DARK SECRETS: Arundhati roy - The Real Truth

What happens to language when machines start talking back?

A few months ago, a friend posted something that caught my eye on social media. She struggled listening to what she termed “(literally) breathless AI voices for audiobooks”.

The Conversation · 13h ago

In Youth, Sharon Horgan explores what it means to find happiness in your ‘sixth decade’

In a montage of iconic women from Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Jane Goodall, to Arundhati Roy, a video clip of Margaret Atwood emerges. She looks towards the interviewer and says: “When you’re a teenager, you’re acutely worried of what people think of you, but I think now you can just…

The Conversation · Sep 28

Arundhati Roy: ‘Message from Jantar Mantar is bigger than electoral defeat’

In a wide-ranging interview with Newslaundry, Arundhati Roy discusses the Hindi translation of her new book, Meri Maan, Meri Gangster, which draws on the story of her mother, Mary Roy, to explore her own childhood, family, relationships, and journey to becoming a writer.

Newslaundry · Aug 11

Heartbreaking historical tales, unsettling scenes and shortlisted non-fiction – what to read, watch and see this week

This curation of The Conversation UK’s arts and culture coverage was first published in our fortnightly newsletter, Something Good.

The Conversation · Jun 5

Women’s prize for non-fiction: powerful biographies, moving histories and creative approaches to health – six experts review the shortlist

The Women’s prize for non-fiction celebrates excellence, originality and accessibility in narrative non-fiction written by women. This prize acknowledges that while great gains have been made in representation for women in fiction, their voices remain systemically underrepresented in non-fiction.

The Conversation · Jun 1

What we’re reading: writers and readers on the books they enjoyed in March

John Lanchester, Patmeena Sabit and Guardian readers discuss the titles they have read over the last month. Join the conversation in the comments

The Guardian - UK · Apr 1

US book critics honor Nobel laureate and South Korean novelist Han Kang

The National Book Critics Circle honored a novel by Nobel laureate Han Kang and Karen Hao’s examination of artificial intelligence and OpenAI at its annual awards on Thursday

The Independent UK · Mar 27

Books by Lyse Doucet and Arundhati Roy make shortlist for Women's Prize for Nonfiction

Two books about hotels in wartime are among finalists for the Women’s Prize for Nonfiction

The Independent UK · Mar 25

Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction: Arundhati Roy’s memoir among six shortlisted books

Award was created in 2023 to help redress the historic gender imbalance in non-fiction prizes

The Independent UK · Mar 25

Arundhati Roy and Lyse Doucet lead ‘exceptional’ Women’s prize for nonfiction shortlist

Roy’s memoir Mother Mary Comes to Me and Doucet’s The Finest Hotel in Kabul are joined by books on exile by Ece Temelkuran and Judith Mackrell and an ode to the arts by Daisy Fancourt

The Guardian - UK · Mar 25