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Best Book of 1969: Pricksongs & Descants
Lisa Taddeo
Lisa Taddeo on why Robert Coover’s Pricksongs & Descants is the best book of 1969.
When We Fight, We Have Our Children With Us
Madeline ffitch
‘We are all politically involved whether we like it or not, and children are already on the frontlines.’
Anosh Irani | Notes on Craft
Anosh Irani
‘The interiority that we keep speaking of in fiction is built on pain’
Mountains Don’t Know Borders
Lois Parshley
‘In the Balkans, the present is often perched precariously on top of the past.’
Letter to Razan Zaitouneh
Kamila Shamsie
PEN International’s Day of the Imprisoned Writer – we stand in solidarity with writers who have suffered persecution exercising their freedom of expression.
Ten Books that Changed the World
Martin Puchner
Martin Puchner on ten books that have changed the course of world history.
Mary O’Donoghue | Notes on Craft
Mary O’Donoghue
In this new series, we give authors a space to discuss the way they write – from technique and style to inspirations that inform their craft.
Introduction
Madeleine Thien & Catherine Leroux
Madeleine Thien and Catherine Leroux introduce Granta 141: Canada in both English and French.
Mangilaluk’s Highway
Nadim Roberts
‘They joked about how tough they’d be by the time they got home.’