The challenges and strains have been almost too much to take. But in 2025, words of depth and courage have been an antidote to numbness
I once saw a young glassblower in Istanbul, still new to his cra…
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‘This extraordinary story never goes out of fashion’: 30 authors on the books they give to everyone ⊕
Colm Tóibín, Robert Macfarlane, Elif Shafak, Michael Rosen and more share the novels, poetry and memoirs that make the perfect gift
I love giving books as presents. I rarely give anything else. I stro…
5 months ago
‘Literature can be a form of resistance’: Lea Ypi talks to Elif Shafak about writing in the age of demagogues ○
The Albanian author of Free and Turkish novelist discuss the rise of populism, censorship – and how today’s conflicts all come from the unresolved trauma of the past
Lea Ypi’s prize-winning memoir, Fr…
6 months ago
Zadie Smith, Michael Rosen, Irvine Welsh and Jeanette Winterson sign letter calling for Israel boycott ○
More than 200 writers request cessation of all trade until people of Gaza given adequate food, water and aid
Middle East crisis – live updates
Zadie Smith, Michael Rosen, Irvine Welsh and Jeanette Wint…
9 months ago
If Ted Talks are getting shorter, what does that say about our attention spans? ○
According to novelist Elif Shafak, the platform insisted she keep her talk snappy because viewers can’t focus for 19 minutes. Now ... where was I?
Name: Ted Talks
Age: Ted started in 1984.
Continue re…‘It set me on a new path’: the book that empowered me, by Yulia Navalnaya, Elif Shafak and more ○
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Chris Packham, Katherine Rundell, Kehinde Andrews and other authors speaking at this year’s Hay festival reveal the books that inspired them
Chosen by Katherine Rundell, author
Continue reading...Given up on reading? Elif Shafak on why we still need novels ○
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Recent studies suggest we’ve fallen out of love with reading – but the more chaotic our times, the deeper is our need to slow down and read fiction
A recent YouGov poll found that 40% of Britons have …
This month’s best paperbacks: Elif Shafak, Richard Ayoade and more ○
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Looking for a new reading recommendation? Here are some brilliant new paperbacks, from an engrossing study of Chinese women to a fun, loveable novel
• This article was amended on 7 April 2025. In an…
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