Set in the aftermath of the famine, the Hamnet author’s family saga folds in myth and folklore
‘His father was ever a man of few words,” begins Maggie O’Farrell’s 10th novel, a lengthy and ambitious s…
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Who’s in, who’s out, and how many have you read? The story behind our 100 best novels list ⊕
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Jane Eyre or Wuthering Heights; Ulysses or Catch-22 … Find out which title came top, as chosen by authors, critics and academics worldwide
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As Stephen King points out, compiling…
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Mark your calendars: These are the best new books releasing this spring, including novels by Matt Haig, Maggie O' Farrell and Douglas Stuart ⊕
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If your 'to be read' pile is already threatening to topple off your bedside table, consider this your official warning: 2026 is shaping up to be a very good year for new books.
More heartache than Hamnet?: Maggie O’Farrell’s best books – ranked! ⊕⊕
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As her Women’s prize-winning novel heads to the Oscars, we rate the author’s best work – from tales of new motherhood to a life-affirming memoir of mortality
The ghost of a previous lover is always a …
5 months ago
Hamnet review – Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley beguile and captivate in audacious Shakespearean tragedy ⊖
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Chloé Zhao’s film version of Maggie O’Farrell’s myth-making novel powerfully reimagines the agonising loss of a child as the source of Hamlet’s grand stage drama
‘The joys of parents are secret, and s…
Books to look out for in 2026 – fiction ⊕
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Maggie O’Farrell, Yann Martel and Julian Barnes are among the authors publishing new novels this year
The beginning of the books calendar is usually dominated by debuts, but January 2026 sees release…
The books to look out for in 2026 ⊕
New books by Liza Minelli, David Sedaris, Maggie O’Farrell and Yann Martel are among the literary highlights of the year ahead
2026 is already promising plenty of unmissable releases: there are new n…
Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell audiobook review – the life and loss of the woman behind the Bard ⊖⊖
The wife of William Shakespeare takes centre stage in a rich, sensitive examination of parental grief, sensitively narrated by Jessie Buckley
The jury is still out on the merits of Chloé Zhao’s Hamne…
8 months ago
Hilary Mantel championed emerging writers - a new prize in her memory will help them get published ○
Judged by Maggie O’Farrell, Ben Miles and Chigozie Obioma, the Hilary Mantel prize for fiction will recognise emerging talent, and pay tribute to the Wolf Hall author’s legacy
A few months after Hilar…
Hamnet wins top award at the Toronto film festival ○
Chloé Zhao’s Shakespeare drama has picked up the people’s choice award which has come to be a predictor of Oscar success
Chloé Zhao’s adaptation of Hamnet has won this year’s people’s choice award at …