The Latest Breaking News from Richard Powers

Timothee Chalamet to produce and possibly star in Playground

Timothee Chalamet will produce and potentially play the lead role in a movie adaptation of Richard Powers' AI-themed novel Playground.

BANG Premier · Mar 20

'The final chapter' of Frank Lloyd Wright's prosperous career – this New York home was the perfect passion project for its latest owner, who continued to restore this historic home

Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, the Zaferiou House was given a sympathetic redesign by interior designer Sarah Magness

Homes & Gardens · Jun 15, 2025

Best cheap hotels in Rome with central locations and beautiful budget rooms

These affordable hotels in Rome will save you money, without sacrificing on service, location or comforts

The Independent UK · May 2, 2025

‘I no longer have to save the world’: Novelist Richard Powers on fiction and the climate crisis

The Pulitzer-winning author of The Overstory on how ocean life inspired his latest novel – and why we need to rewrite our relationship with nature

The Guardian - UK · Sep 21, 2024

Playground by Richard Powers review – the wonder of the oceans

This ambitious, rapturous Booker-longlisted epic explores life underwater, generative AI, climate crisis and the power of play

The Guardian - UK · Sep 11, 2024

Percival Everett, Louise Erdrich and Jason Reynolds among finalists for $50,000 Kirkus Prizes

Percival Everett’s “James,” a reworking of Mark Twain’s “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” from the enslaved Jim’s perspective, is among the fiction finalists for the 11th annual Kirkus Prize

The Independent UK · Aug 28, 2024

Three British novelists make Booker 2024 longlist among ‘cohort of global voices’

Hisham Matar, Sarah Perry and Samantha Harvey in running for prize, along with the first Native American and Dutch authors ever to be nominated

The Guardian - UK · Jul 30, 2024

Booker Prize announces 13 books on ‘glorious’ longlist of ‘timeless and timely fiction’

This year’s longlist spotlights stories about belonging and displacement, featuring literary heavyweights such as Richard Powers and Percival Everett alongside a clutch of debut novelists

The Independent UK · Jul 30, 2024

11 Front Door Trends That Set the Tone for a Classy Home — Materials, Colors and Styles Architects Love Now

The front doors you'll find on the best-looking new builds and remodels right now — try these ideas to up your home's curb appeal

Livingetc · Jun 20, 2024

Mother trees and socialist forests: is the ‘wood-wide web’ a fantasy?

The long read: In the past 10 years the idea that trees communicate with and look after each other has gained widespread currency. But have these claims outstripped the evidence?

The Guardian - UK · Apr 23, 2024