A great celebration of a great prize about the power of words to evoke place. This year an incredible, transporting shortlist included @Sathnam and @Elif_Safak - I didn't envy the judges having to choose. Congratulations @lea_ypi and everyone @RSLiterature for all your hard work.
The US Supreme Court's draft majority opinion could strip millions of their right to a safe and legal abortion and have a chilling impact on reproductive rights globally. Join the fightback: https://t.co/RTgrNkLAIe
I no longer teach for @FaberAcademy@arvonfoundation or @guardianclasses In fact I don’t teach much these days. But I still like talking about writing and here I’m doing a one off zoom masterclass about research for novelists one Saturday in May…
one small room, filled with as much hope as I am able to muster.
Day 17, still no visa. This Government's approach to asylum and refugees is disgraceful.
If you are caught speeding 4 times in 3 years, the law operates to automatically disqualify you from driving, precisely *because* your cumulative conduct represents a danger to the public.
If No10 have any other inspired criminal law analogies they wish to try, I’m here all day.
I may be biased but this is, in my view, the best thing on Radio 4 at the moment - I know nothing about music but learn something and love it every time. @cerysmatthews and @jeffreykboakye have such a good vibe going I'm wondering if they should form a crime-fighting duo.
🙏🏽The Sahitya Akademi is one of the most inspirational literary institutions in India. Thank you for honouring me with the @sahityaakademi Award 2021 for my novel Things To Leave Behind 🙏🏽📖📚@PenguinIndia