The Latest Breaking News from Ian McEwan

Atonement author Ian McEwan to release major non-fiction work

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The Independent UK · Sep 23

Ian McEwan to release first major nonfiction collection ‘Between Books’ next spring

Acclaimed author has compiled his occasional nonfiction into a full-length book

The Independent UK · Sep 23

Is London ready for driverless cabs and drone taxis?

Simon Mills looks at how prototypes designed for wide open spaces in California will operate in a busy and pedestrian-heavy city like London

Evening Standard · Sep 3

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 · Feb 27

‘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 · Feb 17

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 · Feb 8

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…

The Conversation · Jan 28

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 · Jan 28

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 · Jan 18

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 · Dec 20, 2025