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Valeria Luiselli: ‘Borders are testing grounds for brutality’

The Mexican-born, New York-based author talks to Kevin E G Perry at the Santa Fe Literary Festival about finding herself as a writer, her work with unaccompanied children seeking asylum and her ongoing project to capture the borderlands in a sonic essay

The Independent UK

How to be a bestselling author: Writing tips of Margaret Atwood, George RR Martin, Emily St John Mandel and more

‘Writing is really hard for me. I’m not being facetious; I’m not a natural writer. Every sentence in this book has been rewritten a hundred times’, says John Krakauer at Santa Fe Literary Festival. Holly Baxter examines what the acclaimed authors at the event have revealed about their writing habits

The Independent UK

Asma Khan: ‘As an immigrant, I want everyone to know you cannot eat my food if you don’t also take me’

The owner of Darjeeling Express and star of Netflix’s Chef’s Table is unapologetically political, telling Holly Baxter at the Santa Fe Literary Festival that ‘I rattle every cage I can’

The Independent UK

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‘We can no longer bring spoons to a knife fight’: How world-famous authors plan to fight for Roe v Wade

Holly Baxter reports from the Santa Fe Literary Festival on Margaret Atwood’s refusal to mince her words and Don Winslow’s surprising reason for retirement

The Independent UK

George RR Martin: ‘Game of Thrones was pitched as The Sopranos in Middle Earth’

The ‘A Song of Ice and Fire’ author was speaking during the second full day of the Santa Fe Literary Festival

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‘A very erudite killer’: Phil Klay and Bob Shacochis on endless war, January 6 and American patriotism

‘I don’t know if [Ashli Babbitt] would rewrite the script of her death or not’, Shacochis told Holly Baxter during an interview at the Santa Fe Literary Festival

The Independent UK

George RR Martin on ‘rivalry’ with Lord of the Rings series: ‘If they win six Emmys, I hope we win seven’

‘Game of Thrones’ creator was speaking exclusively to The Independent during the Santa Fe Literary Festival

The Independent UK

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George RR Martin on Rings of Power rivalry: ‘If they win six Emmys, I hope we win seven’ old

The Game of Thrones creator was speaking exclusively to The Independent during the Santa Fe Literary Festival

The Independent UK

John Grisham: ‘There are tens of thousands of innocent people in prison and you don’t believe it because you’re white’

The author and lawyer said during a speech at the Santa Fe Literary Festival that ‘white people love the death penalty’ but ‘Black people know the truth’ about criminal justice in the US

The Independent UK

Don Winslow: ‘We’re fighting Trump and the Trumpists, and the imitators’

At the Santa Fe Literary Festival the bestselling crime writer tells Kevin E G Perry about what mobsters have in common with classical mythology, social media skirmishes and why the left needs to reclaim patriotism

The Independent UK

Supreme Court’s plans to overturn Roe v Wade are ‘payback for MeToo’, says Margaret Atwood

Speaking at the Santa Fe Literary Festival, the author talked about the erosion of women’s rights in America and the importance of staying hopeful

The Independent UK

10 things to do in Santa Fe

With the inaugural Santa Fe Literary Festival coming up, now’s the time to visit this arts and culture hotspot, says Elizabeth Miller

The Independent UK

Santa Fe Literary Festival: Key dates, how to buy tickets, the speakers and more

Between conversations with writers including John Grisham and Sandra Cisneros, you’ll embark on tours of the city with expert authors and dine with celebrated chefs. Annabel Nugent explains why the Santa Fe Literary Festival should be on everyone’s culture calendar this year

The Independent UK

John Grisham: ‘Non-lawyers who write legal thrillers often get things so wrong’

Ahead of his appearance at the Santa Fe Literary Festival, the bestselling author talks to Kevin E G Perry about the real-life moment that inspired ‘A Time to Kill’, why innocent people are still being locked up, and what aspiring thriller writers need to get right in chapter one

The Independent UK

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How to get tickets to Santa Fe Literary Festival to see George RR Martin and Margaret Atwood

Inaugural event will take place over a long weekend in May

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Order in the court: John Grisham’s 10 best novels, ranked

Ahead of the king of the legal thriller’s appearance at the inaugural Santa Fe literary festival – as well as the publication of his latest book ‘The Sparring Partner’ – Martin Chilton names the author’s 10 greatest novels, from ‘The Firm’ to ‘The Client’

The Independent UK

Ten books by Latino authors you should be reading, according to Sandra Cisneros

In conversation with The Independent, the author of House on Mango Street, who is set to speak at the Santa Fe Literary Festival later this month, shared some of her recent reads with Alexandra Tirado Oropeza

The Independent UK

Freddie Bitsoie: The Navajo chef showing the world that Native American cuisine is far from boring

Freddie Bitsoie never expected his anthropology degree to lay the foundations for a career in Native American cuisine. Now, as his new book brings it to a wider audience than ever before, he’s not looking back

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Emily St John Mandel: ‘I think we were all a little deranged in 2020’

The best-selling science fiction author talks to Annabel Nugent about her new fiction-meets-reality pandemic novel, the forthcoming inaugural Santa Fe literary festival, and why the post-truth era represents a profound loss

The Independent UK

10 things to do in Santa Fe

With the inaugural Santa Fe Literary Festival coming up, now’s the time to visit this arts and culture hotspot, says Elizabeth Miller

The Independent UK

How to get tickets to Santa Fe Literary Festival to see George RR Martin and Margaret Atwood

Inaugural event will take place over a long weekend in May

The Independent UK

Emily St John Mandel: ‘Station Eleven was this juggernaut that rolled over my life’

The Independent UK

Asma Khan: ‘So many women set fire to themselves to warm others’

Hitting viral social media fame last year thanks to a now infamous visit from Paul Rudd and Dan Levy, Darjeeling Express has been world-famous to in the know Londoners for much longer, largely thanks to its incredible figurehead Asma Khan. Here, Molly Codyre speaks to her about her all-female kitchen,…

The Independent UK

Asma Khan: ‘So many women set fire to themselves to warm others’

The Independent UK

10 things to do in Santa Fe

With the inaugural Santa Fe Literary Festival coming up, now’s the time to visit this arts and culture hotspot, says Elizabeth Miller

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