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Nobel prize in literature 2026 live: winner to be announced shortly
12+ hour, 37+ min ago (516+ words) Bookies’ favourites include Canadian poet Anne Carson, Chinese experimental writer Can Xue and Japanese writer Haruki Murakami Possible contender: Can Xue The bookies’ joint favourite to win, along with Anne Carson, is Can Xue, a 73-year-old Chinese author known for…...
Agate Head / Stone Soup by Patricia Lockwood review – a gem of a collection
16+ hour, 46+ min ago (272+ words) Inspired by stones and metals, the memoirist and novelist’s first poetry collection for more than a decade is charming, whimsical and intimate In that intervening period, Lockwood’s status has jumped from interesting US poet famous for the viral sensation Rape…...
If Your Group Chat, FYP, And Reading List Had A Baby, It Would Be This Pop Culture Crossword
1+ day, 58+ min ago (121+ words) Test your pop culture knowledge with this fun crossword that blends social media trends, viral content, and must-read moments. chronic crossword puzzler, avid red bull drinker, devourer of books, designer of graphics, and haver of cute kitty It's Wednesday my…...
Partita By Barbara Kingsolver review – a quieter follow-up to Demon Copperhead
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (1106+ words) The sex writing threatens to throw the novel off-kilter, but there are rich rewards in this tale of music and middle-aged compromisesWhat is the role of art in an artist’s life? Should you commit everything to honing your talent in…...
Stories shortlisted for 4thWrite prize offer ‘a whole world in a few pages’
6+ day, 7+ hour ago (548+ words) The six stories on the shortlist for the 10th year of the writing award run by 4th Estate and the Guardian and open to unpublished writers of colour are ‘affecting in new and surprising ways’, said judge and author Gurnaik Johal The…...
The best recent poetry – review roundup
6+ day, 7+ hour ago (531+ words) Have It by John Cooper Clarke; The Dodo Stories by Mary Mulholland; Red River Valley by Ian McMillan; Some Sacred Harbour by Roger Robinson; Otherwhere by Carolyn ForchéHave It by John Cooper Clarke (Picador, £16.99)The latest collection from the original…...
Rhapsody: A Manifesto by Alice Oswald review – a history of the spoken word, from Homer to Ted Hughes
6+ day, 12+ hour ago (604+ words) A twisting, beguiling investigation into the art of poetry that ends in a call to arms on behalf of the natural worldThe poet Alice Oswald is no stranger to thinking in public about her art. She was Oxford professor of…...
What we’re reading: China Miéville, Sebastian Barry, Derek Owusu and Guardian readers on the books they enjoyed in September
1+ week, 7+ hour ago (623+ words) Writers and Guardian readers discuss the titles they have read over the last month. Join the conversation in the commentsI was sideswiped by Giada Scodellaro’s Ruins, Child. A brilliant, strange book that challenged me in the most exhilarating way, with…...
If You Can Pass This Classic Literature Quiz, You're Officially Well-Read
1+ week, 19+ hour ago (24+ words) Test your knowledge of timeless books and prove your literary expertise. Take this classic literature quiz to see if you're truly well-read....
Missouri Williams and China Miéville among writers on ‘adventurous’ Goldsmiths shortlist
1+ week, 1+ day ago (503+ words) Six writers are in contention for the £10,000 books prize, which celebrates fiction that ‘breaks the mould or extends the possibilities of the novel form’ Missouri Williams, China Miéville and Polly Barton are among the writers shortlisted for this year’s Goldsmiths…...