REVEALED: Francis spufford | Vintage Vibes

‘He was destined for this award’: China Miéville wins Goldsmiths prize for 1,200-page novel

The Rouse, which took its author two decades to complete, was praised by judges as ‘exuberant, overflowing’

The Guardian - UK · Nov 4

Missouri Williams and China Miéville among writers on ‘adventurous’ Goldsmiths shortlist

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’

The Guardian - UK · Sep 30

Nonesuch review: Time and reality bend in magical wartime London

Touching, funny and profound, Francis Spufford’s Nonesuch is a riot

Evening Standard · Mar 15

The new voices and hidden gems of Hay Festival 2024

Hear from up-and-coming stars of the literary world before they rocket up the bestseller lists, and make sure you don’t miss some of the eclectic treats on Hay Festival’s vast programme, writes Jessie Thompson

The Independent UK · May 23, 2024

Ian Penman’s ‘glittering’ book about Fassbinder wins Ondaatje prize

The veteran music journalist’s personal study of the German film-maker wins £10,000 honour for the year’s best literary evocation of place

The Guardian - UK · May 14, 2024

Francis Spufford: ‘It was the sorrow of my life at age 10 that there wasn’t one more Narnia book to read’

The author on learning to read with JRR Tolkien, being in awe of Patricia Lockwood and the comforts of Katherine Addison

The Guardian - UK · Dec 29, 2023

Cahokia Jazz by Francis Spufford review – fabulously rich noir

The Golden Hill author turns his hand to the detective genre in a multilayered reimagining of 1920s America

The Guardian - UK · Oct 7, 2023

5 new books to read this week

This week’s bookcase includes reviews of Cahokia Jazz by Francis Spufford and A Stroke Of The Pen: The Lost Stories by Terry Pratchett.

The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2023

Cahokia Jazz by Francis Spufford review – a ‘what if’ classic

The writer’s alternative history – a thriller set in a 1920s US with a huge and thriving Native American population – underlines the range and power of his imagination

The Guardian - UK · Sep 25, 2023

The Guardian view on Ukraine’s suffering: mourning the lives unlived

Editorial: More than 550 children have died since Russia invaded last year, including in Tuesday’s attack on Kramatorsk

The Guardian - UK · Jun 28, 2023