Patricia Lockwood

Debut novelist wins £20,000 Dylan Thomas prize for No One Is Talking About This
Patricia Lockwood follows acclaimed memoir Priestdaddy with book focusing on a life lived on social media
Sarah Shaffi
12, May, 2022 @6:30 PM

Patricia Lockwood: ‘I think Brits like my criticism more than Americans do’
The US novelist on writing about her niece’s death, her ‘meaningful’ crystal egg and her fantasy life as a standup comic
Anthony Cummins
09, Jan, 2022 @9:30 AM

A pioneering pilot, a vast wilderness, a drunken afternoon... Booker shortlisted authors reveal their inspirations
Patricia Lockwood, Anuk Arudpragasam, Richard Powers and more on how they made the 2021 shortlist
Patricia Lockwood, Anuk Arudpragasam, Maggie Shipstead, Richard Powers, Nadifa Mohamed and Damon Galgut
23, Oct, 2021 @9:00 AM

Rachel Cusk’s singular novel stands out on wide-ranging Booker longlist
Second Place is both timeless and up-to-the minute, with big names Richard Powers and Kazuo Ishiguro among strong international finalists
Justine Jordan
27, Jul, 2021 @6:01 AM

Booker prize reveals globe-spanning longlist of ‘engrossing stories’
Kazuo Ishiguro makes cut alongside Rachel Cusk and Richard Powers, and novels from Sri Lanka and South Africa compete with choices from the US and UK
Alison Flood
26, Jul, 2021 @11:01 PM

Women’s prize for fiction shortlist entirely first-time nominees
Susanna Clarke, Yaa Gyasi and Patricia Lockwood among the six authors up for the £30,000 award
Alison Flood
28, Apr, 2021 @5:30 PM

No One Is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood review – richly tragicomic debut novel
Satire and heartache collide in the Priestdaddy author’s funny portrait of a woman’s real and online life
Anthony Cummins
08, Feb, 2021 @7:00 AM

What can the modern novel tell us about life in the age of the internet? | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett
Patricia Lockwood and Lauren Oyler’s books examine the effect of grief on our real and online presences, says the Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett
Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett
04, Feb, 2021 @11:16 AM

He Who Must Not Be Named: why is Trump unnamed in so many books?
‘The dictator’, ‘this man’, ‘the president’ – over the last four years, authors have gone out of their way to avoid Trump’s name. But why?
Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett
23, Nov, 2020 @2:17 PM

How to survive after Fleabag: a cultural guide
All the shows, books and even bands to seek out if you need more of a Fleabag-y fix
09, Apr, 2019 @11:50 AM

‘Droll, savvy and soulful’: five funny writers who'll make you laugh
Anyone who says comic writing is dead must be joking – the genre has never been as vibrant as it is now
Hadley Freeman
09, Jun, 2018 @9:00 AM

Being an absolute boss: podcasts of the week
From actual bosses to metaphorical ones, this week’s podcasts are leaders in their field. Don’t forget to subscribe!
Rowan Slaney
19, May, 2017 @6:00 AM
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