![]() Rusbridger’s 20-year tenure oversaw international expansion and investigative triumphs, such as the phone hacking scandal. Over four novels, Gilead, Home, Lila and now Jack, Robinson has portrayed life in the fictional small Iowa town …Īlan Rusbridger talks to David McCraw at the Edinburgh International Book Festival When Alan Rusbridger stepped down as Guardian editor in 2015 he left one of the world’s most trusted news organisations. Marilynne Robinson: The Prodigal Son With her Gilead novels, Marilynne Robinson has created one of the most exquisitely and tenderly evoked communities in contemporary literature. Having emerged with his online series of dark yet oddly loveable Glasgow characters, he has taken the next step by creating the BAFTA… Limmy (2015 Event) His first book was called Daft Wee Stories, but Brian Limond, aka Limmy, has been making a big splash for some years now. Rose McGowan (2018 Event) In 2018 the film industry, for so long a haven of misogyny and sexism, has found itself at the heart of a worldwide ‘cataclysmic global reckoning’, in which women everywhere are standing up defiantly against predatory male behaviour. What can be done to recalibrate democratic discourse? Well, maybe thoughtful Book Festival discussio… Careful discourse is often replaced by lies, media stunts and juvenile sloganeering. As any student of 16th century England knows, Cromwell’s life ended abruptly…Įd Miliband & Ece Temelkuran: The World We Want Around the world, politics has been trending towards infantilisation. Hilary Mantel: Inside the Head of Thomas Cromwell More than a decade in the making, Hilary Mantel’s masterpiece is now complete with the publication of the final part of her Thomas Cromwell trilogy, The Mirror and The Light. The idea that violence cou…Įlizabeth Knox: The Political Force of Fantasy In January 2020, an article appeared on Slate with the headline, 'This New Zealand Fantasy Masterpiece Needs to Be Published in America, Like, Now.' The article went viral with readers as they raced to order 'the majestic, brain-bending novel' from New Ze… Ranging from interviews and profiles to reflections and confessionals, Laing’s characteristic generosity of spirit and optimism of purpose inspire…įernanda Melchor: Think Twice While Fernanda Melchor was completing her International Booker Prize shortlisted Hurricane Season, she came across the story of a town whose residents were removed from their land so that a luxury gated community could be built. Olivia Laing: Art is Political Funny Weather: Art in an Emergency is more than just a collection of Olivia Laing’s essays over decades. ![]() ![]() This is a live event, with an author Q&A. Joining him in this event is Adrienne Raphel, author of Thinking Inside the Box: Adventures with Crosswords and the Puzzling People Who Can't Live Without Them. Pour yourself a drink and gather with The New York Times’s digital crossword editor Joel Fagliano to discover in real time how a crossword is made, how the team works, and you’ll get to take part in a live mini crossword-making session. More than 75 years later, people are still turning to The New York Times Crossword in times of crisis for comfort, stimulation and (occasionally) the competitive destruction of friends and family. By 1924, Simon & Schuster had capitalised on the craze, publishing the first crossword book.Ī New York Times Opinion column at the time called the puzzles ‘a primitive sort of mental exercise’ and a ‘sinful waste’ of time, but after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, an editor made the decision to run a crossword puzzle in the paper as an antidote to blackout hours, to offer relief to its war-weary readers.Īnd here we are. The world’s first crossword puzzle was published in 1913. ‘You can’t think of your troubles while solving a crossword.’ Margaret Farrar, Founding Crossword Editor, The New York Times.
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