Audiobooks narrated by Ncuti Gatwa, Nicola Coughlan and David Tennant were among those recognised at the inaugural British Audio awards, the “Speakies”. Gatwa’s performance in the lead role of Gatsby in Harlem... Read more »
In the spring of 1940, F. Scott Fitzgerald was worried about “The Great Gatsby.” It had been fifteen years since the novel was published, and the author had little to show for... Read more »
“My Good Bright Wolf,” a new memoir by the novelist Sarah Moss, begins in dishabille. A narrator is speaking to herself in the second person, and she’s using language recognizable from fairy... Read more »
What does a woman in midlife want? The opening scene of Susan Minotâs new novel, âDonât Be a Stranger,â hazards an answer. Ivyâa writer, early fifties, divorced, devoted mother of a young... Read more »
In 1952, a book appeared that redefined childrenâs literature. âA lap is so you donât get crumbs on the floor,â it proclaimed. âA mustache is to wear on Halloween. A hat is... Read more »
Listen and subscribe: Apple | Spotify | Google | Wherever You Listen Sign up to receive our weekly Books & Fiction newsletter. Thomas Korsgaard reads his story “The Spit of Him” from... Read more »
Listen and subscribe: Apple | Spotify | Google | Wherever You Listen Sign up to receive our weekly Books & Fiction newsletter. Jamil Jan Kochai reads his story “On the Night of... Read more »
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Listen and subscribe: Apple | Spotify | Google | Wherever You Listen Sign up to receive our weekly Books & Fiction newsletter. Patrick Langley reads his story “Life with Spider,” from the... Read more »