Books & Literature

The sad thing? His parents, in their own way, had encouraged his talent. His father had typed and printed out his limericks when he was young, stowing these

The founders of the Institute were not exactly sure what they were looking for. They were looking for a ‘live player’, someone who might stretch their legs or

  Vera Zhou’s photoessay ‘How Asians Spend the Night Before Dawn’ captures her social world after dark. At night her friends let loose and relax. Zhou’s photographs show them at house

As we reach the end of 2024, we have collected our top most-read pieces of memoir, criticism and reportage.   The Pneuma Illusion | Mary Gaitskill ‘The intensity

As we reach the end of 2024, we have collected our top most-read pieces of memoir, criticism and reportage.   The Pneuma Illusion | Mary Gaitskill ‘The intensity

As we reach the end of 2024, we have collected our top ten fiction pieces of the year.   Stalin, Lenin, Robespierre | Brandon Taylor ‘He tried to

As we reach the end of 2024, we have collected our top most-read pieces of memoir, criticism and reportage.   Two Poems | Sylvia Legris Two poems by

This year Granta invited contributors to reflect on what they read in 2024.   Allen Bratton Natasha Brown’s Assembly was one of the first books I read this

Two weeks before I lost my home, I found a coat hanging in the attic. It was a large coat of pilled gray wool, worn out from years