Books

The novelist Nicole Krauss in Brooklyn.
Folio Society to sponsor new £40,000 literary prize
By Philip Maughan - 13 March 23:47

Books will be nominated by a one-hundred strong Academy of "ideal" readers.

Portrait of Zadie Smith.
Women’s Prize for Fiction 2013: longlist announced
By New Statesman - 13 March 1:01

Hilary Mantel nominated alongside six first-time novelists.

F Scott Fitzgerald with Zelda and his daughter Frances.
Fitzgerald, Woolf and J G Ballard: five classic book reviews from the NS archive
By The Old Statesman - 12 March 14:13

Reviews by Amis, Pritchett, Royde-Smith and Naipul.

Portrait of James Salter.
New American literary award confers $1,500,000 in prizes
By Philip Maughan - 08 March 14:06

Inaugural recipients include Tom MacCarthy, James Salter and Zoë Wicomb.

Cecil Day-Lewis reading a letter with his family.
Do Labour really want peace? A letter from Cecil Day-Lewis: 7 March 1936
By The Old Statesman - 07 March 12:43

From our correspondence.

Mo Yan is swarmed by journalists in Beijing.
Writing for the people?
By En Liang Khong - 04 March 18:38

Reviewed: Pow! by Mo Yan.

An alien from the Mars Attacks movies.
When the Martians landed
By Luke Maxted - 28 February 18:42

From the archives: Craig Raine and the birth of Martian poetry.

Shalom Auslander
Shalom Auslander wins 2013 Wingate Prize
By Philip Maughan - 28 February 14:17

"God-wise, I'm kinda fucked".

Profile of Iraqi author Hassan Blasim
Iraqi author Hassan Blasim: “We need to express the disaster of our lives”
By Philip Maughan - 15 February 17:37

On storytelling in Iraq, literary Arabic and exile.

The work of Art Spiegelman, whom Iyer admires. Photo: Getty
Lars Iyer: "How refreshing it is to be insulted"
By Juliet Jacques - 04 February 12:12

An interview with the cult author about Exodus, the final novel in his trilogy about philosophy and writing.

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