The Latest Breaking News from Zadie Smith

Stop moralising about British history, Zadie Smith tells fans

She also spoke about abstaining from social media and recording the audiobook of her new novel

Evening Standard · Sep 8, 2023

The Best Books of Fall 2023

An eclectic list featuring the season’s most compelling new novels, nonfiction, and poetry, as curated by The Walrus

The Walrus · Sep 8, 2023

5 new books to read this week

This week’s bookcase includes reviews of The Fraud by Zadie Smith and Holly by Stephen King.

The Independent UK · Sep 6, 2023

Zadie Smith: ‘I get in trouble when I talk about the state of the nation’

After 17 years abroad, Zadie Smith has returned to her literary stomping ground of north London. She talks about fame, therapy and finding inspiration for her new historical novel on her doorstep

The Guardian - UK · Aug 26, 2023

Zadie Smith, Stephen King and Rachel Cusk’s pirated works used to train AI

Works by thousands of authors also including Margaret Atwood, Haruki Murakami and Jonathan Franzan fed into models run by firms including Meta and Bloomberg

The Guardian - UK · Aug 22, 2023

The Fraud by Zadie Smith review: a rich, inconsistent novel about a society in denial

ZADIE Smith has never set much store by consistency. “Unless you consider yourself some sort of human brand, which I don’t, you have to deal with the fact that different people are going to like different aspects of your work,” she once told this newspaper. “It’s not consistent. I am…

Evening Standard · Aug 18, 2023

Sanditon series 3 ‘has nothing do to with Jane Austen’, says expert

‘Heteronormative’ author would never have written a gay love story, claims Professor

Evening Standard · Aug 18, 2023

The Fraud by Zadie Smith review – from Victorian London to slavery in Jamaica

Inspired by a celebrated court case, Smith’s dazzling historical novel combines deft writing and strenuous construction in a tale of literary London and the horrors of slavery

The Guardian - UK · Aug 16, 2023

After Greta Thunberg cancelled her participation, over 50 authors threaten to boycott Edinburgh book festival

Days after climate activist Greta Thunberg canceled her participation in the Edinburgh book festival this year, news is that over 50 authors including Booker-winner Zadie Smith, Ali Smith, among others have written to the festival to drop sponsors who heavily invest in fossil fuels.

The Times of India · Aug 12, 2023

Authors threaten boycott of Edinburgh book festival over sponsors’ fossil fuel links

An open letter signed by more than 50 authors including Zadie Smith, Ali Smith and Katherine Rundell calls for investment firm Baillie Gifford to be dropped as main sponsor for 2024

The Guardian - UK · Aug 11, 2023