Nora Ephron

‘All her movies are nonfiction’: remembering the life and work of Nora Ephron
In an expansive new biography, the acclaimed writer and director’s complexities are explored and contextualised
Charles Bramesco
27, Jun, 2022 @6:05 AM

Top 10 difficult marriages in fiction
Whether they induce schadenfreude or pangs of recognition, mismatched couples have inspired brilliant novels by authors from Evelyn Waugh to Jean Rhys
Elizabeth Lowry
06, Apr, 2022 @11:00 AM

Goodbye Hot Girl Summer, hello Meg Ryan Fall – TikTok’s new trend
Nostalgia and Americana meet hygge in fashion’s latest warm, outdoorsy, retro aesthetic
Priya Elan
01, Oct, 2021 @4:11 PM

Dear Sleepless in Seattle, I just can't fall for your musical revamp
Nora Ephron’s romcom was brilliantly written and perfectly cast with an elegant score. Our chief theatre critic, who loves the film, writes a letter after seeing its stage adaptation
Arifa Akbar
02, Sep, 2020 @12:57 PM

I've never seen … Sleepless in Seattle
Nora Ephron’s world maybe narrowly middle class and privileged, but in this romcom classic she beautifully balances melancholy with fizzing optimism
Luke Walpole
21, May, 2020 @7:00 AM

Love, Loss and What I Wore review – all dressed up by the Ephron sisters
A starry cast muse on first bras, prom dresses, marriage and motherhood in Nora and Delia Ephron’s magnificent celebration of clothes – and life
Arifa Akbar
19, May, 2020 @1:04 PM

Small talk and ready-made sandwiches: things I don't miss about normal life | Hadley Freeman
I’ve been thinking about Nora Ephron’s lists, not because I’m dying, but because normal life has, for now, died for all of us
Hadley Freeman
11, Apr, 2020 @8:00 AM

Got 150 hours? Great audiobooks to listen to on lockdown
From Ian McKellen reading Homer to Bill Bryson on the body, these audiobooks can expand your horizons, even when you can’t go out
Steven Poole
25, Mar, 2020 @6:00 AM

The week in podcasts: Mortem; Over the Road; The Space Programme
Exploring unusual subjects, from autopsies to long-haul trucking
Miranda Sawyer
23, Feb, 2020 @5:30 AM

'I want everyone to be happy': how Rob Reiner became a great director – and a political hero
The maker of This Is Spinal Tap, Stand By Me and When Harry Met Sally … also campaigned successfully for same-sex marriage. He talks love, friendship and the moment Nora Ephron revealed that women fake orgasms
Hadley Freeman
19, Jul, 2018 @1:00 PM

Sharp: The Women Who Made an Art of Having an Opinion by Michelle Dean – review
Dean’s group biography of female writers who dared speak their mind is a great and worthy project
Rachel Cooke
08, May, 2018 @6:00 AM

Top 10 books about growing old
While ageing can all too easily leave some frightened, the likes of Alec Guinness, Nora Ephron and Julian Barnes have produced wry and positive takes on old age
Christopher Matthew
13, Dec, 2017 @4:21 PM
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