Zadie Smith and Ian McEwan among 380 writers and groups to call Gaza war ‘genocide’ Letter also signed by Hanif Kureishi and Russell T Davies urges ceasefire and unrestricted distribution of aid The Guardian - UK · May 28, 2025
Passiontide by Monique Roffey review – flawed but well-told tale of a feminist uprising The murder of a Japanese tourist on a fictional Caribbean island sparks a rebellion among the local women in an urgent novel mirroring a real-life case The Guardian - UK · Jun 23, 2024
Passiontide by Monique Roffey review – a passionate protest novel Set on a Caribbean island, the follow-up to The Mermaid of Black Conch highlights the scale of violence against women The Guardian - UK · Jun 19, 2024
Disney's Black mermaid is no breakthrough – just look at the literary subgenre of Black mermaid fiction Mermaids have become a cultural phenomenon, and clashes about mermaids and race have spilled out into the open. This is most pointedly apparent in the backlash over Disney’s much-anticipated “The Little Mermaid.” The Conversation · Dec 20, 2022
The best fiction of 2022: Ayanna Lloyd Banwo’s When We Were Birds – an exquisite exploration of love and legacy Ayanna Lloyd Banwo’s debut novel When We Were Birds is a spellbinding, beautifully told blend of love story and magical realism ghost story. The Conversation · Nov 28, 2022
Adjoa Andoh, Russell T Davies and Michaela Coel elected to Royal Society of Literature The Bridgerton actor, Doctor Who writer and I May Destroy You creator are among 60 new fellows appointed to the UK’s charity for the advancement of literature The Guardian - UK · Jul 12, 2022
Shock ending: how the Costa book awards changed reading – and pitted husband against wife After 50 years, the prize has been scrapped. How did it change Britain’s literary landscape? And what happened at the awards when Margaret Drabble was seated next to Theresa May? The Guardian - UK · Jun 23, 2022
UK local elections: how London turned from blue to red Even the wealthiest enclaves of the capital turned against the Tories last week. What has made the city a Labour redoubt – and is its dominance more of a menace than a boon? The Guardian - UK · May 8, 2022
The Guardian view on Trinidad writers: women take the lead Editorial: The latest shortlist for the Women’s prize for fiction is a show of strength for a small island The Guardian - UK · May 1, 2022