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‘I’d love a scathing review’: novelist Percival Everett on American Fiction and rewriting Huckleberry Finn
His work triumphed at the Oscars, but the Booker-shortlisted author isn’t interested in acclaim. He talks to the Guardian about race, taking on Mark Twain and why there’s nothing worse than preaching to the choir
David Shariatmadari
06, Apr, 2024 @8:00 AM
‘Look at your country! It’s amazing’: Armistead Maupin on moving to London
The Tales of the City author made his name as the bard of San Francisco, but now calls Clapham home. He talks about becoming a British citizen, his new novel set in the Cotswolds and missing California weed
David Shariatmadari
24, Feb, 2024 @9:00 AM
From Salman Rushdie to RuPaul: the books to look out for in 2024
Memoirs from Neneh Cherry and Rebel Wilson, Colm Tóibín’s sequel to Brooklyn and a departure for Ali Smith – the biggest fiction and nonfiction for the year ahead
David Shariatmadari and Justine Jordan
30, Dec, 2023 @9:00 AM
Lou Reed: The King of New York by Will Hermes review – beauty and the beast
Genius, queer pioneer, influencer: a vivid new biography presents rock’s poet of the shadow self for a new generation
David Shariatmadari
20, Dec, 2023 @7:30 AM
‘I hope I’m wrong’: the co-founder of DeepMind on how AI threatens to reshape life as we know it
From synthetic organisms to killer drones, Mustafa Suleyman talks about the mind-blowing potential of artificial intelligence, and how we can still avoid catastrophe
David Shariatmadari
02, Sep, 2023 @8:00 AM
What to read this autumn: 2023’s biggest new books
Sara Pascoe’s new novel, rare Terry Pratchett, memoirs from Barbra Streisand and Britney Spears, plus the essential reading on today’s hot button topics – all the releases to look out for
Justine Jordan, Fiona Sturges and David Shariatmadari
26, Aug, 2023 @10:00 AM
‘You’ll have more empathy, you’ll have more fun’: the man who wants to transform our relationship with sleep
From snoring to shift work, Russell Foster explains the myths and misconceptions that get in the way of a well-rested society
David Shariatmadari
15, Jul, 2023 @10:00 AM
Author Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah on policing in America: ‘It’s a kind of poison’
His debut novel Chain-Gang All-Stars is a gripping satire of the US penal system. The award-winning short story writer talks voyeurism, violence and trying to make a difference
David Shariatmadari
08, Jul, 2023 @10:00 AM
Summer reading: 50 brilliant books to discover
From family sagas to political memoirs, the best recent books to accompany your summer break, plus page-turning paperbacks and children’s and YA books
Justine Jordan ,David Shariatmadari and Imogen Russell Williams
24, Jun, 2023 @8:00 AM
How to avoid a civil war, by the man who predicted Trump
Across the west, popular misery and ‘elite overproduction’ are fuelling crisis, argues data-driven historian Peter Turchin. So what can we do to turn things around?
David Shariatmadari
10, Jun, 2023 @10:00 AM
Physicist Michio Kaku: ‘We could unravel the secrets of the universe’
Quantum computers will transform our world, curing cancer and fixing the climate crisis, says the scientist and sci-fi fan – but can they be made to work?
David Shariatmadari
22, Apr, 2023 @8:00 AM
The Best Minds by Jonathan Rosen review – when hope fails
A remarkable meditation on friendship, success, madness and violence that refuses to oversimplify
David Shariatmadari
12, Apr, 2023 @6:30 AM
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