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The trouble with defining politicians by their university degrees

Letters: Readers respond to an article by Blake Morrison about Andy Burnham’s English literature degree and love of poetry

The Guardian - UK · Jul 2

At a poet’s memorial, I saw how Andy Burnham could be a different kind of prime minister

The putative PM-to-be explained how one of Tony Harrison’s poems gave him a new outlook, says poet and author Blake Morrison

The Guardian - UK · Jun 27

‘Andy Burnham’s life was changed by the poet Tony Harrison’: writers discuss literature, politics and the 100 best novels

What would Trump think of Gilgamesh? And why are 19th-century classics so popular among young people? Writers on why we need the novel more than ever

The Guardian - UK · May 20

Top authors join trail of Devil in the Wilderness podcast real-life murder mystery

Michael Frayn and Blake Morrison help son of Christopher Wordsworth in attempt to unravel whether depression might have led Observer writer to kill

The Guardian - UK · May 11, 2024

The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin audiobook review – from the civil rights frontline

Law & Order’s Jesse L Martin narrates two powerful essays examining the Black experience in the US, the first in a series marking the author’s centenary year

The Guardian - UK · May 10, 2024

The best memoirs and biographies of 2023

The rise of Madonna, Barbra Streisand in her own words, plus the stormy relationship of Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor are among this year’s highlights

The Guardian - UK · Dec 7, 2023

What happened to James Bulger? The disturbing child murder and its troubled aftermath

Toddler led away from mother at Bootle shopping centre before being killed by railway line by two 10-year-old assailants on 12 February 1993, one of the most shocking crimes in recent British history, Joe Sommerlad reports

The Independent UK · Nov 14, 2023

An exploration of sibling love, rivalry and self-destruction

Two Sisters by Blake Morrison Published by The Borough Press

The National (Scotland) · Mar 12, 2023

What happens after you tell your story? That’s a story in itself

In these confessional times, we are all encouraged to share our experiences and journeys. But once the story is out it can take on a life of its own

The Guardian - UK · Feb 19, 2023

Two Sisters by Blake Morrison review – siblings fatally wounded by childhood

Having written about his father and then his mother, the poet and writer now turns to his sisters in a heartfelt and delicate memorial

The Guardian - UK · Feb 12, 2023