda (1996). Everett Collection Inc

The nine worst mothers in literature – according to our experts

Alison Taft, Leeds Beckett University; Ailish Kate Brassil, University College Cork; Angela Dunstan, Queen Mary University of London; Christina Hennemann, University of Limerick; Clodagh Philippa Guerin, University of Limerick; Edel Semple, University College Cork; Faye Lynch, University of Liverpool; Sarah Olive, Aston University; Stephanie Palmer, Nottingham Trent University, and Wen-chin Ouyang, SOAS, University of London

From serious villains to children’s book baddies, these literary mothers subvert every maternal instinct.
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Top climate books to look out for in 2026 – recommended by experts

Dominic O'Key, University of Cambridge; Denise Baden, University of Southampton; Maria Kett, UCL; Mary Johnstone-Louis, University of Oxford; Nathan Lewis Bramald, University of Liverpool; Rosie Robison, Anglia Ruskin University; Sam Illingworth, Edinburgh Napier University, and Stephanie Palmer, Nottingham Trent University

From dinosaur extinctions to a Himalyan memoir, climate science and creative writing experts review some of the best new and upcoming titles to look out for in 2026.

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