Prue Leith, Mary Berry and Celia Imrie confirmed for Cheltenham Literature Fest In October, The Times and The Sunday Times Cheltenham Literature Festival will host more than 500 events across 10 days. Evening Standard · Aug 11
Random Musing: Is Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey' a love letter to 'woke' America? Nolan’s epic trades Homeric cunning for modern trauma, race politics and America’s culture wars much to Elon Musk's chagrin. But is it 'woke'? The Times of India · Jul 30
Son of Nobody by Yann Martel review – Life of Pi author discovers a long-lost poem from Troy An epic poem about the Trojan war is merged with the domestic heartbreak of the scholar who discovers it in this ambitious, structurally problematic novel The Guardian - UK · Apr 20
Yann Martel: ‘I hate the rich people of this world – of which I’m one, because of Life of Pi’ The Canadian author on good writing advice from Martin Amis, his love for digging and getting rid of billionaires The Guardian - AU · Apr 18
Son of Nobody review: More proof that Yann Martel is a literary paper tiger Although this time, at least, Yann Martel’s tale is about people, he can’t resist his animal flourishes once again Evening Standard · Apr 11
Life of Pi author Yann Martel: ‘I thought the Iliad was a book for old farts… then I started getting ideas’ The Life of Pi author Yann Martel explains why his new retelling of Homer’s Iliad offers the ideal antidote to the age of Trump The Guardian - UK · Apr 5
Ancient texts and marital breakdown: Yann Martel’s Son of Nobody descends into implausibility When I was a doctoral candidate at Oxford, I spent much of my time working in the papyrology rooms. Usually, my only company was the curator, a kind and learned Sardinian woman who is now a professor at the University of Milan. The Conversation · Mar 25
A wild girl considers land rights and community in Eva Hornung’s ‘utterly gripping’ new novel Eva Hornung was shortlisted for the Miles Franklin for her last novel, The Last Garden. The one before that, Dog Boy, won the Prime Minister’s Literary Award for Fiction and is now a Text Classic, introduced by Yann Martel. The Conversation · Mar 4
The 13 Books I Cannot Wait To Read This Year, From Buzzy Debuts to New Stories From Firm Favourites Bookmark this for your 2026 reading list Marie Claire · Jan 28
Books to look out for in 2026 – fiction Maggie O’Farrell, Yann Martel and Julian Barnes are among the authors publishing new novels this year The Guardian - UK · Dec 27, 2025
New book prize to award aspiring writer £75,000 for first three pages of novel The Next Big Story competition, run by writing school The Novelry, is encouraging entries from would-be authors ‘historically overlooked by the publishing industry’ The Guardian - UK · May 1, 2025
The best theatre to stream this month: Macbeth, Life of Pi, Playhouse Creatures and more David Tennant and Cush Jumbo in Shakespeare’s tragedy, a puppet-powered transformation for Yann Martel’s novel and Anna Chancellor in a Restoration-era comedy are among this month’s highlights The Guardian - UK · Apr 1, 2025
Are AI Companies Ripping Off Writers? Canadian Authors Speak Out Yann Martel, Heather O’Neill, Douglas Coupland, and others weigh in on their books being used to train AI systems The Walrus · Oct 9, 2023
Award-winning Broadway production of Life Of Pi to close next month The show, based on the best-selling novel by Yann Martel, will see its last performance at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre on July 23. The Independent UK · Jun 20, 2023
Chicago Tribune · Apr 3, 2023 Review: ‘Life of Pi’ on Broadway has adventure aplenty but leaves behind the heart of the story NEW YORK — Oceans — let alone lethal Bengal tigers on lifeboats — are usually a nightmare for Broadway; just look at the trouble Disney’s “The Little Mermaid” had in going under the sea. But in the 2019 stage version of “Life of Pi,” which was scripted by Lolita Chakrabarti,…
Tribune News Service · Feb 10, 2023 ‘Life of Pi’ Olivier Award-winning West End cast traveling across the pond in Broadway debut NEW YORK — New York City will be getting a taste of London’s best. The stage adaptation of the 2001 novel by Yann Martel, which later became an Academy Award-winning film, will begin previews on Broadway March 9 with the play’s acclaimed London cast.
Manchester Evening News · Dec 1, 2022 Lowry Theatre announces Life of Pi will be big Christmas 2023 show It is a magical retelling of the best-selling novel with animals including a life-sized Bengal Tiger brought to life on stage
The Guardian - UK · Apr 13, 2022 What will we be reading next year? Five biggest trends from the London book fair The publishing jamboree was finally back after a two year break with clues of what we can expect in bookshops once all the deals are signed
Evening Standard · Apr 10, 2022 Life of Pi triumphs at Olivier Awards West End show Life Of Pi triumphed at the Olivier Awards scooping a host of top prizes.