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Helen Garner, at 82, wins the Baillie Gifford prize for her candid diaries spanning 1978-1998, reflecting on her personal life, relationships, and aging, and experiencing a career resurgence with international recognition and acclaim.
Utah momfluencer Ruby Franke and her business partner, Jodi Hildebrandt, were sentenced to up to 30 years in prison for child abuse. Franke's handwritten diaries, released by the Washington County attorney’s office, detail disturbing abuses including starvation, grueling labor, and attempted drowning of her children, motivated by religious extremism. Franke referred to her children as "spawns of Satan" and used extreme punishments, such as shaving their heads and denying them beds, to break their ties with the devil. The diaries also reveal Hildebrandt's involvement in the abuse. Franke and Hildebrandt's actions were deemed necessary to cast out evil spirits from the children's bodies. Franke apologized at her sentencing, attributing her actions to a distorted reality, while Hildebrandt expressed hopes for the children's healing.
A researcher in Maine has examined diaries written by Maine women from the 1870s to the 1940s to gain insight into how Mainers celebrated Thanksgiving over 100 years ago. The diaries reveal that there were various ways of celebrating the holiday during that time period, with some women having parties and feeling happy, while others felt sad or didn't go anywhere. The diaries also provide a glimpse into the Thanksgiving menus of the past, with chicken often being served instead of turkey, and pie being a beloved staple of New England Thanksgiving cuisine. The researcher finds these small details fascinating, as they offer a glimpse into both historic events and everyday life.