Tag: Literature
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Novelists worry AI could replace them, Cambridge report finds
Intro: The Cambridge report and a growing concern A new Cambridge University study, highlighted by researchers at the Minderoo Centre for Technology & Democracy, has brought renewed attention to a question that sits heavy on many writers’ desks: could artificial intelligence eventually replace novelists? The report suggests that a substantial share of authors worry AI…
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Assassination of Margaret Thatcher: Mantel’s Liverpool Play
Overview: Mantel’s Provocative Tale Finds a New Stage in Liverpool The controversial narrative by Hilary Mantel that imagines the assassination of Margaret Thatcher in the summer of 1983 has moved from page to stage, with plans for a forthcoming Liverpool production. First serialized in The Guardian in 2014 under the headline The Assassination of Margaret…
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Stay With Me by Ayobami Adebayo: Love as a Test of Hope
Introduction: A Novel That Tests the Heart Ayobami Adebayo’s Stay With Me compellingly argues that love is not merely a feeling but a test—an ongoing trial shaped by culture, expectation, and the stubborn flame of hope. Set in Nigeria, the novel follows a couple navigating infertility, secrecy, and the burdens of a society with rigid…
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Flesh triumphs: David Szalay wins the 2025 Booker Prize
David Szalay’s Flesh wins the 2025 Booker Prize The Booker Prize for Fiction has crowned Flesh, the latest novel by British-Hungarian author David Szalay, as the winner of 2025. The evaluation committee described the work as “extraordinary” and praised its ambition, narrative daring, and emotional resonance. The win marks a significant moment for Szalay, whose…
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Book of Lives review: Margaret Atwood’s witty memoir
Overview: A witty, time-traveling memoir Margaret Atwood has long since proven that she can bend genres without breaking them. In Book of Lives, she turns her attention to memory, history, and the act of storytelling itself. This memoir, framed as a series of intimate reflections and sharp asides, invites readers to watch a master memoirist…
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The Legacy of Soviet Philosophy in Latvia’s Intellectual Landscape: Insights from a New Research Agenda
Introduction: Tracing the Afterlives of Soviet Philosophy in Latvia Latvia’s post-Soviet intellectual space remains deeply influenced by the era’s philosophical currents. A forthcoming gathering brings together researchers to share comprehensive findings on the legacy of Soviet philosophy in Latvia, its interaction with literature, and the fates of intellectuals who navigated a precarious political terrain. This…
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Margaret Atwood on Defying Trump, Banned Books, and a Memoir That Settles Scores
Defiance in the Pages: Atwood’s Unflinching Stance In an era when literature faces heightened scrutiny, Margaret Atwood remains a steady compass for readers seeking truth in fiction. The author of The Handmaid’s Tale has long used her platform to challenge power, question censorship, and defend the transformative potential of banned or controversial books. In recent…
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Theft by Abdulrazak Gurnah: An Audiobook Review of a Coming-of-Age Saga in Tanzania
Overview: A Nobel-Waivered Lens on East Africa Abdulrazak Gurnah’s Theft, first published in 1980, remains a cornerstone for readers seeking a nuanced look at East Africa’s social transformation in the wake of colonization. The audiobook adaptation brings a fresh rhythm to the prose, with a narrator who captures the cadence of Swahili-inflected English and the…
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Baek Se-hee: Remembering the South Korean Author Who Shared Her Battle with Depression and Gave Life Through Organ Donation
Tribute to a Courageous Voice Baek Se-hee, the South Korean writer who publicly chronicled her mental health struggles, has died at the age of 35. Her work, including the international bestseller I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki (2018), resonated globally for its raw honesty about depression, dysthymia, and the daily battles…
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Baek Se-hee, Author of ‘I Want to Die But I Want to Eat Tteokbokki,’ Dies at 35
Overview The literary world is mourning Baek Se-hee, the South Korean author of the bestselling memoir I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki, who has died at the age of 35. News outlets reported the death with details broad in scope but sparse on the circumstances. Her work, first published in Korean…