The Guardian’s landmark poll of the greatest novels published in English required collaboration and innovation across multiple desks. This is the story of how it came together
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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…
87 days ago
Salman Rushdie says he is tired of being ‘free speech Barbie’ after 2022 attack ⊖⊖
Author says he doesn’t ‘feel symbolic’ and hopes to steer narrative to his books after surviving assassination attempt
Salman Rushdie said he’s tired of being everyone’s “free speech Barbie” four year…
2 months ago
‘Life is such a pain in the ass’: what Talk Easy host Sam Fragoso has learned in a decade of grilling celebs ⊕
The presenter of hit series Talk Easy has pioneered a style of candid chat that has seen the likes of Gwyneth Paltrow and Salman Rushdie squirming in their seats – so far only one guest has stormed o…
4 months ago
Tariq Ali claims BFI has frozen him out of multicultural TV season ⊕
Editor of groundbreaking Channel 4 show says he was shocked not to be invited to participate in new season
The editor of a groundbreaking Channel 4 show claims the BFI has frozen him out of an upcomin…
‘For the authoritarian, culture is the enemy’: Salman Rushdie talks recovery and resilience at Sundance ⊖
Sundance film festival: a new documentary explores the author’s physical and spiritual healing from the 2022 knife attack that almost killed him
On 12 August 2022, as Salman Rushdie was about to launc…
The Flower Bearers by Rachel Eliza Griffiths review – a powerful portrait of loss and violence ○
The death of a friend and the attempted murder of her husband Salman Rushdie loom large in the poet’s moving memoir
The night before her wedding to Salman Rushdie in 2021, the American poet and noveli…
5 months ago
Charli xcx, Natalie Portman and Salman Rushdie lead 2026 Sundance lineup ⊕
The festival says goodbye to both founder Robert Redford and its longtime home of Park City, Utah, with a selection of provocative documentaries and starry new films
New films starring Charli xcx, Nat…
6 months ago
The best fiction of 2025 ⊕⊕
New novels from Ian McEwan and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, a high-concept debut and remarkable short stories are just some of the best new titles of the year
There aren’t many giants of 20th-century lit…
Memoirs, myths and Midnight’s Children: Salman Rushdie’s 10 best books – ranked! ⊕⊕
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As the author publishes a new story collection, we rate the work that made his name – from his dazzling Booker winner to an account of the 2022 attack that nearly killed him
“It makes me want to hide…