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Death of an Ordinary Man by Sarah Perry audiobook review – an extraordinary chronicle of terminal illness

The author’s father-in-law died just nine days after his cancer diagnosis, inspiring this moving and sharply observed account of his last days

The Guardian - UK

Arundhati Roy and Sarah Perry among 16 authors longlisted for Women’s Non-Fiction Prize

Literary award was founded in 2023 to help redress the historic gender imbalance in nonfiction prizes

The Independent UK

Arundhati Roy and Sarah Perry longlisted for Women’s prize for nonfiction

Sixteen authors – including Lea Ypi, Lyse Doucet and Barbara Demick – are in contention for the £30,000 award, launched to address a historic gender imbalance in nonfiction prizes

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Primate to Tyler Ballgame: the week in rave reviews

Johannes Roberts directs a concise chimp-gone-wild shocker, and the critically loved crooner releases his debut album. Here’s the pick of the week’s culture, taken from the Guardian’s best-rated reviews

The Guardian - UK

Nero book awards: Benjamin Wood and Sarah Perry among prize winners

Wood wins the award for fiction for his ‘utterly immersive’ novel Seascraper while Perry picks up the nonfiction prize for her memoir Death of an Ordinary Man

The Guardian - UK

The best memoirs and biographies of 2025

Anthony Hopkins and Kathy Burke on acting, Jacinda Ardern and Nicola Sturgeon on politics, plus Margaret Atwood on a life well lived

The Guardian - UK

Ian McEwan and BBC journalist named on Nero Book Awards 2025 shortlist

James Fox, Ben Pester, Rochelle Dowden-Lord and Claire Lynch are among the other nominees

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Ian McEwan among authors as shortlist for Nero Book Awards 2025 announced

Nominated writers include award-winning novelist Ian McEwan, art historian James Fox and best-selling authors Patrice Lawrence and Sarah Perry.

Evening Standard

"It took me two whole days to warm up" – inside the race that tests runners beyond human limits

Four days, 95 laps, one world record: meet Sarah Perry, the toughest runner in Britain

‘I wanted to write more than I wanted to have children’: author Sarah Perry on rejecting motherhood

When the novelist was faced with the decision of whether to pursue fertility treatment or focus on her career, her literary ambitions kicked in

The Guardian - UK

Death of an Ordinary Man by Sarah Perry review – a brilliant meditation on mortality

The Essex Serpent author offers a moving account of her father-in-law’s final illness that will resonate widely

The Guardian - UK

Video of Education Law and Policy Panel on "Federal Efforts to Combat Antisemitism: Restoring Campus Civil Rights or Infringing Academic Freedom?"

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Critically endangered angel shark filmed off Welsh coast

First sighting in Cardigan Bay since 2021 of the species, which is under threat from human activities

The Guardian - UK

Who is better, Dickens or Shakespeare? We asked nine prominent writers

Elif Shafak, Sarah Perry, Jeffrey Boakye and others tell us which of the two totemic literary figures they favour

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‘Perfect for winter nights’: the best crime novels to read at Christmas according to Ian Rankin, Bella Mackie and more

From Maigret to Sherlock Holmes and Miss Marple, authors choose the whodunnits they love to hunker down with at this time of year

The Guardian - UK

Sarah Perry: faith, telescopes and the perils of pigeon-holing writers

The Essex Serpent novelist discusses the connection between astrophysics and her religious upbringing … and over-doing all you can eat sushi

Evening Standard

Three British authors nominated for the Booker Prize longlist

This year’s prize features three debut novelists and six previously nominated writers

The Guardian - UK

This Booker longlist might just be the most enjoyable of recent years

No Sally Rooney, one clear favourite and a novel set in space - this is a longlist of unexpected discoveries and big ideas

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Three British novelists make Booker 2024 longlist among ‘cohort of global voices’

Hisham Matar, Sarah Perry and Samantha Harvey in running for prize, along with the first Native American and Dutch authors ever to be nominated

The Independent UK

Booker Prize announces 13 books on ‘glorious’ longlist of ‘timeless and timely fiction’

This year’s longlist spotlights stories about belonging and displacement, featuring literary heavyweights such as Richard Powers and Percival Everett alongside a clutch of debut novelists

The Guardian - UK

‘His greatness was matched by his kindness’: remembering John Burnside

Writers Andrew O’Hagan, Sarah Perry and more pay tribute to the celebrated Scottish poet, novelist and memoirist, who died last week aged 69

The Guardian - UK

Enlightenment by Sarah Perry review – cosmic strangeness

This defiantly old-fashioned tale of two misfits, a ghost and a blazing comet showcases Perry’s unerring capacity to make the earthly new and strange

The Guardian - UK

Sarah Perry: ‘For much of my life, I loved God. The echo of that never fades’

The Essex Serpent author on astronomy, her new novel Enlightenment and how her strict Baptist upbringing made its mark

The Guardian - UK

Fiction to look out for in 2024

The first great lockdown novel, new tales from David Nicholls, Sarah Perry and Percival Everett, and Rachel Kushner’s contender for the Booker… next year promises to be special

The Independent UK

The Essex Serpent author named new chancellor of the University of Essex

Writer and ‘proud Essex girl’ Dr Sarah Perry said she is looking forward to supporting and inspiring students.

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