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Kate Mildenhall’s fast-paced thriller The Hiding Place skewers middle-class pretensions
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (883+ words) Jessica Gildersleeve does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment. University of Southern Queensland provides funding…...
What’s on your summer reading list? We asked 6 dedicated readers
2+ week, 1+ day ago (853+ words) Senior Deputy Books + Ideas Editor Emeritus Professor of Creative Writing, The University of Melbourne When I think about summer reading, I think about relaxing with an easy page-turner " but I also think about finally having the headspace for the more…...
Why we need weird stories for a warming world
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (664+ words) Trang Dang does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment. Nottingham Trent University provides funding as…...
David Szalay’s Flesh wins the Booker prize – a deeply affecting novel about masculinity
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (467+ words) Tory Young does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment. Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) provides funding…...
Booker prize 2025: the six shortlisted books, reviewed by experts
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (814+ words) Reader in Asia Pacific Studies, Co-Director of the International Institute of Korean Studies, University of Lancashire Head of Department of English, Royal Holloway, University of London Professor of Global Literatures, King's College London Edinburgh Napier University , King's College London, Nottingham…...
In The Eleventh Hour, Salman Rushdie writes like he’s running out of time
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (665+ words) Jenni Ramone does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment. Nottingham Trent University provides funding as…...
The Children’s Booker prize will include works of translation – here are five expert recommendations to get your kids excited
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (896+ words) Associate Professor in the Department of Language and Cultures, University of Reading PhD in Children's literature, University of Reading University of Reading provides funding as a member of The Conversation UK. The buzz around the newly announced Children's Booker has…...
Prime Minister’s Literary Awards winners 2025: investigating power, privilege and inequality
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (957+ words) Senior Lecturer, Discipline of English and Writing, University of Sydney Alexander Howard does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations…...
Booker shortlist 2025: six novels (mostly) about middle age that are anything but safe and comfortable
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (834+ words) Jenni Ramone does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment. Nottingham Trent University provides funding as…...
Alexis Wright has revitalised Australian literature, but a new book by a ‘superfan’ overlooks an important aspect of her work
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (821+ words) Lynda Ng has previously received funding from the Australian Research Council. It seems only fitting that Black Inc. has decided to place the spotlight on Wright for the final volume of their provocative "Writers on Writers" series. Endlessly experimental and…...