News about Elizabeth Gilbert

I celebrated my 30th birthday three decades ago in the time-honoured tradition of all young people who believe they are adults but have no idea about life, religion, or personal responsibility - I was smashed. I had a lot to get excited about, to be fair. Since I supported myself with part-time jobs and wanted to be a writer, I had spent the majority of my 20s in one seedy apartment. A week before my 30th birthday, I got my first book deal, and the day before, I started working in journalism for the first time. I had always wanted to be a writer by the time I was 30, and I did it with 24 hours to spare. My 30s were a wake-up call if I had spent my 20s in poverty-stricken, yet hedonistic, self-indulgence. I was pregnant with my first child when I was single and living in a bedsit six weeks before we had met six weeks ago, at a time in our marriage when I was wondering, 'Do you, um, have sugar in coffee?' The fall of 1996 was the start of a steep learning curve. Alice, the baby, is now 27 and lives in Berlin. Mabel's sister, Mabel, is 22 and on the verge of leaving home, while the man I wanted to know when we switched nappies together is 63 and staring at retirement. And me? I'm 60, and that's hardly surprising. How the hell has that happened?

Tiktok is the place to get books recommended, and a new and unexpected celebrity is emerging. People from around the world go to the app rather than Goodreads to get their literary fix. In a number of ways, the Gen Z-loved app edges out Goodreads. As compared to over 300 million Goodreads reviews, #BookTok has 206.6 billion views. Another 50 billion views have been seen on #books, while #literature, which is on another 18.3 billion, has 15 billion views, while #reading has jumped to another 15.3 billion, and #bookrecommendations has 18.3 billion views.

Elizabeth Gilbert, an American author, has been chastised by other writers for buckling to pressure and avoiding the release of her forthcoming book due to outrage that it was set in Russia. Gilbert, 53, revealed last week that 'The Snow Forest' would be set in remote Siberia in the mid-20th century and tell the tale of a mysterious family isolating themselves from the Soviet Union. On Monday, Gilbert announced on Twitter that she would cancel the book's publication after receiving backlash from Ukrainian readers over his decision to set the book in Russia.

The Snow Forest was expected to be published in February 2024, exactly two years after Russia first invaded Ukraine, but Ms Gilbert (pictured), 53, said she would make a 'course correction' because she did not want to cause more pain to those who were already suffering grievous and severe damage.' "I've been getting an outpouring of reactions and responses from my Ukrainian readers over the fact that I will announce a book into the world right now,' she said in a video message (pictured left) posted to her social media pages yesterday.' I want to say that I have received these messages and read these messages, and I appreciate them.' As a result, I'm making a course correction and I'm removing the book (inset) from its publication schedule.'

Elizabeth Gilbert, the best-selling author, has decided not to publish her forthcoming book The Snow Forest after being chastised for setting it in Russia. Gilbert shared a video on Monday claiming that a 'outpouring' of negative reaction from Ukrainian readers within a week of the book's announcement had compelled her to call it off. The Snow Forest is set in remote Siberia in the mid-20th century and tells the tale of a secluded family living out of the Soviet empire. She is best known for her book 'Eat, Pray, Love.'

HELEN CARROLL: Although there are no statistics showing how many women are drawn to other females in later life, anecdote, it's a growing phenomenon. Take those in the public eye, where late-blooming lesbians include Mary Portas, writer Susie Orbach, Eat, Pray, Love author Elizabeth Gilbert, TV host Anna Richardson, and actress Rebel Wilson, who came out as gay last year at the age of 42.

On their way to Crathie Church in Balmoral to attend a Sunday service, the King and Queen Consort welcomed members of the public this morning. Although the vehicle passed through the Balmoral estate, King Charles, 73, seemed quite emotional as he waved at well-wishers from his Rolls Royce. Charles and Camilla, 75, were both attending church today for the second time since the Queen's seven-day period of private mourning came to an end on September 26th. For the outing, the monarch wore a tweed jacket and waistcoat, as well as a striped green, blue, black, and yellow tie. Compared to Queen Consort (pictured), she went for a green coat with red trim, completing her ensemble with a matching hat displaying a feather cockade.

Camilla, 75, will debut her eighth season of her renowned Royal Reading Room on October 14th and unveiled a diverse collection of books today. The Whalebone Theatre by Joanna Quinn, The Book Thief by Markus Zusak, and City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert in conjunction with Bram Stoker's scary film The Whalebone Theatre. (Pictured: The Queen Consort in Fife yesterday, a copy of Dracula on the Royal Reading Room Instagram page)