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Digested week: Climate warning provides more fuel for Brits to talk about weather

Heatwave and an invitation to name storms created record-breaking opportunities to indulge nation’s favourite pastime

The Guardian - UK · Jun 20, 2025

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

Authors and Guardian readers discuss the titles they have read over the last month

The Guardian - UK · Feb 4, 2025

On my radar: Frank Tallis’s cultural highlights

The author and psychologist on an intimate performance of MR James’s ghost stories, a brilliant debut novel and an impossibly good pianist

The Guardian - UK · Mar 23, 2024

Henley Literary Festival 2023 preview: Theresa May, Sebastian Faulks and what else to see

Louis Chilton rounds up some of the highlights of the 10-day festival, including events featuring poets, authors, sportspeople, musicians, journalists and chefs

The Independent UK · Sep 10, 2023

Orwell Prizes 2023 won by first-time authors Tom Crewe and Peter Apps

The two first-time authors collected the prestigious gongs for their ‘magnificent’ political books

Evening Standard · Jun 23, 2023

Orwell Prizes for political writing 2023 winners announced

Named in honour of writer-journalist George Orwell, the Orwell Prizes is one of the most prestigious prizes given for political writings in the UK. The winners of Orwell Prizes for political writing 2023 in various categories were announced at a ceremony in London on June 22. While Tom Crewe won…

The Times of India · Jun 23, 2023

Two debut books win Orwell prizes for political writing

Peter Apps’ magnificent account of the Grenfell fire tragedy and Tom Crewe’s historical novel about pioneering Victorian gay rights advocates will each receive £3,000

The Guardian - UK · Jun 22, 2023

Granta’s Best of Young British Novelists – meet the class of 23

From Kazuo Ishiguro to Zadie Smith, Granta’s list has been spotlighting future stars since 1983. Four decades on, what does its evolution says about our literary landscape?

The Guardian - UK · Apr 15, 2023

Granta reveals its pick of future star British novelists

The journal’s once-in-a-decade selection of the best fiction writers under 40 has broadened its selection of 20 to include authors who ‘regard the UK as their home’

The Guardian - UK · Apr 13, 2023

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

Critics and Guardian readers discuss the titles they have read over the last month. Join the conversation in the comments

The Guardian - UK · Feb 28, 2023