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Zadie Smith: ‘I don’t know when I read men any more’

At a talk on her latest essay collection, Dead and Alive, Smith said she ‘sometimes’ reads male novelists, but more often seeks the wisdom of older female writers like Helen Garner

The Guardian - UK

Londoner's Diary: How much will James Corden pay for an ashtray?

What went on in London this week, from secret smoking parlours to unwanted book promo

Evening Standard

A knock-off Pynchon without the punchline: George Saunders’ Vigil falls flat

From Thomas Pynchon, Zadie Smith and Margaret Atwood to Barack Obama and the editors of Time magazine, it seems everyone who is anyone is lining up to sing the praises of George Saunders.

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The Cost of Ambition Is Always on Media Mogul Amy Dubois Barnett's Mind

The author, whose novel is set in the '90s magazine era, tells us the books she thinks capture a similar energy.

Marie Claire

My Life in 10: Fashion and Lifestyle Brand Founder, Nell Diamond, on the Secret to Savoring Life's Simple Pleasures

The Hill House Home founder shares ten things that help her to live joyfully, from recreating childhood summers to the power of the humble bow

Homes & Gardens

Adelaide Writers Week canceled as 180 speakers withdraw after the exclusion of a Palestinian writer

Organizers of Australia’s largest free literary festival have canceled the weeklong event after most writers withdrew over the removal of an Australian Palestinian writer

The Independent UK

Major arts festival in doubt after Jacinda Ardern joins mass boycott over axing of Palestinian writer

More than 70 prominent figures are boycotting the Adelaide Festival for dropping Palestinian-Australian author Randa Abdel-Fattah in the wake of the Bondi attack

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My screen time is 37 minutes per day. Here’s how yours can be too

Forget a dumbphone or ‘friction-maxxing’. The secret to breaking up with your phone is simple

Evening Standard

Six great reads – best of 2025: a deep-cover KGB agent, Zadie Smith on Tracy Chapman, and the boy who came back

Need something brilliant to read over the holidays? Here are six of our best pieces from 2025. Look out for part two next Saturday

The Guardian - UK

Yael van der Wouden : ‘The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy cured my fear of aliens’

The Safekeep author on her secret childhood reading, falling in love with Elizabeth Strout and why she keeps coming back to Zadie Smith

The Guardian - UK

Friday essay: racism, misogyny and culture wars: Zadie Smith and Anne Enright help us make sense of troubling times

Essay collections gather a writer’s thoughts over time and can be read as an oblique form of memoir, one in which the self is revealed through a series of conversations with the world.

The Conversation

The best books to give as presents this Christmas, personally recommended

CHRISTMAS 2025: When it comes to gifts, you can’t go wrong with a good book. Here you’ll find standout titles across genres and styles, thoughtfully selected by The Independent’s culture staff to suit readers of every predilection

The Independent UK

The life-affirming gospel according to Patti Smith

Patti Smith, once again, shows us a better way to be ourselves

Evening Standard

11 Novels About Dysfunctional Families to Put You at Ease When You're Home for the Holidays

Looking for an escape from the family function? Read these books by Emma Straub, Zadie Smith, and more.

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British Library strikers deserve our support

Letters: Jane Ghosh says it’s time to value all library workers, while Keith Flett wonders if the local MP can help

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Does Britain value culture any more? Ask the striking workers at the British Library

The dispute over pay at this great national institution gets to the heart of our misplaced priorities, says novelist Zadie Smith

Evening Standard

Zadie Smith gives a masterclass in the modern essay

Zadie Smith once again confirms that she is among the most expert essayists of her generation

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Dead and Alive by Zadie Smith review – essays for an age of anxiety

From cultural appropriation to gender, Smith nails the politics of creativity. But on actual politics, she is less assured

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From White Teeth to Swing Time: Zadie Smith’s best books - ranked!

Twenty-five years on from her dazzling debut, and as a new collection of essays comes out, we assess the British author’s best books

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s scary how many St George’s flags there were’: Blood Orange on coming home to Essex and mourning his mother

After grief brought Dev Hynes home, he reconsidered the county that shaped him. The result is a masterful new album – made with a little help from Lorde and Zadie Smith

Evening Standard

Best books about London: Tales that capture the essence of the world's best city

From the satirical to the sublime, these books are simply, quintessentially, London

Evening Standard

Lola Young and Alexa Chung's confessions at the Elle Style Awards

Plus what went on in London this week

Marie Claire

I’m an Avid Reader, Writer and Bookshop Dweller – These Are the Literary Festivals Not To Miss This Autumn

From women's fiction and crime writing, to luxe writing retreats

The Guardian - UK

Blood Orange: Essex Honey review – an exquisitely eclectic portrait of grief

Gorgeous melodies ground Dev Hynes’s questing fifth album, via dancefloor rhythms, indie pop and languorous funk – and cameos from Lorde and Zadie Smith

The Guardian - UK

Zadie Smith, Michael Rosen, Irvine Welsh and Jeanette Winterson sign letter calling for Israel boycott

More than 200 writers request cessation of all trade until people of Gaza given adequate food, water and aid

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