Kingsolver’s Big Ideas
You may know Barbara Kingsolver for her epic novel The Poisonwood Bible, about missionaries in the Congo, Congo independence and […]
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You may know Barbara Kingsolver for her epic novel The Poisonwood Bible, about missionaries in the Congo, Congo independence and […]
Read more →Though not her first book, Tracy Chevalier shot to prominence with Girl with the Pearl Earring in 1999, a highly […]
Read more →I touched on JG Ballard four years ago, but he has come to our attention again as it is now […]
Read more →There is a reason why myths and legends become myths and legends – they are great stories. They often have […]
Read more →It’s a hundred years since the birth of Janet Frame, the acclaimed New Zealand writer. She has attracted attention not […]
Read more →It’s quite impressive to be producing novels as the age of 87, but that is what Indian writer Anita Desai […]
Read more →This blog was never meant to be a fortnightly obituary, but important writers keep shuffling off this mortal coil. This […]
Read more →A giant of American letters, although arguably more popular in Europe, has died. Paul Auster made his mark with his […]
Read more →Andrew Scott’s performance as Ripley in the new Netflix series based on Patricia Highsmith’s novel has been making a lot […]
Read more →Sometimes writers have their moment in the sun, and then attention slips elsewhere and they become neglected. One such writer […]
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