Some of the energy and the sheer gusto in Lynn’s voice comes from the novelty of her frankness, her eagerness to explore matters on which generations of novelists have been evasive or silent or merely ...

The Art of Reading is a monthly book club hosted by Colm Tóibín, the Laureate for Irish Fiction. Each month, the Laureate meets a different library book club to discuss a book b ...

Colm Tóibín is the author of eleven novels—most recently Long Island—as well as two story collections and several books of criticism. He is the Irene and Sidney B. Silverman Professor of the ...

Transport yourself back to a bygone era with Katie Rosseinsky’s guide to the best historical fiction releases of the year ...

Waterstones has revealed its shortlist for its Book of the Year 2024, with 15 tomes in the running. The annual award calls on ...

With three days of panel discussions and keynote presentations, the Harry Ransom Center hosted the biennial Flair Symposium.

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From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

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