George Saunders
The latest news and reviews of American writer George Saunders
This month's best paperbacks
This month’s best paperbacks: George Saunders, Paterson Joseph and moreAudiobook of the week
Liberation Day by George Saunders audiobook review – funny, poignant and surreal short stories
Can joining Substack allow a ‘midlist’ author the same success as Booker prize winners?
Freedom to write what you like and a chance to build an army of followers, some of whom will pay to read your posts. It worked for Salman Rushdie, so Tim Lott decided to give it a go
Liberation Day by George Saunders review – a hell of a ride
The characters in these absurdly funny stories are trapped by hyper-capitalism and their own foolishness, as Saunders investigates the prisons we make for ourselves
‘Writers all want to be rock stars’: Booker winner Shehan Karunatilaka on ghosts, war and childish dreams
Book of the day
Liberation Day by George Saunders review – a world of tricks and treats‘Could I understand the people who rushed into the Capitol?’: George Saunders on how stories teach empathy
Top 10s
Top 10 books about terrible jobsWhether living as a caveman in a theme park or writing self-help copy for rice cracker packets, literature has many memorably awful occupations
Always wanted to write? Booker winner George Saunders on how to get started
The Booker winner discusses work, wisdom and the drive to teach, plus seven key tips on how to write well
The Audio Long Read
Inside the Booker Prize: arguments, agonies and carefully encouraged scandals – podcast The long read
Inside the Booker Prize: arguments, agonies and carefully encouraged scandals
On my radar
On my radar: Fiona Shaw’s cultural highlightsThe award-winning actor on the genius of Fritz Lang, the human cost of Homer’s Iliad and where to find the best live music in Ireland
Books that made me
George Saunders: 'Monty Python taught me that comedy and truth are the same thing'The US author on his love for Nikolai Gogol, laughing at Don Quixote – and a poky little puppy
Book of the day
A Swim in a Pond in the Rain by George Saunders review – rules for good writing, and moreThe spell of words ... a wonderful book in which a Booker prizewinner explains what makes classic short stories work so well
Books interview
George Saunders: 'These trenches we're in are so deep'The Booker-winning author on what Russian short stories can teach us, late-life realisations and why he doesn’t like social media
This Christmas, read a story aloud - you'll be surprised by the joy it brings
With many of us set to spend Christmas on Zoom or the phone, author Sarah Hall shares why dark and daring tales are perfect to read to others - and 10 great stories to try
Best culture of the 21st century
The 100 best books of the 21st century Dazzling debut novels, searing polemics, the history of humanity and trailblazing memoirs ... Read our pick of the best books since 2000
Top 10s
Top 10 ghost storiesFrom Toni Morrison’s desolate tale of slavery’s legacy to Alice Sebold’s vision of heaven, Louise Doughty selects the best books that defy disbelief
Book clinic
Book clinic: which European fiction will revive my love of modernist novels?Inside the Guardian
Guardian Books: 'You can tell a lot about a country by how it treats its libraries'
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