The Reading Experience: What are we discussing and sharing these days?

What are we discussing and sharing these days?

Debora Levy at The Reading Experience

Lydia Davis at The Reading Experience

Jeanette Winterson at The Reading Experience

Bernardine Evaristo at The Reading Experience

Hannif Kureishi at The Reading Experience

Bernardine Evaristo on Vogue Britain

We know that people who read fiction are more empathetic because they are well-practised in stepping into the shoes of fictional characters who are different from themselves. This is not to say that novelists write to educate people, but we do accept that this might be a byproduct of our creative endeavours. As novelists, we […]
“My father addresses me on the facts of old age” by Grace Paley in The New Yorker

My father had decided to teach me how to grow old. I said O.K. My children didn’t think it was such a great idea. If I knew how, they thought, I might do so too easily. No, no, I said, it’s for later, years from now. And, besides, if I get it right it might […]
BBC Radio 4: Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo
Thrilled to announce that ‘Girl, Woman, Other’ will be the BBC ‘Book at Bedtime’ from Monday June 1st to 12th. Adapted by seasoned dramatist Patricia Cumper and narrated by the superb actor, Pippa Bennett-Warner. It’s my first time in this slot – actually just heard that it will be broadcast just after noon and at […]