Frieda Hughes’s memoir, George, is a love story about bringing up a baby magpie. But it does, of course, mention her parents. “When introduced, my name is all-too-often ...

This cover image released by Avid Reader Press shows "George: A Magpie Memoir" by Frieda Hughes. (Avid Reader Press via AP) “George: A Magpie Memoir,” by Frieda Hughes (Avid Reader Press) Frieda ...

Frieda Hughes, the British writer, painter and former poetry columnist for the London Times, is equally famous, to those who follow her on social media, for the menagerie she keeps at her home in ...

Frieda Hughes and I are an hour into our conversation when Wyddfa the snowy owl enters the chat. With some coaxing, he has hopped down the hallway, lined with woven rugs, to perch next to Hughes in ...

“George: A Magpie Memoir,” by Frieda Hughes (Avid Reader Press) Frieda Hughes in an English poet and painter who has built a following on birding Instagram (friedahughes) with her beguiling videos of ...

"George: A Magpie Memoir," by Frieda Hughes (Avid Reader Press) Frieda Hughes in an English poet and painter who has built a following on birding Instagram (friedahughes) with her beguiling videos of ...

Frieda Hughes in an English poet and painter who has built a following on birding Instagram (@friedahughes) with her beguiling videos of owls. She has also written several children’s books and a ...