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Stories and guides from the culture collection.
13 Sept 2026
A Reading Guide to the Works of Elena Ferrante
Elena Ferrante's novels have earned her a reputation as one of the most significant writers working in Italy today, with a readership that extends far beyond it. Her fiction returns repeatedly to Naples, to the bonds and
13 Sept 2026
Charles Yu won the National Book Awards 2020 for Fiction
Charles Yu has won the National Book Award for Fiction for his novel Interior Chinatown, a deeply affecting and frequently hilarious book about race, assimilation and popular culture.
13 Sept 2026
News
A round-up of literary news, from prize longlists to lockdown reading and a stage adaptation.
13 Sept 2026
News
Audrey Schulman's novel Theory of Bastards has taken the 2019 Philip K. Dick Award.
13 Sept 2026
News
Two novels published by Europa Editions have been named on the longlist for the inaugural National Book Award in Translated Literature. The recognised works are by authors Domenico Starnone and Négar Djavadi, with transl
13 Sept 2026
Q&A with Catherine Chidgey
The novel Remote Sympathy follows three Germans through the Second World War. Lenard is a doctor with Jewish ancestry; Dietrich is an SS officer stationed at Buchenwald concentration camp; Greta is Dietrich's wife, livin
13 Sept 2026
Q&A with Ondjaki
The Angolan writer Ondjaki has long been a fixture of Luanda's literary scene, and his novel Transparent City was published on 7 October. He spoke about the book, his work as a bookseller and the role of reading in the c