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Ian McEwan says pessimism ‘a bigger problem than climate change’

Speaking at Hay festival as UK breaks May heat record, author says optimism is a ‘moral duty’

The Guardian - UK

Gisèle Pelicot and Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe among Hay Festival 2026 speakers

The line-up for this year’s festival includes Emma Thompson, Malala Yousafzai, Ian McEwan and other prominent authors and figures

The Guardian - UK

Novelist Claire Lynch ‘shell-shocked’ at winning The Nero Gold Prize

Published in May last year, A Family Matter was inspired by real-life child custody cases from the 1980s.

Evening Standard

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Bring Her Back to Molly vs the Machines: the seven best films to watch on TV this week

Sally Hawkins will give you the heebie-jeebies in a grisly horror, plus Marc Silver’s tragic documentary is an absolute must-watch

The Guardian - UK

‘Loaded water’ is hyped as a secret to hydration. But adding electrolytes is merely effort down the drain

The average person does not need to be adding anything to their water

The Guardian - AU

Lord of the Flies is a seismic, chilling masterpiece – of course, Adolescence creator Jack Thorne chose to adapt it

IN FOCUS: William Golding’s 1954 novel is required reading in schools across the world, and its title has become shorthand for the breakdown of civilisation, writes Martin Chilton. As a new TV adaptation arrives, it’s a reminder of how the book contains many warnings we must heed today

The Independent UK

In his last book, Julian Barnes circles big ideas and reflects on his shortcomings

Julian Barnes, author of 14 previous novels, ten volumes of nonfiction, and three collections of short stories under his own name, plus four crime novels under the pseudonym Dan Kavanagh, has announced that his new novel, Departure(s), will be his last. The narrator – who both is and is not…

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Ian McEwan calls for assisted dying rights to extend to dementia sufferers

The author, whose family has been impacted by dementia, says provision in living wills could clarify intentions when a person declines to the point they are ‘alive and dead all at once’

The Guardian - UK

Departure(s) by Julian Barnes: Love, sex and a real sense of an ending

Julian Barnes will be 80 on January 19, an anniversary he is celebrating with the publication of this book, which he says will definitely be his last, although he’ll continue journalism, plus a sold-out conversation with his old mucker Ian McEwan at the Union Chapel next week.

Evening Standard

From Dr Seuss to All Quiet on the Western Front: 19 books to help you find hope, sense and resistance in difficult times

Writers, activists and politicians on the books they turn to for wisdom and perspective – and to restore their faith in human nature

The Guardian - AU

Barack Obama shares his favourite movies, music and books of 2025

Barack Obama’s years-long tradition of sharing lists of his favourite cultural highlights continues. Here’s what the former POTUS has been listening to, reading and watching in 2025...

Euronews

The best fiction of 2025

The Guardian’s fiction editor picks the best of the year, from Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Dream Count to Thomas Pynchon’s return, David Szalay’s Booker winner and a remarkable collection of short stories

The Guardian - UK

The best 2025 titles to buy for book lovers

It’s tricky, buying books as presents, but here are 10 great choices from this year’s crop, with something for almost everyone — from the big beasts of contemporary fiction to engaging biography and compelling history.

Evening Standard

Jeffrey Epstein dreamt up bizarre series starring Johnny Depp, Courtney Love – and even Stephen Fry

The disgraced financier had an idea for an interview series called ‘Strange Bedfellows’, but none of the stars he fantasised about featuring seem to be aware of its existence

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A troubling question has been raised around human authors vs AI

IN FOCUS: More than half of the UK’s published novelists agree that it’s likely artificial intelligence will displace their work entirely, prompting fears of a two-tier market in the literary world where only the rich can afford author-penned books. What on earth does that mean? asks Annabel Nugent

The Independent UK

Nero Book Awards 2025 shortlist announced to celebrate outstanding literary talent

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Ian McEwan and BBC journalist named on Nero Book Awards 2025 shortlist

James Fox, Ben Pester, Rochelle Dowden-Lord and Claire Lynch are among the other nominees

Evening Standard

Ian McEwan among authors as shortlist for Nero Book Awards 2025 announced

Nominated writers include award-winning novelist Ian McEwan, art historian James Fox and best-selling authors Patrice Lawrence and Sarah Perry.

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Somebody to love: should AI relationships stay taboo or will they become the intelligent choice?

How will AI destroy the world as we know it? Not through evil. My guess is it will do it through love

The Independent UK

Is Ian McEwan right – has the water bottle trend become ‘deranged’?

IN FOCUS: As the Booker Prize-winning author claims that the modern obsession with slaking our thirst has gotten out of hand, Helen Coffey looks at why hydration routines are the next big generational divide

The Conversation

Ian McEwan’s new novel explores resentment and vengeance in a fractured world

Ian McEwan’s new novel, his 18th in a long career of writing books that play with startling premises, bold ideas and big dilemmas, begins as a work of futurist fiction set in 2119. It’s a time when the climate catastrophe has delivered devastating floods to the world and nuclear conflicts…

The Independent UK

Literary mystery meets dystopian future in Ian McEwan's 'What We Can Know'

Ian McEwan has released his 19th novel which is titled “What We Can Know.”

Evening Standard

Ian McEwan is back — with a literary apocalypse

Here’s an opener for you: “On 20 May 2119 I took the overnight ferry from Port Marlborough…” Ian McEwan describes his new novel as science fiction without the science. We’re in the 22nd century, nearly 100 years from now. The world is much altered, as a result of climate change,…

The Guardian - UK

What We Can Know by Ian McEwan review – the limits of liberalism

A century from now, a literature scholar pieces together a picture of our times in a novel that quietly compels us to consider the moral consequences of global catastrophe

The Guardian - UK

From shocking short stories to a talking foetus: Ian McEwan’s 10 best books – ranked!

As the author’s future-set novel, What We Can Know, hits shelves, we assess his top 10 works – from chilling short stories to Booker prize-winning satire

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