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The Cost of Ambition Is Always on Media Mogul Amy Dubois Barnett's Mind

The author, whose novel is set in the '90s magazine era, tells us the books she thinks capture a similar energy.

Marie Claire · Jan 27

Artists plan nationwide US protests against Trump and ‘authoritarian forces’

Michael Moore, Lynn Nottage, Ava DuVernay and Amanda Palmer will take part in an event series to ‘unite in defiance’

The Guardian - US · Oct 15, 2025

‘Almost 30m plays on Spotify!’ When fake bands hit the real-life big time, from Spinal Tap to the Flaming Dildos

How do you invent a convincing fictional band for your play, film or novel? And what happens if they actually top the charts? The creators of Scott Pilgrim, the Commitments, Stereophonic and more reveal all

The Guardian - UK · Oct 14, 2025

On my radar: Lesley Sharp’s cultural highlights

The actor on her love of dance, the reality TV series Below Deck and what helps her to write

The Guardian - UK · Jun 24, 2023

Jennifer Egan talks about craft, the future and ‘The Candy House’

Jennifer Egan always knew she’d return to the characters in her acclaimed 2011 novel “A Visit From the Goon Squad.”

Tribune News Service · Mar 15, 2023

Books: 4 stunning fiction debuts by Bay Area authors of color

While many of us will remember the last year as a time when superstar authors published highly anticipated follow-ups — think Michelle Obama, Jennifer Egan and Hanya Yanagihara — it was also a banner year for emerging voices.

Tribune News Service · Jan 18, 2023

Best fiction of 2022

Dazzling invention from Jennifer Egan, a state-of-the nation tale from Jonathan Coe and impressive debut novels and short stories are among this year’s highlights

The Guardian - UK · Dec 3, 2022

US author Jennifer Egan: 'Reading is a form of resistance'

Her Pulitzer Prize-winning novel "A Visit from the Goon Squad" charmed readers in 2010 and was hailed by critics as a true literary engagement with the age of tech. Jennifer Egan's latest novel "The Candy House" explores the evolution of the online space and how it is rewiring our interactions,…

France 24 · Oct 6, 2022

Novelist Jennifer Egan: ‘It’s hard to write satire in America’

The ‘Goon Squad’ author on the ‘mass psychosis’ of her homeland and the right to write about anything in the ‘greedy grab bag’ of fiction

Financial Times · Aug 26, 2022

The Candy House by Jennifer Egan review – new tech, old wounds

This companion novel to A Visit from the Goon Squad, in which memories are uploaded and shared, explores the loneliness of hyper-connectivity

The Guardian - UK · Apr 28, 2022