J K Rowling and Bernardine Evaristo lead tributes to author Dame Hilary Mantel The British writer was best known for The Wolf Hall trilogy, for which she won two Booker Prizes. The Independent UK · Sep 23, 2022
Adjoa Andoh, Russell T Davies and Michaela Coel elected to Royal Society of Literature The Bridgerton actor, Doctor Who writer and I May Destroy You creator are among 60 new fellows appointed to the UK’s charity for the advancement of literature The Guardian - UK · Jul 12, 2022
Michaela Coel and Russell T Davies among writers appointed as RSL fellows The acclaimed writers were part of a cohort of 60 new appointments. The Independent UK · Jul 12, 2022
Londoner’s Diary: Rishi jokes about green card at think-tank party Londoner’s Diary: Sunak mocks himself at Westminster party / Chicken Shop Date X Westminster Council collab? / Bernardine Evaristo talks fashion crisis at V&A / Starmer in hot water Evening Standard · Jun 29, 2022
Bernardine Evaristo fears publishers may lose interest in black authors Diversity in book industry must be sustained, and start at the top, Booker prize-winning author tells Hay festival The Guardian - UK · Jun 4, 2022
Best books to gift for the literary person in your life Unleash their inner bookworm with these special edition books and literary treats Evening Standard · May 26, 2022
Dave Eggers offers to replace books a South Dakota school board wants to pulp The writer calls the planned destruction of copies of five titles – by Bernardine Evaristo, Alison Bechdel, Imbolo Mbue and Stephen Chbosky as well as his own – ‘an unconscionable horror’ The Guardian - UK · May 6, 2022
Black women making a mark in the arts goes back at least a generation Letters: Black women from the 1950s and 1960s should not be forgotten and written out of history, says Anya Edmond-Pettitt, and Jennifer Henley champions the artist Sharon Walters The Guardian - UK · May 2, 2022
‘They are totally smashing it!’ Bernardine Evaristo on the artistic triumph of older Black women Artists, novelists, actors, poets: from the Venice Biennale to Bridgerton, Black women in their 50s and 60s are finally getting the recognition they deserve, says the pioneering Booker winner The Guardian - UK · Apr 28, 2022
Waterstones launches scheme to raise £1m for Ukraine Bernardine Evaristo and Jasper Fforde are among the authors whose books will be sold to raise money for Oxfam’s appeal The Guardian - UK · Apr 20, 2022
Queen’s Platinum Jubilee: JK Rowling and JRR Tolkien missed off BBC’s list of 70 Commonwealth authors Some notable titles did not make the list, including the Harry Potter series by creator JK Rowling and JRR Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings. The Independent UK · Apr 19, 2022
Reaction as JK Rowling missed from Queen's Platinum Jubilee author list Dr Liam Fox says brands omission as "disgraceful and cowardly" Bristol Post · Apr 18, 2022
Camilla welcomes Booker Prize-winning author Bernardine Evaristo at Clarence House The pair discussed the writer’s Booker Prize-winning novel Girl, Woman, Other. Evening Standard · Apr 5, 2022
Camilla meets Bernardine Evaristo at Clarence House The pair discussed the writer’s Booker Prize-winning novel Girl, Woman, Other. The Independent UK · Apr 5, 2022
The Guardian - UK · Apr 5, 2022 Hay festival returns with its first in-person event for three years Nobel laureate Abdulrazak Gurnah, Bernardine Evaristo, Elif Shafak and Benedict Cumberbatch are among those taking part in the 11-day gathering in Welsh border town
The Guardian - UK · Mar 28, 2022 ‘Violence instead of words’: Will Smith condemned for hitting Chris Rock at the Oscars Bernardine Evaristo, Keir Starmer, Kathy Griffin and others respond to incident
The Guardian - UK · Mar 27, 2022 Oscars 2022: Will Smith not facing charges for slapping Chris Rock, says LAPD, as Academy releases statement – as it happened Family drama Coda won best picture at a ceremony that was overshadowed by Will Smith attacking Chris Rock
Evening Standard · Mar 7, 2022 Bernardine Evaristo: ‘There’s a backlash against progressiveness, it would be very naïve not to expect it’ As she is appointed the first Black female President of the Royal Society of Literature, Nick Curtis talks art, politics and representation with Booker winner
The Guardian - UK · Feb 26, 2022 Warsan Shire talks to Bernardine Evaristo about becoming a superstar poet: ‘Beyoncé sent flowers when my children were born’ One is a breakout poet, the other is a Booker-winning champion of Black talent. They swap notes on class, impostor syndrome and the day pop’s biggest star came knocking