SHOCKING: Monica ali - What They Never Told You

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 · Sep 15, 2025

Coronation Street actress Shobna Gulati and former BBC executive among honours

Gulati has been made a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for services to the cultural industries.

The Independent UK · Dec 30, 2024

Tracey Emin and Imelda Staunton get damehoods in king’s birthday honours

Others honoured from cultural world include the writer Monica Ali, choreographer Wayne McGregor and children’s laureate Joseph Coelho

The Guardian - UK · Jun 14, 2024

Judges announced for Women’s Prize for Fiction and inaugural Non-Fiction award

The winner of both prizes will be announced on June 13.

The Independent UK · Oct 25, 2023

Standard’s Stories winner will ‘go on to great things’

About 1,300 writers entered the competition and were asked to explore the theme of ‘belonging’

Evening Standard · Jul 7, 2023

‘People still do not want women to succeed or be equal. While that is true, you need Virago’: 50 years of the warrior publisher

Formed to ‘break the silence’ for female voices and still as essential and influential as ever, fans and founding members pay tribute to the trailblazing feminist press

The Guardian - UK · Jun 28, 2023

Brick Lane by Monica Ali audiobook review – survival, freedom and fate

Anneika Rose and Zubin Varla star in this retelling of Ali’s bestseller about a young Bangladeshi woman who makes her life in east London

The Guardian - UK · Jun 23, 2023

Reader, I lived with him: why a happy ending doesn’t have to mean marriage

As more couples rip up the rulebook, attitudes towards romantic relationships are becoming less clear-cut – and art reflects that. Should we be celebrating a new kind of happily ever after?

The Guardian - UK · May 20, 2023

We need to fight against censorship very hard: Salman Rushdie on being awarded the Freedom to Publish award at 2023 Nibbies

Booker-winner Salman Rushdie was awarded the British Book Award 2023 for Freedom to Publish in a ceremony in London on May 15, 2023.

The Times of India · May 16, 2023

In brief: Signal Fires; If Nietzsche Were a Narwhal; Love Marriage – review

A thoughtful novel about a family secret, an insightful investigation into animal intelligence and Monica Ali’s clever comedy of manners

The Guardian - UK · Jan 29, 2023